Graduate Fellowships Requiring Campus Review
Wellesley College Information for the Carnegie Junior Fellows Program
The screening process that leads to nomination by Wellesley College includes submitting the preliminary application and cover sheet to the Center for Work and Service (CWS) by the campus deadline, November 5, 2008.
Application form and additional materials are available in the CWS.
Campus interviews are usually scheduled in mid-November. A Wellesley College faculty committee will review applications and nominate students on behalf of the college.
Carnegie Junior Fellows Program
The Carnegie Endowment for International Peace is a private, nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing cooperation between nations and promoting active international engagement by the United States. As one of the world's leading think tanks specializing in international affairs, the Endowment conducts programs of research, discussion, publication and education. The Junior Fellows Program at the Carnegie Endowment is designated to provide a substantive work experience for students who have a serious career interest in the area of international affairs. Approximately 8-10 students will be hired to work at the Carnegie Endowment in Washington, DC on a full-time basis for a period of one year.
ASSIGNMENTS: Junior Fellows provide research assistance to Associates working on Carnegie Endowment's projects such as non-proliferation, democracy building, Middle East political reform, trade and environment, economics, international security, South Asian politics, China-related issues and Russian and Eurasian affairs. Junior Fellows have the opportunity to conduct research for books, participate in meetings with high-level officials, contribute to congressional testimony and organize briefings attended by scholars, activists, journalists and government officials.
QUALIFICATIONS: Applicants must be nominated by an official of their university who has been designated for this purpose (usually the career placement officer or academic department chairperson). Applications are accepted only from graduating college seniors or individuals who have graduated within the past academic year. No one will be considered who has started graduate studies. Applicants should have completed a significant amount of course work in international affairs, political science, economics, history or Russian, Chinese or Middle East studies. The selection process for the Junior Fellows Program is very competitive. Accordingly, applicants should be of high academic quality.
APPLICATION PROCESS: All applications materials must be received by the Carnegie Endowment no later than January 15, 2009. (College/universities generally set earlier deadlines.) Applicants should consult their designated nominating official concerning nominations, since no university is permitted to nominate more than two students each year. Finalists in the selection process will be invited for personal interviews in the spring. Selection decisions will be made no later than April 15th.
DURATION: All fellowships begin on August 1, 2009. Junior Fellows are hired for a period of approximately one year.
SALARY AND HOUSING: The monthly salary is $2,916.66 (equivalent to $35,000 annually) subject to federal, state and local taxes. Benefits include medical, dental and life insurance as well as vacation leave. A $500.00 allowance (less taxes) will be given to individuals relocating to the Washington, DC area. Junior Fellows are responsible for their own housing arrangements.
All of the following must be received via the designated nominating official no later than January 15th.
- Application form, including an essay (one page or less) on why the student would like to become a junior fellow.
- 1-2 page resume (including telephone number, address, extra-curricular activities and work experience).
- Two recommendations, at least one of which should be from a professor of the student's major department.
- Transcript of undergraduate records. The transcript may be unofficial.
- An essay of no more than three typewritten, double-spaced pages on one of the required topics. (Each year a choice of essay topics is offered.) These topics are not necessarily indicative of the issues that Junior Fellows will research at the Carnegie Endowment, but they are intended to test skills in analysis, logic, and written expression. The essays should be thought pieces, not research papers.
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IN THE CENTER FOR WORK AND SERVICE
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