Woodrow Wilson Center Fellowships for International Scholars

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.

The Woodrow Wilson
International Center for Scholars aims to unite the world of ideas to the world
of policy by supporting pre-emine
nt 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.

Study
Subject:
The Center accepts 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.

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.

Scholarship
can be taken in the
USA

Eligibility: The following criteria must
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).

College
Admission Requirement

Entrance
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.

How to
Apply: A
complete application must 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