Harvard
Graduate School of Education
Sources of Financial Aid for International Students
AFRICA
THE AFRICAN-AMERICAN INSTITUTE
Fellowships,
Scholarships and Grants for African undergraduate, graduate, and postgraduate
students or, in some cases, for nationals from developing countries.
African
Training for Leadership and Advanced Skills Atlas Project (ATLAS)
This program succeeds
the African Graduate Fellowship Program (AFGRAD) and offers undergraduate,
graduate and postgraduate fellowships for highly qualified Africans between
twenty and forty years of age to undertake academic programs in the U.S.
Contact: All
applications must be processed through the official channels established in
their respective home countries.
Specific information can be obtained from the local USAID Mission or AAI
(The African-American Institute) program representative.
The African-American Institute
Chanin Building
380 Lexington Avenue at
42nd Street
New York, NY 10168-4298,
USA
Tel: 212-949-5666 Fax: 212-818-9505
E-mail: atlas@aaionline.org Web-site:
www.atlas.org
Partners
for International Education and Training
(PIET)
Administered
by the African-American Institute and three other organizations, it funds long-
and short-term academic and technical training programs in the US for nationals
of developing countries.
Eligibility: Participants are selected because of their
involvement in country or regional projects and abilities in fields crucial to
the development of their nations.
Contact: For general information, call Ricardo
Lizardi, (202) 429-0810
For
funding, contact the USAID office in the capital city of your home country (see appendices)
Southern African Program
Eligibility:
For
South African and Namibian citizens to study in the USA.
Deadline: No information
Contact: The
African-American Institute
Chanin Building
380 Lexington Avenue at
42nd Street
New York, NY 10168-4298,
USA
Tel: 212-949-5666 Fax: 212-818-9505
AFRICAN
DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION
The Foundation provides
grants to support development research by African scholars, professionals,
students and community groups. The average grant is $25,000.
Eligibility: African citizenship
Contact: The African
Development Foundation
Office of Learning and Dissemination
1400 Eye Street, NW
Washington, DC 20005
Tel:
202-673-3916
THE ASPEN INSTITUTE
Nonprofit Sector
Research Fund for doctoral students interested in undertaking research which
will contribute to the knowledge of nonprofit and philanthropic activities from
a wide variety of disciplines. Funding is up to $ 20,000 for doctoral research.
Areas of interest include: democracy, role of the nonprofit sector, advocacy,
philanthropy, nonprofit sector work force, and international dimensions of
nonprofit activities.
Deadline: June 1
and January 1
Contact: Nonprofit Sector
Research Fund
The Aspen Institute
1333 New Hampshire Avenue, NW, Suite 1070
Washington, DC 20036, USA
Phone: 202-736-5800 Fax: 202-467-0790
Web site: http://www.aspeninst.org/dir/polpro/NSRF/NSRF1.html
CENTER
FOR FIELD RESEARCH
Center
for Field Research Private Grants
The Center aims to support
field research and to improve the public’s understanding of science. Areas of
interest include anthropology, archaeology, art history, conservation,
ethnology, folklore, geography, historical preservation, musicology, public
health and sociology. The amount of the award varies from $5,000 to $100,000
depending on the number of volunteers involved. The average total grant is
$18,000.
Eligibility: The Center invites proposals from postdoctoral
scholars of all nationalities. Applications from women and minority
investigators are particularly encouraged. To qualify for support, the
submitted research proposals must be able to utilize teams of volunteers in the
field work. Dissertation and undergraduate researchers are not currently
eligible; however, the inclusion of graduate students as staff is encouraged.
Deadlines: Preliminary proposals are accepted at any time.
The deadline for formal proposals is March or September of each year.
Contact: Center for Field
Research
680 Mt. Auburn Street
Box 403
Watertown, MA 02272
Phone: 617-926-8200 Fax: 617-926-8532
THE CENTRE FOR SCIENCE DEVELOPMENT
Offers various
scholarships to citizens of South Africa pursuing research/graduate and
doctoral degrees.
Contact: Human Sciences
Research Council
Centre for Science Development
Private Box X270,
Pretoria 0001, South Africa
Phone:
(21) (12) 202-2742 Fax: (21) (12) 202-2892
E-mail:
RM@GALLUP.HSRC.ac.za
ECHOING
GREEN
Public Service Fellowship
Applicants
must be students registered in or graduates (within the past 10 years) of
selected schools, of which Harvard University is one. The Echoing Green Public
Service Fellowship was founded as a means of recruiting and encouraging
talented graduates and medical students to start and develop projects of their
own design in any field of public service. The fellowship acts as a unique and
challenging vehicle for those people whose dream is to make a difference in
their communities and who demonstrate the ability to turn these dreams into
reality.
Contact: Kenje Ogata
HGSE Fellowship Office
108 Longfellow Hall
Harvard Graduate School
of Education
Appian Way
Cambridge, MA 02138 USA
Phone: 617-496-2805 Fax:
617-496-0840
E-mail:
ogatake@hugse2.harvard.edu
Website:
http://www.echoinggreen.org/index2.html
HARRY
FRANK GUGGENHEIM FOUNDATION
Doctoral
Dissertation Fellowships to individuals who are in the stage of writing
dissertations on topics related to violence, aggression, and dominance, with
priority given to research that can increase understanding and amelioration of
urgent problems in the modern world.
Deadline: February
Contact: The Harry Frank
Guggenheim Foundation
527 Madison Avenue
New York, NY 10022-4301,
USA
Phone: 212-644-4907 Fax:
212-644-5110
Website: http://hfg.org/
HARVARD
UNIVERSITY
Center for International Affairs (CFIA) Pre- and Postdoctoral Fellowships
CFIA
is a research institution within the Faculty of Arts and Sciences at Harvard,
which houses scholars and practitioners of international affairs doing
independent research on current issues in international relations. Several
pre-doctoral fellowships are offered by the Center for students who have completed
all course work and general examinations.
Contact: Clare Putnam
Center for International
Affairs (CFIA)
Harvard University
1737 Cambridge Street
Cambridge, MA 02138
Phone:
617-495-9899 Fax:
617-495-8292
Web site: http://data.fas.harvard.edu/cfia/cfiaprog/index.htm
HARVARD CENTER FOR POPULATION AND DEVELOPMENT STUDIES
The Harvard
Center for Population and Development Studies, through the Saltonstall
Population Innovation Fund, invites applications from Harvard graduate students
for academic year-long positions as Graduate Associates. Current research
focuses on such themes as demographic transition, gender and population
policies, and human development.
Eligibility:
Harvard graduate student.
Deadline: May
Contact:
Executive Director
Harvard center for Population and
Development Studies
9 Bow Street
Cambridge, MA 02138
Phone: 617-495-3002 Fax: 617495-5418 E-mail: wmfitz@hsph.harvard.edu
Web site:
www.hsph.harvard.edu/hcpds
H.B.
EARHART FELLOWSHIP RESEARCH GRANTS
The grants are support
advancement of knowledge through teaching, lecturing and publication. Each
award is for a specific purpose and progress is monitored. The range of awards
is from $500 to $22,500.
Eligibility: Individual must be associated with an
educational or research institution.
Deadline: Applications must be submitted not less than
120 days before commencement of the projected work period.
Contact: Earhart Foundation
2200 Green Road, Suite H
Ann Arbor, MI 48105
INSTITUTE OF INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION
The
Fulbright Program is a world leader in international educational exchange. The
goal of the program is to increase mutual understanding between the people of
the United States and the people of other countries through educational
exchange. Nearly 5,000 Fulbright grants
are awarded for foreign national students, teachers, professors and
professionals to study, teach, lecture and conduct research in the U.S., and
for the U.S. nationals to do likewise outside of the U.S. All applications must
be submitted through your home country’s Commission or USIS post.
Contact: Institute of
International Education
809 United Nations Plaza
New York, New York 10017-3580
The Fulbright African Junior Staff Development
Program (JSDP)
See
the country-specific list for more
information or visit www.iie.org/fulbright/ff
INSTITUTE OF INTERNATIONAL STUDIES
African Development Dissertation Workshops
Rockefeller
Foundation-funded workshops open to Africans enrolled in doctoral programs in
the US and Canada. The workshops provide training in research design and
proposal writing towards the preparation of a student’s dissertation.
Enrollment is by application in an open competition. Participant’s costs are
fully covered.
Contact: Institute of International Studies
University
of California
215
Moses Hall #2308
Berkeley,
CA 94720-2308
E-mail:
iis@globetrotter.berkeley.edu
INSTITUTE FOR THE STUDY OF WORLD POLITICS
Offers
fellowships to Ph.D. candidates who are enrolled in U.S. universities for 3-9
months on topics related to political, economic, or social issues that effect
the security, well being and dignity of the people of the world.
