Applications are invited for Woodrow Wilson Center Fellowships from scholars,
practitioners, journalists and public intellectuals to take part in this
flagship international Fellowship Program.
The
Center tries to ensure that the fellowship award when combined with the
recipient’s other sources of income (e.g. other grants and sabbatical
allowances), approximates an individual’s current level of income.
Center tries to ensure that the fellowship award when combined with the
recipient’s other sources of income (e.g. other grants and sabbatical
allowances), approximates an individual’s current level of income.
The
Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars aims to unite the world of
ideas to the world of policy by supporting pre-eminent scholarship and linking
that scholarship to issues of concern to officials in Washington.
Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars aims to unite the world of
ideas to the world of policy by supporting pre-eminent scholarship and linking
that scholarship to issues of concern to officials in Washington.
Course Level: This is a nine-month
residential fellowship program. Fellows conduct research and write in their
areas of expertise while interacting with policymakers in Washington and Wilson
Center staff.
residential fellowship program. Fellows conduct research and write in their
areas of expertise while interacting with policymakers in Washington and Wilson
Center staff.
Study Subject: The Center accepts
non-advocacy, policy-relevant, fellowship proposals that address key policy
challenges facing the United States and the world.
non-advocacy, policy-relevant, fellowship proposals that address key policy
challenges facing the United States and the world.
Number of Awards: The Center awards
approximately 15-20 residential fellowships each year.
approximately 15-20 residential fellowships each year.
Scholarship Award: The Center tries to ensure
that the fellowship award, when combined with the recipient’s other sources of
income (e.g. other grants and sabbatical allowances), approximates an
individual’s current level of income. Awards will also include round trip
travel for fellows. If spouses and/or dependent children will reside with the
fellow for the entire fellowship period, money for their travel will also be
included. In addition to stipends and travel allowances, the Center provides 75
percent of health insurance premiums for fellows who elect Center coverage and
for their accompanying family members.
that the fellowship award, when combined with the recipient’s other sources of
income (e.g. other grants and sabbatical allowances), approximates an
individual’s current level of income. Awards will also include round trip
travel for fellows. If spouses and/or dependent children will reside with the
fellow for the entire fellowship period, money for their travel will also be
included. In addition to stipends and travel allowances, the Center provides 75
percent of health insurance premiums for fellows who elect Center coverage and
for their accompanying family members.
Scholarship can be taken in the USA
Eligibility: The following criteria must
be met in order for applicants to be eligible for scholarship:
be met in order for applicants to be eligible for scholarship:
- Citizens
or permanent residents from any country (applicants from countries outside
the United States must hold a valid passport and be able to obtain a J-1
visa even if they are currently in the United States) - Men and
women with outstanding capabilities and experience from a wide variety of
backgrounds (including academia, business, government, journalism,
and other professions) - Academic
candidates holding a Ph.D. (Ph.D. must be received by the application
deadline of October 1) - Academic
candidates demonstrating scholarly achievement by publications beyond
their doctoral dissertations - Practitioners
or policymakers with an equivalent level of professional achievement - English
proficiency as the Center is designed to encourage the exchange of ideas
among its fellows
Ineligibility
- Applicants
working on a degree (even if the degree is to be awarded prior to the
proposed fellowship year) - Proposals
of a partisan or advocacy nature - Primary
research in the natural sciences - Projects
that create musical composition or dance - Projects
in the visual arts - Projects
that are the rewriting of doctoral dissertations - The
editing of texts, papers, or documents - The
preparation of textbooks, anthologies, translations, and memoirs
Nationality: Citizens or permanent
residents from any country are eligible to apply for these fellowships.
(Applicants from countries outside the United States must hold a valid passport
and be able to obtain a J1 visa even if they are currently in the United
States).
residents from any country are eligible to apply for these fellowships.
(Applicants from countries outside the United States must hold a valid passport
and be able to obtain a J1 visa even if they are currently in the United
States).
College Admission Requirement
Entrance
Requirements: Academic candidates holding a Ph.D. (Ph.D. must be received by
the application deadline of October 1).
Requirements: Academic candidates holding a Ph.D. (Ph.D. must be received by
the application deadline of October 1).
English
language Requirements: English proficiency as the Center is designed to
encourage the exchange of ideas among its fellows.
language Requirements: English proficiency as the Center is designed to
encourage the exchange of ideas among its fellows.
How to Apply: A complete application must
include the following:
include the following:
- the
Fellowship Application Form; - a
current CV (Optional; not to exceed three pages); The Center will only
accept the first three pages; please list your publications separately. - a list
of your publications that includes exact titles, names of publishers,
dates of publication and status of forthcoming publications (not to exceed
three pages); - a
Project Proposal (not to exceed five single-spaced typed pages, using
12-point type); The Center reserves the right to omit from review
applications that are longer than the requested page length; - a
bibliography for the project that includes primary sources and relevant
secondary sources (not to exceed three pages); - the
Financial Information Form. - Two
letters of reference
All
application materials must be submitted in English.
application materials must be submitted in English.
Application Deadline: The deadline is October 1,
2017.
2017.
