USIP invites applications from variety of professionals for The Jennings Randolph (JR) Senior Fellowship 2012-13

USIP (United States Institute of Peace) invites applications from professionals from variety of fields for The Jennings Randolph (JR) Senior Fellowship. The fellowship offers the scholars, policy makers, policy analysts, journalists, and other specialists from around the world with a residency at the Institute, while studying various aspects of international peace and security challenges.

About 10 to 12 Senior Fellowships are offered by the USIP every year with duration of about ten months. The shorter-term fellowships are also available.  Fellowships are open to citizens of any country.

No specific educational degree is required for Senior Fellowship candidates however priority is given to proposals deemed likely to make timely and significant contributions to the understanding and resolution of ongoing and emerging conflicts and other challenges to international peace and security.

Eligible Candidates

Citizens of any country may apply.  Non-U.S. Citizens without permanent resident status must obtain a J-1 exchange visitor visa to participate in the Fellowship Program.  J-1 status requires recipients to reside in their home country for two years following the fellowship before applying for the H or L visa, or for permanent residency in the United States.

There is no specific educational degree requirement for Senior Fellowship candidates.  Fellows come from a variety of professional backgrounds and from early, middle, and late stages of their careers.

Joint applications (two or more applicants for a single project) will not be accepted.

Terms of Award

• The program attempts to match the recipient’s earned income during the year preceding the fellowships, up to a maximum of $100,000 for 10 months.
• The Institute will provide coverage of 80% of health premiums for the Fellow and his/her eligible dependents, with a cap of $500 per month.
• The Institute will also cover travel to and from Washington, D.C., for Fellows and their dependents.
• Each Fellow is provided with a part-time research assistant during his/her fellowship.
• The Institute does not provide housing in Washington D.C., but it provides information on housing, schools, and daycare.
• Fellows are expected to be at the Institute and participate in the daily life of the Institute.
• Fellows are expected to devote full attention to their fellowship work in order to complete their projects within the period of residency.
• The Institute requires first right of review for manuscripts produced as a result of fellowship support.
• An Institute fellowship may not be deferred or combined with any other major award.

Last date for receiving the application is September 8, 2011

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