Eligibility: Ph.D. candidates who have completed course
work in political science, economics, international relations and history, and
are conducting dissertation research. Applicants may be citizens of any
country.
Deadline: February 16
Contact: Manager, Dissertation Fellowship Competition
Institute
for the Study of World Politics
1755
Massachusetts Avenue, NW
Washington,
D.C. 20036
Phone: (202) 588-9797
INTERNATIONAL
READING ASSOCIATION
Various
research grants/awards in the area of reading, literacy, learning disabilities,
language arts, Association.
Deadline: varies.
Contact: Gail Keating
Division
of Research and Information
International
Reading Association
800
Barksdale Road
P.
O. Box 8139
Newark,
DE 19714-8139, USA
Phone: 302-731-1600 ext. 226
Website:
http://www.reading.org/about/whatwedo/awards/index.html
THE JOHANN JACOBS FOUNDATION
Offers
funding for research on human development of educational and policy programs
aimed at improving the mental, social, and physical well being of youth.
Eligibility: Grants are available to both pre-doctoral
students for dissertation work and to recent postdoctoral investigators. These
programs are directed toward investigators from Eastern European and Third
World countries.
Contact: Johann Jacobs Foundation
Administrative
Assistant
Seefeldquai
17
P.O.
Box 101
CH-8034
Zurich,
Switzerland
JOSEPHINE DE KARMAN FELLOWSHIPS
One-year fellowship:
graduate students in any discipline entering terminal year of Ph.D. program in
fall semester.
Eligibility:
Exceptional ability and serious purpose vital; special consideration to
applicants in the Humanities who have completed their qualifying examinations
for doctoral degree. Foreign students
enrolled in a U.S. university are encouraged to apply.
Deadline: January
Contact: Fellowship Committee
Josephine de Karman
Fellowship Trust
P.O. Box 3389
San Dimas, CA 91773
attn: Mrs. Lucy Hays,
Secretary
Website:
http://cuinfo.cornell.edu/Student/GRFN/record.phtml?code=A0266
Note: not a direct site, listed through Cornell University's
site.
KELLOGG FOUNDATION
International
Study Grant Program
Long- and short-term study
grants are available for a non-degree training program (up to 12 months,) a
master's degree (12 months) or a doctoral degree (36 months).
Long-term study grants are awarded for
training in the United States for up to 12 months for a non-degree training
program, or for up to 24 months to obtain a master's degree and up to 36 months
to obtain a doctoral degree for natives of southern Africa, Namibia and Niger. A study grant is awarded to an individual as a part of a comprehensive Kellogg
Foundation-aided educational or service project or program with an
organization, institution, or agency.
The grant enables individuals to obtain advanced degrees or acquire
specialized knowledge which can be used to improve the quality of life in their
home country, as well as contribute to the success of Foundation-aided programs
there.
Application Process: Grant
applicants should submit a 3-5 page proposal (in lieu of a formal application)
detailing project objectives, operational procedures, time schedules and
personal and financial resources available and needed.
Eligibility: For natives of southern
Africa; must be nominated by an organization, institution, agency with which
the Kellogg Foundation has a project in operation or pending.
Deadline:
(possibly none - no information)
Contact: W. K. Kellogg
Foundation
International Study
Grant Office
One Michigan Avenue East
Battle Creek, MI
49017-4058, USA
Phone: 616-968-1611 (TDD available) Fax: 616-969-2127
Web-site: www.wkkf.org/grants
Kellogg
International Leadership Program (KILP)
The purpose of KILP is
to help prepare leaders who seek to increase their capacity to improve life for
people in communities within the three geographic regions where the Kellogg
Foundation 
currently makes grants -- Latin America and the
Caribbean, southern Africa (Botswana, Lesotho, Mozambique, South Africa,
Swaziland and Zimbabwe), and the United States (20 from each geographic region)
who have exhibited leadership potential in their community, organization,
and/or profession.
Application
Process:
Submit one- or two- page letter to the foundation briefly explaining the
project objectives, operational procedures, time schedules, and personal and
financial resources available and needed.
Eligibility:
Participation in the Leadership Academy is a prerequisite.
Contacts: Executive Assistant
Africa
Programs
W.K.
Kellogg Foundation
10th
Floor, Kopje Plaza
1
Jason Moyo Avenue
Harare,
Zimbabwe
For General Information Contact:
W.
K. Kellogg Foundation
P.O. Box
550
Battle
Creek, MI 49016-0550, USA
Phone: 616-968-1611 Fax: 616-969-2127
Telex: 4953028
or
W.K.
Kellogg Foundation
P.O. Box
CY 1023
Causeway
Harare,
Zimbabwe
Phone: 263-4-775-005 Fax:
263-4-775-045
Cyril O. Houle Scholars
in Adult and Continuing Education Program
A
program funded by W. K. Kellogg in honor of Cyril O. Houle for emerging
scholars from Southern Africa (Botswana, Lesotho, Mozambique, the Republic of
South Africa, Swaziland, and Zimbabwe), Central or South America and the
Caribbean, and the United States of America, who will make a significant
contribution to the field of adult education.
The award may be used to fund research and/or demonstration projects and
supporting professional development activities.
Qualifications: Candidates must have bachelor's degree
minimum in adult education or a closely related field, on or after January 1,
1994, and be currently employed in a research-related position in adult
education or a closely related field within the region in which their country
of citizenship is located.
Deadline: July 31, 2000
Contact: Cyril O. Houle
Scholars in Adult and Continuing Education Program
Department of Continuing Education
University of Georgia
423 River's Crossing
850 College Station Road
Athens, GA
30602-4811 USA
tel: 706-542-2214 or 800-816-3382 fax:
706-542-4024
e-mail:
HSP@arches.uga.edu website: http://www.coe.uga.edu/hsp
L.S.B.
LEAKEY FOUNDATION
Franklin Mosher Baldwin
Memorial Fellowships
This fellowship is
intended for scholars and students from Africa who seek to complete a two-year
master’s or Ph.D. program or equivalent advanced training in anthropology. This
program must include a significant museum, laboratory, and/or field research
project. Candidates may pursue such
studies at any qualified
institution in the world where appropriate training and supervision is
available. The award covers non-tuition expenses (maximum $8,500 per year).
Successful applicants are eligible to apply for summer research, travel, and/or
fieldwork funds for up to an additional $3,000.
Eligibility: Applicants must be citizens of an African
nation. Priority is given to students whose interests involve research into
human origins.
Deadline: January 2
Contact: Program and Grants Officer
L.S.B. Leakey Foundation
77 Jack London Square, Ste M
Oakland, CA 94607-3750
Phone: 510-834-3636 Fax: 510-834-3640
JOHN
D. AND CATHERINE T. MACARTHUR FOUNDATION
The John D. and
Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation offers research and writing rants to
individuals for the following purposes:
To broaden and strengthen the community of scholars and writers engaged
in innovative, policy oriented work on peace, security and international
cooperation; to encourage reformulation of national and international security
issues and focus attention on related policy areas which have not been
adequately addressed; to foster integrated consideration of emerging
relationships among economic, social, technological and environmental aspects
of global change.
The
Program on Peace and International Cooperation
Encourages the exploration of peace and cooperation issues in the context of economic, technological, ecological and political change. It fosters promising approaches which move beyond disciplinary boundaries and professional constraints and which are currently under-funded. A typical grant is up to eighteen months duration. Grants range from $10,000 to $60,000 for an individual application and up to $120,000 for a two-person project.
Eligibility:
Research and Writing grants are awarded to
individuals from a variety of disciplines in an effort to broaden the scope of
discussion in the field. Grants are not limited to scholarly studies; the
writing projects can be directed to policy makers and the general public as
well as to scholars. The program is
open to individuals of any nationality who have proven ability to do creative
work. Grantees have included scholars, journalists, policy analysts and others.
Younger women and men and non-U.S. researchers are especially encouraged to
apply.
Deadline: February 1
Contact: Program on Peace and International
Cooperation
John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation
140 South Dearborn Street
Chicago, IL 60603
Phone: 312-726-8000
NESTLE USA INC
The Nestlé Minority Scholarship Data Base Program
Links students seeking
financial assistance with appropriate funders via custom computer program. The
program matches one's personal data with a listing of scholarships for which
one may qualify. Only information on awards is provided -- each individual
needs to contact the awarding organizations.
Contact: Nestlé USA Minority Scholarship Database
Community Affairs Department
800 North Brand Boulevard
Glendale, CA 91203
Phone: 818-549-6000 Fax: 818-549-6534
PHI DELTA KAPPA INTERNATIONAL
Graduate fellowships for
members of Phi Delta Kappa (professional fraternity in education). Fellowships
offered to students matriculating for Master's/Specialist ($750), doctorate
($1,500), and thesis/dissertation preparation ($500). Applicants must be
members in good standing of Phi Delta Kappa.
