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DAAD (German Academic Exchange Service)

An agreement between the DAAD (Deutscher Akademischer Austausch Dienst or German Academic Exchange Service) and Harvard University provides Harvard graduating seniors, graduate students, and post-doctoral fellows the opportunity to apply for the Study/Research Scholarships to Germany. It is designed for students who wish to study or do research in Germany between October 1, 2008 and July 31, 2009. The fellowship consists of a monthly stipend ranging from approximately $885 to $1,205, a study/research subsidy, an extra baggage subsidy, a travel subsidy and health, accident, and liability insurance.  Application materials for the 2007-2008 academic year can be be picked up the Student Financial Services Office in B-110. Completed applications are due no later than 5:00PM on October 19, 2007 at the Committee on General Scholarships, 1430 Mass Ave, 6th Floor.

Fulbright Fellowship Program for US Students

The Fulbright program is the largest US international exchange program offering opportunities for students, scholars, and professionals to undertake international graduate study, advanced research, university teaching, and teaching in elementary and secondary schools worldwide. Approximately six thousand grants are awarded, at a cost of more than $250 million, to U.S. students, teachers, professionals, and scholars to study, teach, lecture, and conduct research in more than 150 countries, and to their foreign counterparts to engage in similar activities in the United States. For more information, please refer to Fulbright.

Harvard Kennedy School Campus Deadline: October 3, 2007 (HKS students submit completed Fulbright application to HKS).

Fulbright Application Deadline: October 22, 2007 (Endorsed Applications submitted by HKS to IIE)

Luce Scholars Program

Each year, the Henry Luce Foundation invites Harvard University to nominate two or three candidates to its Luce Scholars Program. Luce Scholarships are not academic in nature but provide "Luce Scholars" with professional internships in Asia. Luce Scholarships are intended for American students from fields unrelated to Asia or Asian affairs who would not otherwise have an opportunity for an intensive cultural experience in Asia during the course of their academic or professional careers. Applicants are deemed ineligible if they have professed career interest or academic focus in Asia or Asian affairs. Applicants are also deemed ineligible if they already have traveled significantly in Asia or have had other significant personal exposure to Asia.

Applicants must be US citizens and no more than 29 years of age on September 1 of the year in which the tenure of the Luce Scholarship would begin. Harvard College seniors, graduate students, and Harvard alumni and faculty apply for consideration directly through Committee on General Scholarships.

Application materials for the 2007-2008 academic year can be be picked up the Student Financial Services Office in B-110. Completed applications should be submitted to the Committee on General Scholarships before 5:00 p.m. on Friday, October 26, 2007. A selection committee will convene in mid-November to interview finalists.

Ecole Normale Superieure (ENS) Exchange Fellowship

The ENS Exchange Fellowship provides recipients with an assured place and dormitory room at l'Ecole Normale Superieure in Paris as well as a stipend of at least $15,000 for one academic year. Nominees must be US Citizens who have already completed one full year of graduate study at Harvard by the time they apply for consideration. Applicants must also have advanced knowledge of spoken and written French (a special selection committee will interview finalists in French). Application materials for the 2007-2008 academic year can be be picked up the Student Financial Services Office in B-110. Completed applications are due to the Committee on General Scholarships, 1430 Mass Ave, 6th Floor by 5:00pm on November 5, 2007.

Augustus Clifford Tower Fellowship

The Tower Fellowship provides a stipend of approximately $17,500 for one academic year of study at a university in France. Students must be graduates of Harvard College and must have completed at least one year of graduate study at the time of application. Advanced knowledge of spoken French is also required (a special selection committee will interview finalists in French). Application materials for the 2007-2008 academic year can be be picked up the Student Financial Services Office in B-110. Completed applications are due to the Committee on General Scholarships, 1430 Mass Ave, 6th Floor by 5:00pm on November 5, 2007.

Harvard-China Scholarship

An agreement between Harvard University and the Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China provides Harvard undergraduate and graduate students, who are United States citizens, with the opportunity to study or conduct research in China for one academic year. The Ministry of Education arranges for the recipient's admission to one of approximately 80 Chinese universities that are approved to accept foreign students by the Ministry of Education and the China Scholarship Council. Five full scholarships (covering tuition and a stipend for living expenses) and ten partial scholarships (covering tuition only) are available each year. Harvard undergraduate and graduate students apply for consideration directly to Committee on General Scholarships. Application materials for the 2007-2008 academic year can be be picked up the Student Financial Services Office in B-110. Completed applications are due to the Committee on General Scholarships, 1430 Mass Ave, 6th Floor by 5:00pm on December 7, 2007.

Sinclair Kennedy Traveling Fellowships

The Sinclair Kennedy Traveling Fellowship is awarded to Harvard graduate students for one academic year of study and/or research outside the United States. Sinclair Kennedy Fellowships awarded for the 2007-2008 academic year carried a stipend of $20,000. Graduate students interested in applying must have already completed one full year of graduate study at Harvard at the time of application. Applicants need not hold a Harvard degree. Preference is given to applicants with US citizenship. Application materials for the 2008-2009 academic year can be be picked up the Student Financial Services Office in B-110. Complete applications must be submitted to the Student Financial Services Office by February 1, 2008.

