2012 – 2013 Carnegie Endowment Junior Fellows Program
Deadline for The University of Texas at Austin nominations: November 15, 2012
Nominations are now being accepted for The University of Texas at Austin selection of candidates for the 2012 – 2013 Carnegie Endowment Junior Fellows Program. Eligible students are in their senior year or alumni who have graduated within the past academic year and have not yet started graduate studies. A maximum of two students will be selected to represent The University of Texas at Austin in the competition to be selected as a Carnegie Endowment Junior Fellow.
Junior Fellows provide research assistance to scholars working on the Carnegie Endowment’s projects: nuclear policy, democracy building, energy and climate issues, international economics, international security, Middle East studies, South Asian politics, Southeast Asian politics, Asia and 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.
Applicants should have completed a significant amount of course work in international affairs, political science, economics, history, mathematics, Russian, Mandarin Chinese, native or near-native Arabic, Middle East studies, energy or climate studies and/or communications.
Interested students can learn more about the application process at: www.utexas.edu/ugs/uhc/awards/carnegie.
UT DEADLINE: NOVEMBER 15, 2012
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 offers 8 to 10 one-year fellowships to uniquely qualified graduating seniors and individuals who have graduated during the past academic year. They are selected from a pool of nominees from close to 400 participating colleges.
Contact:
Kathy Uitvlugt
Senior Program Coordinator
The University Honors Center
512-471-6524
uhc@austin.utexas.edu