Deadline: May
Contact: Phi Delta Kappa International Headquarters
(Educational Foundation)
Howard M. Soule Graduate
Fellowships
408 N. Union, P.O. Box
789
Bloomington, IN
47402-0789, USA
Phone: 812-339-1156 Fax: 812-339-0018
Website:
http://www.pdkintl.org/edfnd/chapprog.htm
PILOT
INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION
Ruby Newhall Memorial Scholarship
The Scholarship is for
$1,500 and is intended for the following fields of study: science, education,
journalism, religion, social services, health and agriculture.
Eligibility: Undergraduate or Graduate students (non-U.S.
citizens) who have been studying in the U.S. for at least one year and who plan
to return to their home countries within 6 months of graduation.
Contact: The Pilot International Foundation
P.O. Box 5600
Macon, GA 31208
Phone: 912-743-7403
POPULATION COUNCIL
Awards to doctoral
students conducting dissertation research and postdoctoral research on
population studies combined with a social science discipline.
Deadline: January
Contact: Manager, Fellowship Program
The Population Council
One Dag Hammarskjold Plaza
New York, NY 10017, USA
Phone: 212-339-0665 Fax: 212-755-6052
E-mail:
Ssfellowship@popcouncil.org
Website:
http://www.popcouncil.org/council/fellowsh/socsci/html
ROCKEFELLER FOUNDATION
Africa Dissertation Internship Awards [ADIA]
For African doctoral
students, enrolled in U.S. and Canadian Universities who will conduct
dissertation field research in sub-Saharan Africa. Priority will be given to topics in the areas of agriculture,
environment, education, the humanities, health, life sciences, and population.
Deadlines: Fall competition: October 1 Spring
competition: March 1
Contact: Africa Dissertation Internship
The Rockefeller
Foundation
420 Fifth Avenue
New York, NY 10018-2702,
USA
Tel: (212) 869-8500
Fax: (212) 764-3468
African Sustainable Development Career Awards [ACA]
For
African Scholars, who obtained an overseas doctoral degree within five years of
application, to aid them in establishing professional careers in Africa.
Deadline: None
Contact: African Initiatives
The Rockefeller
Foundation
420 Fifth Avenue
New York, NY 10018-2702,
USA
Tel: (212) 869-8500
Fax: (212) 764-3468
ROOTHBERT FUND, INC.
Small grants for those
who can satisfy fairly high scholastic requirements and are considering
teaching as a vocation, whose daily actions appear to be prompted by spiritual
motives. Although one need not be a U.S. citizen, one must be currently in the
U.S. when applying.
Deadline: February ; write for application after
December 1
Contact: The Scholarships Committee
The Roothbert Fund, Inc.
475 Riverside Drive, Room 252
New York, NY 10115, USA
(No
telephone calls, please)
Website:
http://www.dml.georgetown.edu/scholarship/roothbert.html
ROTARY INTERNATIONAL
Rotary Foundation
Multi-Year Ambassadorial Scholarships
The
fellowships are awarded for two or three years of study abroad at an
institution assigned by Rotary Foundation Trustees. The primary purpose of these scholarships is to further friendly
relations and international understanding among people of different countries.
Eligibility: Applicants must be
pursuing university studies and have completed at least two years of university
course work when the scholarship begins. Applicants must be a citizen of a
country in which there is a Rotary club. Appearances before Rotary clubs and
school and civic organizations are required during and after the stay.
Applicant must be able to speak the language of the country.
Deadline: Deadlines are set by
individual Rotary Clubs between March and September. Applications must be made
to the Rotary Foundation at least 15 months prior to taking up award.
Contact: Rotary
Foundation
One Rotary Center
1560 Sherman Avenue
Evanston, IL 60201
Phone: (708) 866-3000
Website: www.rotary.org
SIGMA
XI
Grants-in-Aid,
small research grants for graduate students in science, engineering, and
science & technology.
Deadlines: February 1, May 1, November 1
Contact: Committee on Grants-in-Aid of Research
Sigma Xi, The Scientific
Research Society
99 Alexander Drive, P.O.
Box 13975
Research Triangle Park,
NC 27709, USA
tel: 800-243-6534;
919-549-4691
fax: 919-549-0090
website:
http://www.sigmaxi.org/giar/giar.htm
SOCIAL SCIENCE RESEARCH COUNCIL
International
Pre-dissertation Fellowship Program (IPFP)
For doctoral students in
social sciences to encourage research/teaching careers in the developing world
(Africa, Central Asia and the Caucasus, China, Latin America and the Caribbean,
the Near and Middle East, South Asia, and Southeast Asia). Fellowships provide 12 months of support for
a training program that will prepare the fellow to conduct context-sensitive
dissertation field research.
Application Process: The program invites proposals for field research
on all areas or regions of the world, as well as for research that is
comparative, cross-regional, and/or cross-cultural. Proposals that identify the
U.S. as a case for comparative inquiry are welcome; however, proposals that
require no field research outside the United States are not eligible. There are
no restrictions with regard to theme or historical time-frame.
Deadline: December 2
Eligibility: The program is open to full time graduate
students in the social sciences and humanities, regardless of citizenship,
enrolled in doctoral programs in the United States. Applicants must have completed all Ph.D. requirements except the
fieldwork component by the time the fellowship begins.
Contacts: Dr. Ellen Perecman,
Program Director
International Predissertation Fellowship
Program
Social Science Research Council
810 Seventh Avenue
New York, NY 10019, USA
Phone:
212-337-2700 Fax: 212-377-2727
E-mail:
perecman@ssrc.org Web-site:
http://www.ssrc.org
Dean Margot Gill or
Dr. Cynthia Verba, Director of Fellowships
(IPFP University
Representative at Harvard)
Byerly Hall, 8
Garden Street
Cambridge, MA 02138
USA
Phone: 617-495-1814 Fax: 617-495-2928
International Dissertation Research Fellowship
For full-time graduate
students in the social sciences and humanities, regardless of
citizenship--enrolled in doctoral programs in the US. Proposals should be for
field research on all areas or regions of the world, as well as for research
that is comparative, cross-regional, and/or cross-cultural.
Eligibility: Programs that require no field research
outside the US are not eligible. Applicants must have completed all Ph.D.
requirements except for the fieldwork component by the time the fellowship
begins.
Deadline: December
Contact: International Dissertation Research Fellowship
Program
Social Science Research Council
810 Seventh Avenue
New York, NY 10019, USA
Phone: 212-337-2700 Fax: 212-377-2727
E-mail: idrf@ssrc.org
Website: http://www.ssrc.org
SOCIETY FOR THE PSYCHOLOGICAL STDUDY OF SOCIAL ISSUES
Grants-in-Aid Program
Provides up to $2,000
for graduate student research in social problem areas related to the basic
interests and goals of SPSSI (including, but not limited to, sexism and racism)
and particularly those that are not likely to receive support from traditional
sources. (Also the Applied Social Issues Internship Program, The Annual Otto
Klineberg Intercultural and International Relations Award, The Gordon Allport
Intergroup Relations Prize)
Deadline: April 1, and November 13
Contact: The Society for the Psychological Study of
Social Issues
P. O. Box 1248
Ann Arbor, MI 48106-1248, USA
The entire
submission should be sent to:
The Chair of Grants-in-Aid Program:
Virgil Sheets, Ph.D.
Department of Psychology
Indiana State University
Terre Haute, IN 47809
Website: http://www.spssi.org/awards.html
SPENCER FOUNDATION
Spencer Foundation Dissertation Fellowships for Research Related to Education
Awarded to doctoral
candidates whose dissertation is relevant to the improvement of education.
Annually the
Dissertation Fellowship Program supports 30 to 35 Fellows by providing monetary
assistance ($20,000) and opportunities for professional development.
Eligibility: Applicants must be candidates for the
doctoral degree at a graduate school in the United States; however, applicants
need not be citizens if the United States.
Deadline: October.
Contact: Catherine A. Lacey
The Spencer Foundation
Dissertation Fellowship Program
900 North Michigan Avenue - Suite 2800
Chicago, IL 60611-1542
Phone: 312-337-7000
Website: http://www.spencer.org
UNITED NATIONS
United Nations Development Program
Scholarships tied to
UNDP projects.
Eligibility: Candidates must be nominated and sponsored
by government. The government pays 100% of salary, while UNDP provides stipend.
Candidates endorsed by project office, approved by UNDP. Must be for training
relevant to current position. Candidate must have served government for 3
years.
