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Foreign Fellowship - Supplemental Sources of Financial Aid

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American Association of University Women (AAUW)
See: Women

Clara Belfield and Henry Bates Overseas Student Travel Fellowships
ATTN: Virginia Gordan, Assistant Dean for International Affairs
The University of Michigan Law School
941 Legal Research Bldg.
Ann Arbor, MI 48109
734.764.5269
vgordan@umich.edu

Fellowships of varying amounts are awarded to recent law school graduates or third-year law students to enable them to pursue legal studies abroad or to accept professional internships with international or government agencies, law firms, or other institutions in foreign countries. For application information, contact Assistant Dean Gordan.
Deadline: Mid-November

Belgian American Educational Foundation, Inc.
Graduate Fellowships for Study or Research in Belgium
195 Church Street
New Haven, CT 06510
203.777.5765

The Belgian American Educational Foundation will award eight fellowships of $24,000 each for advanced study or research at one of the Belgian Universities or other academic institutions of higher learning. The applicant must be a citizen of the United States and either have a Masters degree or equivalent degree, or be working towards a Ph.D. or equivalent degree. Candidates under 30 years of age and with a speaking and reading knowledge of Dutch, French or German are preferred. Applicants are nominated by the Dean of the Law School.
Deadline: October 31

Center for International & Comparative Studies (CICS)
International Institute
1080 S. University, Suite 2620
Ann Arbor, MI  48109-1106
734.764.3149
fograves@umich.edu

The Center for International & Comparative Studies (CICS) is offering a not-for-credit seminar for master's students and doctoral students at the pre-candidacy level intending to pursue field-based research outside the United States. The seminar is open to students in the early stages of graduate training with interests in international and area studies who can demonstrate goals of completing training and research through the doctorate. Graduate students from across disciplines are invited to apply. Each student admitted will have access to a restricted research fund of up to $4,500, to be used for a preliminary visit to the prospective foreign research site and for specialized language training.
Deadline: March 21

Fulbright Grants for Study Abroad
University of Michigan
International Institute, Room 2660
Ann Arbor, MI 48109
734.763.9200
iiefulbright@umich.edu

Grants of varying amounts are available for graduate study or research abroad. Applicants are required to have sufficient proficiency in the language of the host country to carry out their proposed study or research. Applicants must be U.S. citizens and be pursuing or already hold a JD degree. Application forms are available from the Fulbright program advisor.
Deadline: Varies

German Academic Exchange Service
DAAD Scholarships in Germany
See: Post-Graduate Fellowships

The German Marshall Fund of the United States
1744 R Street NW
Washington, D.C. 20009
Phone: 202.683.2650
Fax: 202.265.1662

The German Marshall Fund has brought Americans and Europeans together to increase understanding and to build future transatlantic networks among the political, media, business, and nonprofit communities. GMF works closely with partner organizations to sponsor a range of fellowship and exchange programs designed to provide both broad cultural exposure and more targeted opportunities for learning about specialized policy areas.
Deadline: Varies

The Hazard Fellowship
The John Hazard Institute
ATTN: Peter Bird Martin, Executive Director
4 West Wheelock Street
Hanover, NH 03755
Phone: 603.643.5548
Fax: 603.643.9599

The John Hazard Institute is offering three-year international comparative law fellowships to enable young American lawyers who have passed a U.S. bar exam to study the law, law language, and law culture of countries crucial to U.S. understanding of international affairs.
Deadline: Varies  

International Chapter P.E.O. Sisterhood
P.E.O. International Peace Scholarship Fund
P.E.O. Executive Office
3700 Grand Avenue
Des Moines, IA 50312-2899
515.255.3153

Scholarships of up to $6,000 are available for selected women from other countries for full-time graduate study in the U.S. and Canada. Applicants must promise to return to their country within 90 days of completion of degree to pursue their professional career.
Deadline: January 31

Lurcy Fellowship for Study in France
Horace H. Rackham School of Graduate Studies
University of Michigan
Fellowship Office
160 Rackham Building
Ann Arbor, MI 48l09

The George Lurcy Charitable and Educational Trust awards $15,000 to a graduate student whose academic objectives would benefit from studying for an academic year in France. Areas of interest include the study and understanding of France, its language, culture and civilization. Applicants must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents.
Deadline: October 25

The Dumas Malone & Albert Gallatin Graduate Research Fellowships
Office of the Vice President for Research
P.O. Box 400882, Thornton Hall A123
Charlottesville, VA 22904
434.243.2018
gradstudies@virginia.edu

  • Albert Gallatin Fellowship: This fellowship supports outstanding, advanced graduate students engaged in the research or writing of a dissertation in the broad area of "international affairs." While not limited by discipline, "international affairs" may be taken to mean the study of political, economic, social, and legal processes across cultures or countries.
  • Dumas Malone Fellowship: The purpose of this fellowship is to support the research of outstanding advanced graduate students who have a need to investigate archives or other repositories of information in a foreign country or countries. 
    Deadline: January 14 

    National Security Education Program
    National Security Education Program
    Institute of International Education
    1400 K Street, NW
    6th Floor
    Washington, D.C. 20005-2403
    800.618.6737
    nsep@aed.org

    The National Security Education Program (NSEP) provides a unique funding opportunity for U.S. students to study world regions critical to U.S. interests. NSEP was designed to provide Americans with the resources and encouragement they need to acquire skills and experiences in areas of the world critical to the future security of our nation, in exchange for a commitment to seek work in the federal government. As students of other cultures and languages, NSEP Boren Scholars and Fellows begin to acquire the international competence needed to communicate effectively across borders, to understand other perspectives, and to analyze economic and political affairs.
    Deadline: Deadlines vary ranging from January 17 - February 13

    The Rotary Foundation
    Rotary Foundation Scholarships
    One Rotary Center
    1560 Sherman Avenue
    Evanston, IL 60201-3698
    847.866.3000
    stephenr@rotaryintl.org

    The Rotary Foundation provides several different scholarship opportunities to study or teach abroad. The scholarships are designed to promote international understanding between people of different nations. Applicants must be between the ages of 18 and 30.
    Deadline: Contact the Foundation for application materials and deadline information.

    Swedish Information Service
    The Bicentennial Swedish-American Exchange Fund
    One Dag Hammarskjold Plaza, 45th Floor
    New York, NY 10017-2201
    212.583.2550
    requests@swedeninfo.com

    Qualified American citizens and permanent residents with well-developed projects in the fields of politics, public administration, mass media, business and industry, working life, human environment, education and culture, may apply for travel grants. Grants of 25,000 Swedish crowns will be made to support two-to-four week intensive research trips to Sweden. 
    Deadline: February 1

    Swiss Benevolent Society of New York
    See: Ethnic


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