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Harvard University Traveling Fellowships

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 1st and July 31st of the fellowship year. 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 2009-2010 academic year can be picked up in the Student Financial Services Office at 124 Mt. Auburn Street, Suite 165.

Completed applications are due no later than 5:00PM on October 16, 2009 to the Committee on General Scholarships, 1430 Mass Ave, 6th Floor.

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 2009-2010 academic year can be picked up in the Student Financial Services Office at 124 Mt. Auburn Street, Suite 165.

Completed applications should be submitted to the Committee on General Scholarships before 5:00 p.m. on Friday, October 9, 2009. 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 2009-2010 academic year can be picked up in the Student Financial Services Office at 124 Mt. Auburn Street, Suite 165.

Completed applications are due to the Committee on General Scholarships, 1430 Mass Ave, 6th Floor by 5:00pm on Wednesday, October 28, 2009.

Augustus Clifford Tower Fellowship

The Tower Fellowship provides a stipend of approximately $20,000 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 2009-2010 academic year can be picked up in the Student Financial Services Office at 124 Mt. Auburn Street, Suite 165.

Completed applications are due to the Committee on General Scholarships, 1430 Mass Ave, 6th Floor by 5:00pm on Wednesday, October 28, 2009.

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 2009-2010 academic year can be picked up in the Student Financial Services Office at 124 Mt. Auburn Street, Suite 165.

Completed applications are due to the Committee on General Scholarships, 1430 Mass Ave, 6th Floor by 5:00pm on December 7, 2009.

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 2008-2009 academic year carried a stipend of $22,000. 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 2009-2010 academic year can be picked up in the Student Financial Services Office at 124 Mt. Auburn Street, Suite 165.

Complete applications must be submitted to the Student Financial Services Office by January 29, 2010.

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 2008-2009 academic year carried a stipend of $22,000. 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 2009-2010 academic year can be picked up in the Student Financial Services Office at 124 Mt. Auburn Street, Suite 165.

Complete applications must be submitted to the Student Financial Services Office by January 29, 2010.

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 2008-2009 academic year carried a stipend of $22,000. 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 2009-2010 academic year can be picked up in the Student Financial Services Office at 124 Mt. Auburn Street, Suite 165.

Complete applications must be submitted to the Student Financial Services Office by January 29, 2010.

Non-Harvard University Traveling Fellowships

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 the Fulbright website.

Harvard Kennedy School Campus Deadline: September 25, 2009 (HKS students submit completed Fulbright application to HKS).

Fulbright Application Deadline: October 19, 2009 (Endorsed Applications submitted by HKS to IIE)

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 2, 2009.

For further information, please refer to the Marshall Scholarships website.

National Security Education Program (NSEP)

The Boren Fellowships provide funding opportunities for students to add an international and language component to their education in regions essential to U.S. national security (Africa, Asia, Eurasia, Central and Eastern Europe, and Latin America).

The maximum level of support for a combined overseas and domestic program is $30,000. 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 8, 2009 to Harvard Kennedy School campus representative, Stephanie Streletz (link to email address, who will forward all complete applications to NSEP.

For further information, please refer to the NSEP website.

Robert Bosch Foundation Fellowship

The Robert Bosch Foundation Fellowship Program is a distinguished transatlantic initiative that each year offers twenty accomplished young Americans the opportunity to complete a high-level professional development program in Germany. Fellows are recruited from business administration, journalism, law, public policy and closely related fields. No German language skills are required at the time of application. The program is fully funded by Robert Bosch Stiftung, one of the largest foundations in Germany, with the goal of creating a new generation of American leaders who have firsthand experience in the political, economic and cultural environment of Germany and the E.U.

For further information please visit the Robert Bosch Foundation Fellowship website.

Complete applications must be submitted by October 15, 2009
HKS Contact Person: Judith Coquillette, Senior Associate Director OCA

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.

The Transatlantic Renewable Energy Fellowship (TREF)

The Transatlantic Renewable Energy Fellowship (TREF) is a unique opportunity for students and young professionals with experience in environmental and energy fields to gain three to six months of work experience in Germany. In conjunction with the Transatlantic Climate Bridge, this prestigious fellowship is designed to build an international network of future leaders in renewable energy and environmental fields as well as to increase transatlantic cooperation on climate and energy issues.

As part of the Transatlantic Climate Bridge, fellows will receive international on-the-job training in an array of renewable energy fields while learning about policies, technologies, and strategies in both Germany and the United States. Internships are customized to each fellow’s area of expertise and will be with renewable energy providers, manufacturers, consultants, and trade associations.

For further information please visit the CDS International - TREF website.
Complete applications must be submitted by June 24, 2010.

Alfa Fellowship

The Alfa Fellowship Program is a high-level professional development exchange program placing 10 qualified American citizens per year in work assignments at leading Russian organizations in the fields of business, economics, journalism, law, and government. Key goals of the Alfa Fellowship Program are expanding networks of American and Russian professionals, developing greater intercultural understanding, and advancing US/Russian relations.
The program includes language training, seminar programs, and extended professional experience. Fellows receive travel, free housing, monthly stipends, and insurance.

For further information please visit the CDS International - Alfa Fellowship Program website.
Complete applications must be submitted by December 1, 2009.

The Émigré Memorial German Internship Program – German State Parliaments (EMGIP)

The Émigré Memorial German Internship Program – German State Parliaments (EMGIP) is a fellowship program that provides U.S. and Canadian students with internships at a German state parliament (Landtag). Internships afford students an excellent opportunity to gain government work experience, improve their German language skills, and learn about German culture firsthand. EMGIP is ideal for students planning on pursuing careers at a regional level of government in the U.S. or Canada, or who have an interest in a specific policy issue such as the environment, education and / or healthcare.

EMGIP runs three times a year — fall, spring, and early summer — for one to three months, depending on elections, holiday schedules and state offices’ preferences. While participants have some flexibility as to when they would like to do their internship, late summer, and the winter holiday season are not feasible.

Deadlines vary so please review the information found on the CDS International – EMGIP website.