Contact: Program Director
Fellowship Unit, UNDP
Office for Project
Services
220 East 42nd Street
14th Floor
New York, NY 10017
Phone: 212-906-6138
United
Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS)
Eligibility: Candidates from developing countries are
eligible. Fields of training encompass all technical assistance areas (e.g.,
health, public administration, agriculture, etc.). Please note: most trainees are government employed and must be
nominated by their governments.
Contact: Fellowship and TOKTEN Section
220 East 42nd Street,
Room DN-1431
New York, NY 10017
Phone: 212-906-6138 Fax: 212-906-6721
THE
UNITED STATES INSTITUTE OF PEACE
Jennings Randolph Program of International Peace
Grants
for students studying at US universities who have completed the requirements
for the doctoral degree (except the dissertation). Provides fellowship support
to enable students to complete dissertation research and writing. The focus of
the dissertation should be the sources and nature of international conflict and
the ways to prevent or end conflict and to sustain peace.
Deadline: November 15
Contact: John T. Cristy
United
States Institute of Peace
Jennings
Randolph Program of International Peace
1550
M Street, N.W.
Washington,
D.C. 20005-1708
Phone: (202) 429-3897
WENNER
GREN FOUNDATION
Offers
fellowships for pre-doctoral and postdoctoral students in all branches of
anthropology and in closely related disciplines concerned with human
origins, development, and variation.
Application should be made jointly with a thesis advisor or other scholar who
will take responsibility for supervising the project.
Deadline: May 1 (for funding beginning the following
January) November 1 (for funding beginning the following July)
Contact: Dr. Sydel Silverman, President
Wenner
Gren Foundation
220
Fifth Avenue, 16th Floor
New
York, New York 10001-7708
Phone: (212) 683-5000
Website: http://www.wennergren.org/faq.htm
WILLIAM
T. GRANT FOUNDATION
Post-doctoral
research grants by nomination only, for study to improve well-being of
children, adolescents and youth.
Deadline: July 1
Contact: Grants Coordinator
William
T. Grant Foundation
515
Madison Avenue, 6th Floor
New York, NY 10022-5403, USA
Phone: 212-752-0071
Website:
http://www.fdncenter.org/grantmaker/wtgrant/index.html
WOODROW
WILSON NATIONAL FELLOWSHIP FOUNDATION
Johnson & Johnson Dissertation Grants in Women’s Health
Encourages
original and significant research on issues related to women’s health,
particularly the understanding of women’s lives and its significance for public
policy or treatment. The award for $2,000 may be used for expenses connected
with the dissertation, such as travel, books, microfilming, taping and computer
services.
Eligibility: Students in doctoral programs such as
nursing, public health, Anthropology, history, sociology, psychology, and
Social Work, who have completed all pre-dissertation requirements at graduates
schools in the US are eligible.
Contact: The Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship
Foundation
CN
5281
Princeton,
NJ 08543-5281
Phone:
(609) 452-7007 Fax: (609) 452-0066
Website: www.woodrow.org
Dissertation
Grants in Women’s Studies
Encourage
original and significant research about women that crosses disciplinary,
regional, or cultural boundaries.
Recent winning topics include Women, Law, and the Victorian Novel;
Girls, Boys, and Popular Literature; Changing Conceptions of Marriage, Labor,
and Culture in Southeastern China; African American Women in Electoral
Politics; Women, Violence, and Visual Representation in South Africa; and
Gender and Race in Colonial New York City.
Special grants of $2,000 each are also available for dissertations
concerning women's or children's health.
Eligibility: Students in doctoral programs who have
completed all pre-dissertation requirements in any field of study at graduate
schools in the United States.
Candidates must have completed all pre-dissertation requirements,
including approval of the dissertation proposal, by October 29, 1999, expect to
complete their dissertations by the summer of 2001 and have at least six months
work left to complete.
Application: Applications are available on line or from
the address below. Supporting documents
consist of graduate school transcripts, letters of reference, a dissertation
proposal, a selected bibliography, a statement of interest in women's studies,
and a timetable for completion of the dissertation. Applications will be judged
on originality and significance to women's studies, scholarly validity, the
applicant's academic preparation and ability to accomplish the work, and
whether the dissertation will be completed within a reasonable time period.
Awards:
Winners
will receive grants of $1,500 to be used for expenses connected with the dissertation. These may include, but are not limited to, travel, books,
microfilming, taping, and computer services.
Fifteen awards will be announced in mid-February, 2000.
Contact: The Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship
Foundation
CN
5281
Princeton,
NJ 08543-5281
Phone:
(609) 452-7007 Fax: (609) 452-0066
Website: www.woodrow.org
Charlotte W. Newcombe Doctoral Dissertation Fellowships
Designed to encourage
original and significant study of ethical or religious values in all fields of
the humanities and social sciences. In
addition to topics in religious studies or in ethics (philosophical or religious),
dissertations might consider the ethical implications of foreign policy, the
values influencing political decisions, the moral codes of other cultures and
religious or ethical issues reflected in istory or literature. Awards wnners
will receive $15,500 for 12 months of full-time dissertation writing.
Approximately 35 non-renewable fellowships will be awarded from among more than
400 applications. Graduate schools will
be asked to waive tuition for Newcombe Fellows.
Eligibility: Applicants must be candidates for Ph.D. or
Th.D. degrees in doctoral programs at graduate schools in the United States.
Candidates must fulfill all pre-dissertation requirements by November 30, 1995,
including approval of the dissertation prospectus, and expect to submit
completed dissertations by August, 1996
Contact: The Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship
Foundation
CN
5281
Princeton, NJ 08543-5281
Phone:
(609) 452-7007 Fax: (609) 452-0066
Website: http://www.woodrow.org/newcombe
WORLD BANK
Robert S. McNamara
Fellowships Program
Each
year, the Program awards approximately ten Fellowships to support innovative
and imaginative post-graduate research in areas of economic development. It
does not support work toward an advanced degree. Fellowships are awarded for
periods of 12 months, normally beginning July 1 and ending June 30 the
following year. They are not renewable. The amount of the award may vary. There
is a minimum award of $25,000, intended to cover travel, subsistence, medical
insurance and research
costs
for one person for the duration of the Fellowship. Applicants may submit
budgets up to $40,000; all budgets over the minimum award are subject to
negotiation. Fellows are expected to produce a report at the end of the
Fellowship period. There are no restrictions on research topics, which should fall
within the general field of economic development. However, proposals should
emphasize analysis of the public policy aspect of development.
Eligibility: Candidates must meet
the following general criteria: must be a national of a World Bank member country;
be no more than 35 years of age (with some exceptions); have Master’s degree or
equivalent at the time of application; candidates for Ph.D. at the time of
application must have completed the degree to be able to take up a Fellowship;
must carry out the research work under the auspices of an adviser in the host
institution of choice in a World Bank member country other than
his/her
own.
Deadline: December 31
Contact: Economic Development
Program
The World Bank
1818 H Street
N.W. Washington, DC
20433
World Bank Graduate
Scholarship Program
The
Scholarship Program offers fellowships for graduate study in
development-related fields to applicants primarily from developing countries.
The grants provide full tuition, insurance coverage, support stipend, and
travel.
Eligibility: Applicant must be a national of a World Bank
member country
Deadline: March
Contact: Graduate Scholarship Program
The World Bank
1818 H Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20433
WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION
WHO Fellowships
The
program aims to provide graduate and postdoctoral training or study not
available in candidate's own country. Field(s) supported include: Public health; public health administration
and planning, environmental health, nursing, maternal and child health,
epidemiology and disease control, laboratory services, medicine and health
sciences, educational technology and administration of all health related
fields, and supporting managerial and technical skills. Stipends and duration
of awards are variable.
Eligibility: Citizens of member
countries of the World Health Organization. Candidate must agree in writing to
return to home country for at least three years of service with national health
administration or institution designated by it.
Deadline: Variable
Contact: Address correspondence to Health Department
of applicant's own country
INSTITUTE OF INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION –
FULBRIGHT PROGRAMS
Hubert H. Humphrey
Fellowship Program
The
Fellowship Program brings accomplished professionals from developing countries,
East/Central Europe, and the Former Soviet Union to the United States at a
mid-point in their careers for a year of study and related professional
experiences. Fellows are selected based on their potential for national
leadership. Fellowships are granted competitively to professional candidates
with a commitment to public service in both the public and private sectors,
specifically in the fields of planning and
resource
management, public administration, public health and nutrition, journalism,
law, human rights, and agriculture. The
Fellowship Program is a Fulbright Exchange Activity sponsored by the United
States Information Agency and administered by the Institute of International
Education.
Eligibility: Minimum qualifications include an
undergraduate degree, five years of substantive professional experience,
demonstrated leadership qualities, and fluency in English. All candidates must
take the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) as part of the
application process.
