Each year the
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace offers 8-10 one-year
fellowships to uniquely qualified graduating seniors (in 2015-16) and
individuals who have graduated during the past academic year (2014-15).
They are selected from a pool of nominees from
close to 400 participating colleges. Carnegie Junior Fellows work as
research assistants to the Endowment's senior associates and have the
opportunity to conduct research for books, co-author journal articles
and policy papers, participate in meetings with
high-level officials, contribute to congressional testimony and
organize briefings attended by scholars, journalists and government
officials. Positions are paid, full-time positions for one year (salary
is $38,000 with full benefits).
Candidates apply to work on specific research projects at the Carnegie Endowment. The 2016-17 projects are:
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Democracy & Rule of Law
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Nuclear Policy
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Energy & Climate
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Middle East Studies: Strong reading fluency and
the ability to do academic as well as on-line research in Arabic
essential. Strong background in Middle East politics and/or history is a
huge plus.
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South Asian Studies: Applicants should be
comfortable with quantitative data manipulation as well as possess an
interest in military issues. A strong background in international
relations theory, political theory, or international
political economy is essential. A strong mathematical background is a
plus. Note: foreign language skills are not required.
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China Studies (Asia Program): Mandarin Chinese reading skills a huge plus.
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Japan Studies (Asia Program): Japanese reading skills required.
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Southeast Asian Studies (Asia Program): Strong background in economics essential. Background in politics of the region and knowledge of quantitative techniques a plus.
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Economics (Asia Program): Mandarin Chinese reading skills a huge plus. Strong background in economics essential.
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Russia/Eurasian Studies: Excellent Russian reading skills required.
UW application information:
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Additional details about the program, application and UW nomination process are at
http://expd.washington.edu/scholarships/search/search-results.html?page_stub=carnegie.
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The application deadline for UW students seeking nomination is
Dec. 15, 2015!
Eligibility requirements:
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Applicants must be graduating seniors or students who have graduated during the last academic year
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No one who has started graduate studies is eligible for consideration
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The Carnegie Endowment accepts applications only
through participating universities via designated nominating officials
(Robin Chang in UW’s Office of Merit Scholarships, Fellowships &
Awards)
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You need not be a U.S. citizen if you attend a
university located in the United States. However, all applicants must be
eligible to work in the United States for a full 12 months from August 1
through July 31 following graduation.
Students on F-1 visas who are eligible to work in the US for the full
year (August 1 through July 31) may apply for the program. If you attend
a participating school outside of the United States, you must be a US
citizen (due to work permit requirements).
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Applicants should have completed a significant
amount of course work related to their discipline of interest. Language
and other skills may also be required for certain assignments.
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Applicants must pick one of the programs listed to
apply to, and respond to the corresponding essay question within the
application materials.
UW Seattle students interested in seeking nomination are encouraged to contact Robin Chang (robinc@uw.edu) in the Office of Merit Scholarships, Fellowships & Awards with any questions, concerns, etc.