Frank Knox Memorial Fellowships

The Frank Knox Memorial Fellowship is awarded to Harvard College seniors and Harvard graduate students for one academic year of study and/or research in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, or the United Kingdom. Frank Knox Fellowships awarded for the 2007-2008 academic year carried a stipend of $20,000. Graduate students interested in applying must have already completed one full year of graduate study at Harvard at the time of application. Applicants need not hold a Harvard degree but must be US Citizens. Application materials for the 2008-2009 academic year can be be picked up the Student Financial Services Office in B-110. Complete applications must be submitted to the Studnet Financial Services Office by February 1, 2008.

Frederick Sheldon Traveling Fellowships

The Frederick Sheldon Traveling Fellowship is awarded to Harvard graduate students for one academic year of study and/or research abroad or within the United States. Frederick Sheldon Fellowships awarded for the 2007-2008 academic year carried a stipend of $20,000. Graduate students must have already completed one full year of graduate study at Harvard at the time of application. Applicants must hold a Harvard degree or be a candidate for a Harvard degree in the year of application. Preference is given to applicants with U.S. citizenship. Application materials for the 2008-2009 academic year can be be picked up the Student Financial Services Office in B-110. Complete applications must be submitted to the Financial Aid Office by February 1, 2008.

Marshall Scholarship

Marshall Scholarships finance young Americans of high ability to study for a degree in the United Kingdom in a system of higher education recognized for its excellence.  The objectives of the program are as follows: to enable intellectually distinguished young Americans, their country's future leaders, to study in the UK; to help scholars gain an understanding and appreciation of contemporary Britain; to contribute to the advancement of knowledge in science, technology, the humanities and social sciences and the creative arts at Britain's centers of academic excellence; to motivate scholars to act as ambassadors from the US to the UK and vice versa throughout their lives thus strengthening British American understanding; to promote the personal and academic fulfillment of each scholar. Each candidate must submit an application on the online no later than October 4, 2007. 

For futher information, please refer to Marshall Scholarships.

National Security Education Program (NSEP)

The NSEP Fellowships (David L. Boren Fellowship and National Flagship Language Program) encourage US graduate students to add an international dimension to their curricula. Students already enrolled in internationally oriented programs are encouraged to intensify their study of areas, languages, and cultures. Fellowships provide support for overseas or domestic study, or a combination of both. The maximum award for overseas study is $10,000 per semester for up to two semesters. A maximum of $12,000 is available for a program of domestic study only. The maximum level of support for a combined overseas and domestic program is $28,000. Areas of study should be in world regions critical to US national security, but are currently underrepresented in American international education. The study of Western Europe, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand will not be considered. Applications should be submitted by January 15, 2007 to Harvard Kennedy School campus representative, Stephanie Streletz, who will forward all complete applications to NSEP.

For futher information, please refer to NSEP.

Fellowship In Governance, Public Policy And Social Research at Queen's University of Belfast

The grantee of the Fellowship In Governance, Public Policy And Social Research at Queen's University of Belfast will lecture and conduct research at the University's new Institute of Governance, Public Policy and Social Research. The initial award period is three months, but may be extended, at the discretion of Queen's University of Belfast, to a full academic year. An extended grant period would allow the scholar to develop or complete projects of his/her own that are consistent with the overall research agenda of the Institute. Subject to the scholar's own expertise, he/she may be invited to participate in a new initiative at the Centre for the Study of Corporate Governance and Political Corruption. Occasional teaching contributions to one or more MA and LLM modules on any of the many programs already on offer in the participating units of the Faculty may be involved. In collaboration with the Institute's partner (the Institute of Public Administration), scholars may also participate in a new Doctorate in Governance (two 3-day teaching periods per semester. Applicants should be leaders or potential leaders in the fields in which the work of the Institute of Governance, Public Policy and Social Research is concentrated.

Visit the Institute of Governance for more information.

Policy Studies Fellowship at The University of Ulster

The grantee of the Policy Studies Fellowship at the University of Ulster will lecture in comparative public administration, public management and/or social policy at undergraduate, graduate and doctoral levels. Grantee will also offer a seminar on research conducted during the grant period, engage in professional development work with senior public sector officials on cross-border (Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland) short courses, and consult on curriculum development. The University has particular interest in the areas of comparative public administration, public management and social policy.

Applicants must have a well-developed teaching and research networks within US universities. Track record of international research within one or more of the following teaching areas: comparative public administration, public management, and social policy. The length of the grant is for three months. The grantee will be afforded the full facilities of permanent faculty staff to support his/her ongoing research, including office accommodation, computer access, library resources and other sports and social facilities. Candidates who have not recently spent a considerable amount of time in the U.K. are preferred.

The Initiative on Conflict Resolution and Ethnicity, INCORE, is located within the school. INCORE is a joint initiative of the United Nations University and the University of Ulster, addressing the management and resolution of ethno-political conflicts through a combination of research, policy and Internet work.

Please visit the University of Ulster for more information about the school and the Fulbright Scholar Program for more information regarding awards, application procedure and eligibility requirements.