Deadlines: Applications due
between June and October, depending on country of applicant.
Contacts outside the
U.S.:
U.S. Information Service
United States Embassy (see appendices)
Contact in the U.S.:
Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship Program
Institute of International Education
1400 K Street, N.W. Suite 650
Washington, DC 20005
Phone: 202-326-7701 Fax: 202-326-7702 Email: hhh@iie.org
African Research
Scholar Program
The
African Research Scholar Program is a Fulbright program. Qualified African
scholars may apply for grants under the African Research Scholar Program (ARSP)
to conduct post-graduate research or to undertake a planned program of reading
and research at U.S. educational institutions. With the exception of South
Africa, applicants for ARSP awards compete with candidates from other sub-
Saharan African countries representing a variety of disciplines. South African
scholars compete only with other South Africans. Grants are awarded in two
categories. The Senior Research Grant enables experienced scholars to perform
high-level research in U.S. educational institutions and non-academic
institutions approved by the J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board and
lasts from three to nine months. The Professional Development Grant enables
scholars, througha period of residence on an American campus, to undertake a
planned program of reading and research which will bring themup to date in
their respective fields. Professional Development Grants are for three to five
months.
Deadline: August 15
Contact: For further information
and applications please contact the local U.S. embassy. (See appendices for
addresses)
Programs by Country
BENIN
Fulbright
Program
Fulbright Scholarships for
citizens of Benin to study in the USA. Application is available on-line.
Application deadline: no
information
Contact: Public Affairs Officer,
American Embassy
Centre Culturel Americain
Boulevard de France
Cotonou, BENIN
Phone: 30-03-12 or 30-14-77 Fax: 30-03-84
E-mail: ccabenin@intnet.bj
Website: http://eit.intnet.bj/cca/fulbright.htm
BOTSWANA
Fulbright
Program
Fulbright Scholarships for citizens of
Botswana to study in the USA.
Application deadline: no
information
Contact: Public Affairs Officer
American Embassy
Embassy drive
P. O. Box 90
Gaborone, BOTSWANA
Phone: 357-326 Fax: 306-129 E-mail:
usis@info.bw
BURKINA-FASO
Fulbright
Program
Fulbright Scholarship for
citizens of Burkina Faso to study in the USA.
Application deadline: no
information
Contact: Pubic Affairs Officer,
American Embassy
Centre Culturel Americain
674 Avenue du President
John Kennedy
Ouagadougou,
BURKINA-FASO
Phone: 307-013
extension 2144 Fax: 315-273
BURUNDI
Fulbright
Program
Fulbright Scholarships for citizens of Burundi
to study in the USA.
Application deadline: no
information
Contact: American Cultural Center
B. P. 810
20-22 Chausee Prine
Louis Rwagasore
Bujumbura, BURUNDI
Phone: 2-25646 Fax: 2-24561
CAMEROON
Fulbright
Program
Fulbright Scholarships for
citizens of Cameroon to study in the USA.
Application deadline: no
information
Contact: Educational Advisor
American Cultural Center
Calafatas Building,
Rue Nachtigal
B. P. 817
Yaounde, CAMEROON
Phone: 23-04-16, 23-14-37 Fax: 226-765 E-mail: alcyao@camfido.gn.apc.org
REPUBLIC
OF CAPE VERDE
Fulbright
Program
Fulbright Scholarships for
citizens of Cape Verde in the USA.
Application deadline: no
information
Contact: Educational Advisor, American Embassy
C. P. 201
Rua Hoji-Ya-Henda no 81
Praia, REPUBLIC OF CAPE
VERDE
tel: 614253, 615363
CENTRAL
AFRICAN REPUBLIC
Fulbright
Program
Fulbright Scholarships for
citizens of the Central African Republic to study in the USA. Application
deadline: no information
Contact: Educational Advisor, USIS
B. P. 924
Martin Luther King
Centre
Avenue President Dacko
Bangui, CENTRAL AFRICAN
REPUBLIC
tel: 614-791 fax: 614-494
CHAD
Fulbright
Program
Fulbright Scholarships for
citizens of Chad to study in the USA.
Application deadline:
November 1, every year
Contact: Educational Advisor
Service Culturel et de
Presse (USIS)
Ambassade des Etats Unis
d'Amerique
B. P. 3
Ave. Felix Eboue
N'Djamena, CHAD
tel: 519-233 fax: 515-654
CONGO,
People's Republic of
Fulbright
Program
Fulbright Scholarships for
citizens of the People's Republic of Congo to study in the USA.
Application deadline: no
information.
Contact:
Public Affairs Officer,
American Embassy
Avenue American Embassy
B.P. 1015
Brazzavile, PEOPLE'S
REPUBLIC OF CONGO
Tel: 834-690 fax: 836-338 e-mail: usiskin_pao@raga.net
COTE
D'IVOIRE
Fulbright
Program
Fulbright Scholarships for
citizens of Cote D'Ivoire to study in the USA.
Application deadline: no
information
Contact: Public Affairs Officer
American Embassy
American Cultural Center
5 Rue Jesse Owens
01 BP 1866
Abidjan, COTE D'IVOIRE
tel: (225) 440-597 fax:
(225) 446-396 e-mail: hart@cca.cc.ci
DJIBOUTI,
Republic of
Fulbright
Program
Fulbright Scholarships for
citizens of the Republic of Djibouti to study in the USA.
Application deadline: no
information
Contact: Educational Advisor, American Embassy
B. P. 185
Villa Plateau du Serpent
Blvd.
Marechal Joffre
Djibouti, REPUBLIC OF
DJIBOUTI
tel: 35-39-95
EQUATORIAL
GUINEA
Fulbright
Program
Fulbright Scholarships for
citizens of Equatorial Guinea to study in the USA.
Application deadline: no
information.
Contact: Educational Advisor, American Embassy
Apartado 597
Calle de Los Ministros
Malabo, EQUATORIAL
GUINEA
tel: 2406, 2507
ERITRIA
Fulbright
Program
The Fulbright Junior
Staff Development Program
Application deadline:
varies
Contact: Public
Affairs Officer
American
Embassy
34
Zera Yakob Street
Asmara
Tel: 1-120-738 Fax:
1-120-685
Website:
www.usia.gov/abtusia/posts/ET9/wwwhsusi.html
ETHIOPIA
Fulbright
Program
The Fulbright Junior
Staff Development Program
Application deadline:
varies
Contact: United States Information Service (USIS)
American Embassy
P. O. Box 1014
Entoto Street
Higher 11, Kebele 10
Addis Ababa, ETHIOPIA
tel: 55-00-07, 55-06-66 ext. USIS fax:
55-17-48
e-mail: usis.ETH@telecom.net.et
GABON
Fulbright
Program The Cultural Center
unfortunately closed in 1996; scholarships are no longer offered. Please see All African Countries and the All
Countries list.
THE
GAMBIA
Fulbright
Program
Fulbright Scholarships for
citizens of the Gambia to study in the USA.
Application deadline: no
information
Contact: Public Affairs Officer
American Embassy
Fajara (East)
Pipeline Road
Banjul , THE GAMBIA
tel: 220-92856 fax: 220-92478
GHANA
Fulbright
Program
Fulbright Scholarships
Application deadline:
July 1
Contact: Cultural Affairs Officer
U.S.Information Service
P. O. Box 2288
Accra,
GHANA
Cultural Affairs Officer
U.S.Information Service
Corner of Independence
Avenue & Castle Road
West Ridge, Accra, GHANA
tel: 233-21) 229179, 229829, 220323, 230571 fax:
(233-21) 229882
e-mail: keteku@africaonline.com.gh
Ministry
of Education
Scholarships for
nationals of Ghana.
Recipients must serve the Government on an educational
unit for at least 6
years on completion of scholarship.
Application deadline: no
information
Contact: Ministry of Education
P.O.Box M.45
Accra, GHANA
GUINEA
Fulbright
Program
Fulbright Scholarships for
citizens of Guinea to study in the USA.
Application deadline: no
information
Contact: Educational Advisor, USIS
B. P. 603
Conakry, GUINEA
tel: 224-413-678, 224-461-424 fax:
224-412-921
KENYA
Fulbright
Program
Fulbright Scholarships for
citizens of Kenya to study in the USA.
Application deadline: no
information
Contact: Public Affairs Officer
Third Floor, Bank of Barclays
Loita and Market Street
Nairobi, Kenya
tel:
2-240-290, 2-240-548 fax:
2-216-511
LESOTHO
Fulbright
Program
PROGRAM SUSPENDED
LIBERIA
Fulbright
Program
PROGRAM SUSPENDED
MADAGASCAR
Fulbright
Program
Fulbright Scholarships for
citizens of Madagascar to study in the USA.
Application deadline: no
information
Contact: Educational Advisor, Centre Culturel
Americain
B. P. 620
4 Rue Dr.
Razafindratandra
Ambohidahy,
Antananarivo, Madagascar
tel: 2-202-38 fax: 2-34539
MALAWI
Fulbright
Program
Fulbright Scholarships for
citizens of Malawi to study in the USA.
Application deadline: no
information
Contact: Cultural Affairs Specialist, American
Cultural Center
City Center Old Mutual
Building
P. O. Box 30373
Robert Mugabe Crescent
Lilongwe 3, Malawi
tel: 782 222, 782 678 Fax (265) 781 142 E-mail:
fem@usis.malawi.net
MALI
Fulbright
Program
Fulbright Scholarships for
citizens of Mali to study in the USA.
Application
deadline: early summer
Contact: Ambassade Americaine
B. P. 34
Bamako, MALI
tel: 22-54-70, 22-48-35, 22-36-78
MAURITANIA
Fulbright
Program
Fulbright Scholarships for
citizens of Mauritania to study in the USA.
Application deadline:
October 1 of each year
Contact: Educational Advisor
American Embassy Nouakchott
B.P. 222
Nouakchott, MAURITANIA
tel: (2222) 52660 through 63 Fax:
222-2-515-92
MAURITIUS
Fulbright
Program
Fulbright Scholarships for
citizens of Mauritius to study in the USA.
Application deadline: no
information
Contact: Public Affairs Officer
American Embassy
Rogers Building, 5th
Floor
President John Kennedy
Street
Port Louis, MAURITIUS
Tel: 211-5745, 208-2347 Fax: 208-9234
E-mail: usisfsn@bow.intnet.mu
or dbaker@bow.intnet.mu
Web-site: http://usis.intnet.mu
NAMIBIA
Fulbright
Program
Contact: Public Affairs Officer
Sanlan Centre, Third Floor
154 Independencce Avenue
Windhoek, NAMIBIA
Tel:
61-229801 Fax: 61-232476
Kellogg
Foundation
(8/95)
Long-term study grants are awarded for
training in the United States for up to 12 months for a non-degree training
program; up to 24 months to obtain a master's degree; and up to 36 months to
ob-tain a doctoral degree for natives of southern Africa, Namibia and Niger. A study grant is awarded to an individual as
a part of a comprehensive Kellogg Foundation-aided educational or service
project or program with an organization, institution, or agency. The grant enables individuals to obtain
advanced degrees or acquire specialized knowledge which can be used to improve
the quality of life in their home country, and contribute to the success of
Foundation-aided programs there.
Application deadline:
none
Contact: W. K. Kellogg Foundation
International Study
Grant Office
One Michigan Avenue East
Battle Creek, MI
49017-4058, USA
tel: 616-968-1611 fax: 616-969-2127 telex:
4953028 Wkkf Ui
NIGER
Fulbright
Program
Fulbright Scholarships for citizens of Niger
to study in the USA.
Application deadline: no
information
Contact: Public Affairs Officer
US Information Service
American Cultural Center
Avenue de la Liberte
Niamey, NIGER
Tel: 734-107 Fax: 735-560 E-mail:
usis@intnet.ne
Kellogg
Foundation
(8/95)
Long-term study grants are awarded for
training in the United States for up to 12 months for a non-degree training
program; up to 24 months to obtain a master's degree; and up to 36 months to
ob-tain a doctoral degree for natives of southern Africa, Namibia and
Niger. A study grant is awarded to an
individual as a part of a comprehensive Kellogg Foundation-aided educational or
service project or program with an organization, institution, or agency. The grant enables individuals to obtain
advanced degrees or acquire specialized knowledge which can be used to improve
the quality of life in their home country, and contribute to the success of
Foundation-aided programs there.
Application deadline:
none
Contact: W. K. Kellogg Foundation
International Study
Grant Office
One Michigan Avenue East
Battle Creek, MI
49017-4058, USA
tel: 616-968-1611 fax: 616-969-2127 telex:
4953028 Wkkf Ui
NIGERIA
Fulbright
Program
Fulbright Scholarships for
citizens of Nigeria to study in the USA.
Application deadline: no
information
Contact: Public Affairs Officer
American Embassy
1 Kings College Road
Lagos, NIGERIA
Tel:
1-263-5611, 263-4895 Fax: 1-263-5379
E-mail: fchlagos@usia.gov
SENEGAL
Fulbright
Program
Fulbright Scholarships for
citizens of Senegal to study in the USA.
Application deadline:no
information
Contact: Public Affairs Officer
US Information Service
American Cultural Center
B.P. 49
Rue Carnot at Ave. Roume
Dakar, Senegal
Tel: 231185 Fax: 222345
Web-site:
http://www.usia.gov/abtusia/posts/SGI/wwwhusis.html
SEYCHELLES
Fulbright
Program
Fulbright Scholarships for
citizens of Seychelles to study in the USA.
Application deadline: no
information.
Contact: Educational Advisor, American Embassy
Victoria House, State
House Avenue
Box 251
Victoria, Mahe,
SEYCHELLES
tel: 225256
SIERRA
LEONE
Fulbright
Program
Fulbright Scholarships for citizens of Sierra
Leone to study in the USA.
Application deadline: no
information
Contact: Embassy of the United States of America
Corner Walpole and Siaka
Stevens Street
Freetown, SIERRA LEONE
Tel: 22-6481 Fax: 22-5471
E-mail: LIR@USIS-SL.BAOBAB.COM
SOUTH
AFRICA
The
African-American Institute
Southern African Program: partial scholarships for indviduals to study inside South
Africa, South Africans and Namibians
to study in the USA.
Application deadline: no
information.
Contact: The African-American Institute
833 United Nations Plaza
New York, NY 10017, USA tel: 212-949-5666 ext. 679 or 681
Educational
Opportunities Council
(no updated information)
Contact: Educational Opportunities Council
Khoto House
42 De Villiers Street
Johannesburg, SOUTH
AFRICA
INSTITUTE OF
INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION
South African
Career Development Fellowship Program
The Program awards
short-term non-degree fellowships to black South African professionals who are
at midpoints in community-oriented careers, bringing them to the United States
for up to six months of intense training. Hosted by U.S. colleges and
universities, fellows work with faculty mentors to design and implement
training programs tailored to specific objectives for strengthening their work
in South Africa. They benefit from both academic and practical experience in
acquiring skills, substantive knowledge, and comparative exposure to
organizations similar to those to which they will return. Recruitment and
selection of fellows conducted by Educational Opportunities Council in
Johannesburg, South Africa.
Eligibility: Criteria for selection
include: demonstrated community involvement, evidence of initiative and
problem-solving skills, clear and specific training objectives, proficient
English, and five years experience in professions or activities that relate to
community needs.
Contact: 809 United Nations Plaza
New York, NY 10017
Phone: 212-984-5362
Fax: 212-984-5452
South African
Education Program
Established in 1979,
this is the oldest and largest of IIE’s South African programs. It is a
cooperative program supported by U.S. colleges and universities, U.S.
corporations and foundations, and the U.S. Agency for International
Development. Students are selected in South Africa by the Educational
Opportunities Council (EOC), chaired by Archbishop Desmond Tutu, on the express
understanding that they will return to South Africa on completion of their
studies and use their skills to promote
social, economic, and
individual development in their country. More than 800 students have
participated to date. Awards are for 2-4 years of undergraduate, graduate or
postgraduate level study.
Contact: Rev. Buti Tlhagale, Executive Director
Educational Opportunities Council
P.O. Box 3323
Johannesburg 2000
Tel: 011-833-1510 Fax:
011 838-7654
Fulbright
Program
Fulbright Scholarships for South Africans to
study in the USA.
Application deadline:
April 20 each year
Contact: USIS Pretoria
Embassy of the
United States of America
Pretoria, SOUTH AFRICA
tel: 012-342-3006 fax: 012-342-2092
American Center
2nd Floor, 10 Scott's
Corner
Corner of Plein and
Darling Streets
Cape Town 8001, SOUTH
AFRICA
tel: 21-419-4822 ext. 113
Educational Advisor,
American Cultural Center
Durban Bay House, 333
Smith Street
4001 Durban, SOUTH
AFRICA
tel: 31-3055368
Educational Advisor,
American Cultural Center
3rd Floor, African Life
Building
111 Commisioner Street
2001 Johannesburg, SOUTH
AFRICA
tel: 11-29-3451
Kellogg
Foundation
Study grants to
individuals from southern Africa to obtain a master's or doctoral degree in the
USA. Applicants must be
nominated by an organization, agency, or institution.
No application deadline.
Contact: W. K. Kellogg Foundation
International Study
Grant Office
One Michigan Avenue East
Battle Creek, MI
49017-4058, USA
tel: 616-969-2001, 969-2005, 968-1611 fax:
616-968-0413 telex 4953028
Wkkf Ui
Konrad
Adenauer Foundation
(10/93)
Scholarships programs.
Application deadline: no
information
Contact: Dr. Günther L. Karcher (until the end of
November 1993)
Resident Representative
6 York Street
Gillitts 3610, SOUTH
AFRICA
tel: 031-764-3498 fax: 031-764-0459
United
Nations Education and Training Programs for Southern Africa
Partial
scholarships for individuals from South Africa for Masters' or doctoral
degrees in priority fields. Preference is given for study inside South Africa.
Application deadline:
May 31
Contact: United Nations Education and Training
Programs for Southern Africa
United Nations
New York, NY 10017, USA
SUDAN
Fulbright
Program
Fulbright Scholarships for
citizens of Sudan to study in the USA.
Application deadline: no
information.
Contact: Educational Advisor
USIS, American Embassy
P. O. Box 699
Khartoum, SUDAN
tel: 40876 through 79
SWAZILAND
Fulbright
Program
Fulbright Scholarships for
citizens of Swaziland to study in the USA.
Application deadline: no
information
Contact: Educational Advisor, American Embassy
P. O. Box 199
Mbabane, SWAZILAND
tel: 42445, 42059
TANZANIA
Fulbright
Program
Fulbright Junior Staff
Development Grants for citizens of Tanzania
to undertake graduate study (master's or doctoral) in the USA.
Application deadline:
July 1
Contact: Educational Advisor, USIS
P. O. Box 9170
Tanganyika Motors
Upanga Road/UWT Street
Dar Es Salaam, TANZANIA
tel: 51-37101, 37160
TOGO
Fulbright
Program
Fulbright Scholarships for
citizens of Togo to study in the USA.
Application deadline:
July 15
Contact: Centre Culturel Americain
Box 852
Rues Pelletier et Vauban
Lome, TOGO
tel: 21-21-66 fax:
21-77-94
UGANDA
Fulbright
Program
Fulbright Scholarships for
citizens of Uganda to study in the USA. For more information, please contact the
Academic Exchanges Program Division of the United States Information Agency
(USIA).
Application deadline:
November 1
Contact: Public Affairs Officer, USIS
P. O. Box 7186
21 MacKinnon Road
Kampala, UGANDA
tel: 230507, 233231
ZAIRE
Fulbright
Program
Fulbright
Scholarships for
citizens of Zaire to study in the USA.
Application deadline: no
information.
Contact: EDUCATIONAL ADVISOR
c/o C. W. LaSalle (PAO)
AMEMBASSY/USIS-KINSHASA
UNIT 31550
APO AE 09828
ZAMBIA
Fulbright
Program
Fulbright Scholarships for
citizens of Zambia to study in the USA.
Application deadline:
end of Julyl.
Contact: Meridien Complex, Ben Bella Road
P. O. Box 32053
10101 Lusaka
ZAMBIA
tel: 227993/4
ZIMBABWE
Fulbright
Program
Fulbright Scholarships for citizens of
Zimbabwe to study in the USA.
Application deadline:
beginning of May
Contact: Cultural Assistant, (Exchanges) USIS
P. O. Box 4010
Century House East, Mezzanine
floor
Baker Avenue
Harare, ZIMBABWE
tel: [263-4] -758800/1;
758898/9 fax: [263-4] 758802
For more
information on brochures/leaflets and/or application forms contact:
Marie Stapleton,
Information Center
Institute of
International Education (IIE)
809 United Nations Plaza
New York, NY 10017-3580
tel: 212-883-8200 fax: 212-984-5452
website: http://www.iie.org
Scholarships
Especially for Women
ALPHA
DELTA KAPPA FOUNDATION
International
Teacher Education (ITE)
A
one year scholarship for single women under 30 years of age with no dependents.
Must be non-U.S. citizens residing outside the U.S. at the time of application.
Deadline: January
Contact: Scholarships and Grants Coordinator
Alpha
Delta Kappa International Headquarters
1615
West 92nd Street
Kansas City, MO 64114, USA
Phone: 816-363-5525; 800-247-2311 Fax: 816-363-4010
Web site: http://www.alphadeltakappa.org
AMERICAN
ASSOCIATION OF UNIVERSITY WOMEN (AAUW)
Awards
International Fellowships for graduate or postgraduate study or research at
institutions of higher education in the United States to women who are not
citizens or permanent residents of the U.S. Fellows are expected to return to
their home countries upon completion of the fellowship to pursue professional
careers.
International Fellowships
Eligibility: International Fellowships are awarded for
full-time study or research to women who are not U.S. citizens or permanent
residents. Both graduate and postgraduate study at accredited institutions are
supported. Applicants must have earned the equivalent of a U.S. bachelor's
degree by Dec. 31, 1999, and must have applied to their proposed institution of
study by the time of application (no later than Dec. 15, 1999.) Selection
criteria include outstanding academic ability, professional potential, and the
importance of the field of study to changing the lives of women and girls in
the country of origin.
Six
of the 45 available awards are jointly sponsored by the International
Federation of University Women (IFUW) and are available to members of IFUW
affiliate organizations. Recipients of these awards may study in any country
other than their own.
Award Amount: $16,500
Deadline: Contact organization for more information
Contact: AAUW Educational Foundation
Department
60
2201
N. Dodge St.
Iowa
City, IA 52243-4030
Phone: (319) 337-1716. Web site: www.aauw.org
Application forms are available on-line.
Home Country Project Grants
Applicants
for International Fellowships may simultaneously apply for grants to support
community-based projects to be implemented in the fellow's home country in the
year immediately following the fellowship year. Proposed projects must have
direct impact on improving the lives of women and girls in the recipient's home
country. Preference is given to projects that relate to the fellow's primary
area f study. At the time of application, applicants must specify whether they
seek support for a one-year fellowship only, or for a fellowship in combination
with a project grant. Up to five Home Country Project Grants will be awarded.
Applications for Home Country Project Grants may only be submitted as part of
an International Fellowship application.
Home
Country Project Grants: $5,000-$7,000
INTERNATIONAL
PEACE SCHOLARSHIP FUND
P.E.O. International Peace Scholarship Fund
The International Peace
Scholarship Fund provides grants-in-aid to women graduate students from foreign
countries for study in the U.S. Grants are not given for research unless these
students are nearing completion of their degrees.
Eligibility: Applicants must be
qualified for admission to full-time graduate study, working toward a graduate
degree in a U.S. college or university. Eligibility must be established before
applying for a grant. Applicants must promise to return to her own country to
pursue her professional career. Doctoral students who have completed course
work and are working on dissertations only are not eligible as first-time
applicants. Additional financial resources must be confirmed before receiving
grants-in-aid.
Deadline: Request for application material is between
August 15 and December 15
Contact: P.E.O. Executive Office
3700 Grand Avenue
Des Moines, IA 50312
INTERNATIONAL
FEDERATION OF UNIVERSITY WOMEN
Dorothy Leet Grants
This competition is held
every two years to award grants that assist women graduates from countries with
low per capita income, or they may be given to other women graduates who wish
to work as experts in these countries or whose research is of value to such
countries. Grants are to be used preferably in a country other than that in
which the applicant received her education or habitually resides. Grants may be
used for obtaining special training essential to research and survey work;
training in new techniques in group research and further study; or carrying out
independent research or surveys, including completion of a project well
advanced at the time of application. Members of the IFUW should apply through their
national IFUW unit.
Deadline: Determined by each
affiliate, but normally falls between early September and mid-November. Check
with national headquarters for the exact deadline date. Awards range normally
between SFr3000-6000.
Contact: Assistant Secretary for Fellowships and
Grants,
37 Quai Wilson
Geneva CH 1201
Switzerland
Phone: 731 23 80
Ida Smedley MacLean International Fellowship
The fellowship shall be
awarded to encourage advanced scholarship by enabling university women to undertake
original research in some country other than that in which the holder has
received her education or habitually resides. Fellowships are intended to cover
at least eight months of work and should be taken up within a reasonable period
from the date of the award. Members of the IFUW should apply through their
national affiliate. The competition is held every two years. The award is
approximately
SFr8000-SFr10,000.
Eligibility: An applicant must be a woman graduate who is
a member of IFUW and must be well started on the research program to which the
application relates. A fellowship will not be awarded for the first year of a
PhD program.
Deadline: Between early September
and mid-November. Contact the national headquarters for the exact deadline date.
The Winifred Cullis Grants
The Winifred Cullis Fund
assists women graduates who are members of a national federation or association
of university women affiliated to IFUW or independent members. Grants are given
for carrying out independent research, obtaining specialized training essential
to the applicant's research, and training in new techniques. Funding may be
used for work in any academic discipline, preferably in a country other than
that in which the candidate has received her education or habitually
resides. Stipends range
from SFr 3,000 to 6,000.
Eligibility: Applicants must have
completed at least one year of graduate work and be well started on their
research programs before applying for a grant. Grants are not usually awarded
to candidates over fifty.
Deadline: Affiliate members:
December 1; independent members: September 15.
THE MARY INGRAHAM BUNTING
INSTITUTE OF RADCLIFFE COLLEGE
The Mary Ingraham Bunting Institute is a multidisciplinary, postdoctoral research center for Women. The fellowships are residential.
Marion Cabot Putnam Fellowships
Fellowships for
professional women in the field of infant and child development, conducting
research within the framework of psychoanalysis.
Deadline: January)
Contact: Bunting Institute Fellowship Programs
Radcliffe College
34 Concord Avenue
Cambridge MA 02138, USA
Phone: 617-495-8212
Peace Fellowships
For women actively
involved in peace issues.
Deadline: January
Contact: Bunting Institute Fellowship Programs
Radcliffe College
34 Concord Avenue
Cambridge MA 02138, USA
Phone: 617-495-8212
Bunting Fellowship Program
For women scholars,
researchers, creative writers, and visual and performing artists.
Application
Deadline: October (postmarked)
Visual
Arts Application Deadline: November
Contact: Bunting Institute Fellowship Programs
Radcliffe College
34 Concord Avenue
Cambridge MA 02138, USA
Phone: 617-495-8212
WORLD
BANK
Margaret McNamara Memorial Fund Grants
The Margaret McNamara
Memorial Fund provides assistance to women from developing countries while they
are studying in the U.S. Grants are for amounts up to $6,000, and are not
renewable. The women who received grants should be expanding their knowledge
and skills to improve the lives of women and children in the developing world.
They should be planning to return to their countries soon after receiving the
grants and completing their training.
Eligibility: Grants are given to nationals of developing
countries who are enrolled in an accredited educational institution in the U.S.
and are interested in issues that relate to women and/or children. They should
be planning to return to their countries withintwo years of the date on which
grants are made. Applicants should not be related to a World Bank staff member
or spouse
Deadline: February
Contact: The Margaret McNamara Memorial Fund
The World Bank
1818 H Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20433
Phone: 202-473-8751
APPENDICES
US EMBASSY ADDRESSES
BENIN
Educational Adviser
U.S. Embassy - Public
Affairs Section
B.P. 2012, Cotonou
Telephone: (229)30-03-12
BOTSWANA
Educational Adviser
U.S. Embassy - Public
Affairs Section
P.O. Box 90, Gabarone
Telephone: (267)31-353982
Fax: (267)3006129
E-mail: dangabo@usia.gov
BURKINA FASO
Educational Adviser
U.S. Embassy - Public
Affairs Section
01 B.P. 539, Ouagadougou
Telephone: (226)30-70-13
Fax: (226)31-52-73
CAMEROON
Educational Adviser
U.S. Embassy - Public
Affairs Section
B.P. 6241, Yaounde
Telephone: (237)23-04-16,
23-14-37
Fax: (237)226765
E-mail:
ALCYAO@CAMFIDO.GN.APC.ORG
CHAD
Educational Adviser
U.S. Embassy - Public
Affairs Section
B.P. 3, N'Djamena
Telephone: (235)61-4009,
51-6233
CONGO - Brazzaville
Educational Adviser
U.S. Embassy - Public
Affairs Section
B.P. 2053, Brazzaville
Telephone: (242)83-26-42,
83-42-64
Fax: (242)83-46-90
CONGO - Kinshasa
Educational Adviser
U.S. Embassy - Public
Affairs Section
B.P. 8622, Kinshasa
Telephone: (243)88-46612
Fax: (243)88-46592
COTE D'IVOIRE
Educational Adviser
U.S. Embassy - Public
Affairs Section
01 B.P. 1866, Abidjan
Telephone: (225)440597,
440745
Fax: (225)445396
E-mail: HART@CCA.CC.CI
ETHIOPIA
Educational Adviser
U.S. Embassy - Public
Affairs Section
P.O. Box 1041, Addis Ababa
Telephone: (251)1-550007
Fax: (251)1-551748
E-mail:
USIS.ETH@telecom.net.et
GHANA
Educational Adviser
U.S. Embassy - Public
Affairs Section
P.O. Box 2288, Accra
Telephone: (233)21-229179
Fax: (233)21-229882
E-mail:
Keteku@africaonline.com.gh
GUINEA
Educational Adviser
U.S. Embassy - Public
Affairs Section
B.P. 1215, Conakry
Telephone: (224)4-411424,
411425
Fax: (224)4-411522
KENYA
Educational Adviser
U.S. Embassy - Public
Affairs Section
P.O. Box 45869, Nairobi
E-mail:
cdr@usis.africaonline.ke
MALAWI
Educational Adviser
U.S. Embassy - Public
Affairs Section
P.O. Box 30373, Lilongwe
Telephone: (265)782222,
782414
Fax: (265)781142
MALI
Educational Adviser
U.S. Embassy - Public
Affairs Section
B.P. 34, Bamako
Telephone: (223)225663
Fax: (223)222025
E-mail:
gmariko@usis.malinet.ml
MAURITANIA
Educational Adviser
U.S. Embassy
B.P. 222
Nouakchott, MAURITANIA
Telephone: 222-52660 thru
63
Fax: 222-2-515-92
MAURITIUS
Educational Adviser
U.S. Embassy - Public
Affairs Section
Pres. John Kennedy St.,
Port Louis
Telephone: (230)208-2347
Fax: (230)212-2608
E-mail:
dbaker@bow.intnet.mu
MOZAMBIQUE
Educational Adviser
U.S. Embassy - Public
Affairs Section
Av. Mao Tse Tung, Maputo
Telephone: (258)1-491918
Fax: (258)1-491918
E-mail:
amagaia@mail.tropical.co.mz
NIGER
Educational Adviser
U.S. Embassy - Public
Affairs Section
B.P. 11.201, Niamey
Tel: (227)73-31-69,
73-41-07
Fax: (227)73-55-60
NIGERIA
Educational Adviser
U.S. Embassy - Public
Affairs Section
P.O. Box 554, Lagos
Telephone: (234)1-2634-865,
2633-713
Fax: (234)1-2635-397
E-mail: fchlagos@usia.gov
SENEGAL
Educational Adviser
U.S. Embassy - Public
Affairs Section
B.P. 49, Dakar
SIERRA LEONE
Educational Adviser
U.S. Embassy - Public
Affairs Section
3 Walpole Street, Freetown
E-mail:
LIR@USIS-SL.BAOBAB.COM
SOUTH AFRICA
Educational Adviser
U.S. Consulate - Public
Affairs Section
10 Plein St, Cape Town
Telephone: (27)21-461-0583
Fax: (27)21-461-3603
E-mail:
Laila%capetown@mhs.cstat.co.za
Educational Adviser
U.S. Consulate - Public
Affairs Section
333 Smith St., Durban
Telephone: (27)31-3055063
Fax: (27)31-3042847
E-mail:
Roberta%durban@mhs.cstat.co.za
Educational Adviser
U.S. Consulate - Public
Affairs Section
P.O. Box 2155, Johannesburg
Telephone: (27)11-838-2231
Fax: (27)11-838-3920
E-mail:
Lyn%johannes@mhs.cstat.co.za
SWAZILAND
Educational Adviser
U.S. Embassy - Public
Affairs Section
P.O. Box 199, Mbabane
Telephone: (268)42445,
42059
Fax: (268)45846
E-mail: 100077.1575@compuserve.com
TOGO
Educational Adviser
U.S. Embassy - Public
Affairs Section
B.P. 852, Lome
Telephone: (228)212166
Fax: (228)217794
UGANDA
Educational Adviser
U.S. Embassy - Public
Affairs Section
P.O. Box 7186, Kampala
Telephone: (256)41-230507,
233231
Fax: (256)41-250314
E-Mail:
connie@usiakla.starcom.co.ug
ZAMBIA
Educational Adviser
U.S. Embassy - Public
Affairs Section
P.O. Box 32053, Lusaka
Telephone: (260)1-227993
Fax: (260)1-226523
E-mail: usiszam@zamnet.zm
ZIMBABWE
Educational Adviser
U.S. Embassy - Public
Affairs Section
P.O. Box 4010, Harare
Telephone: (263)4-758798,
758800
Fax: (263)4-758802
E-mail:
usis@harare.iafrica.com