Institute for International Public Policy Fellowship Program

The Institute for International Public Policy (IIPP) is funded by the U.S. Department of Education. Its purpose is to address the national need to cultivate a diverse talent pool of well-trained and language-proficient professionals.

The program represents a collaborative effort between the HSF Institute, the United Negro College Fund Special Programs (UNCFSP), and the Association of Professional Schools of International Affairs (APSIA).

The IIPP Fellowship program provides students from underrepresented minority groups with specially designed education and training experiences critical to entry and advancement in international affairs careers. Students are recruited from across the nation and apply as sophomores to participate in a five-year sequence of summer policy institutes, study abroad, intensive language training, and graduate study.

• Deadline: March 16, 2009
• Website: http://www.uncfsp.org/spknowledge/ default.aspx?page=program.view&areaid=2&contentid=174& typeid=iipp

German Chancellor Scholarships

“Since 1990, the AvH has awarded 10 German Chancellor Scholarships annually to prospective leaders from the U.S.A. (under 35 years of age) in the academic, economic and political fields, enabling them to carry out research projects of their own choice in Germany. During one-year research stays, scholars are also given an opportunity to gain an insight into the social, cultural, economic and political situation in Germany. German Chancellor Scholars also take part in a four-week introductory seminar in Bonn and Berlin in September, a fact- finding tour of Germany and an evaluation seminar in Bonn. In addition to the scholarship, the Foundation bears the costs for preparatory German language tuition and an intensive course of several weeks in Bonn.”

Applicants design individual projects specific to Germany and decide at which institutions to pursue them. Scholarships average, for monthly stipend, from 2,000 to 3,500 Euros for 12 months, plus travel expenses and in-country language training.

• Eligibility: US citizen under 35 years of age. Applicants must have completed bachelor’s degree.
• Deadline: October 31
• Website: http://www.humboldt- foundation.de/pls/ web/wt_show.text_ page?p_text_id=4074

DAAD

“The German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) offers undergraduate scholarships to highly qualified undergraduate students for study abroad, university language courses, senior thesis research and/or internships in the Federal Republic of Germany: Scholarships for a semester or a year abroad for between four and ten months, either as part of an organized study abroad program, or as part of an individual, student-designed study abroad semester or year. Scholarships are competitive and are selected by an independent committee on the basis of an outstanding academic record and a convincing and feasible project proposal or statement of purpose. Applicants are expected to demonstrate an interest in contemporary German and European affairs and to explain the significance of their project in Germany to their future studies, research or professional goals.”

• Eligibility: See website (many different scholarships available for undergraduate and graduate students)
• Deadline: Scholarship deadlines vary.
• Website: http://www.daad.org

Critical Language Scholarships for Intensive Summer Institutes

The US Department of State Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs sponsors the Critical Language Scholarship(CLS) Program in order to offer intensive summer programs in critical languages. These languages include Arabic, Bangla/Bengali, Hindi, Punjabi, Turkish, Urdu, Chinese, Korean, Persian, Russian, and Azerbaijani.

These summer programs last seven to ten weeks and are fully funded by the CLS program. Programs are available at the beginning, intermediate, and advanced level(beginning level language instruction is not offered for every language). There is no government service requirement, although students are expected to continue their language study after completing of the program.

• Eligibility: Applicants must be US citizens who are currently enrolled in a US degree-granting institution at the undergraduate or graduate level.
• Deadline: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=89736708497
• Website: https://clscholarship.org/home.php

Bridging Scholarships for Study in Japan

The Bridging Scholarships support overseas study in Japan for American undergraduate students. Offered by the Association of Teachers of Japanese, 100 scholarships are awarded each year. Successful applicants will receive $2,500 for semester-long study abroad or $4,000 for a full year. Students need not have prior Japanese language experience.

• Eligibility: Applicants must be US citizens or permanent residents who are enrolled in a US undergraduate institution prior to and during the study abroad. Bridging scholarships may not apply for overseas study during the summer. Students majoring in all areas of study are welcome.
• Deadline: Applications are accepted twice per year. The deadline for overseas study for the Fall 2009 semester is April 6, 2009.
• Website: http://www.colorado.edu/ealld/atj/Bridging/scholarships.html
• Contact:
  Tel: (303) 492-5487
  Fax: (303) 492-5856
  atj@colorado.edu

Boren Awards for International Study

Funded by the National Security Education Program(NSEP), Boren awards come in two forms: fellowships and scholarships. Boren fellowships provide up to $30,000 to US graduate students, while scholarships provide up to $20,000 to US undergraduate students. Both support students who wish to study regions and languages critical to US interests.

The fellowship program is intended to enable master's and doctoral level students to supplement their chosen disciplines with a language and international study. Fellowship recipients may study domestically or overseas, while the scholarship program supports undergraduate students who wish to study abroad. Languages studied under Boren fellowships and scholarships tend to be less commonly-taught and have the potential to contribute to US national security(defined broadly). Preference is shown toward applicants who study certain underrepresented languages.

• Eligibility(Boren Scholarship): Applicants must be US citizens, high school graduates (or GED) who are enrolled in a US post-secondary institution, and who are planning to study abroad in a country outside of Western Europe, Canada, Australia, or New Zealand.
• Eligibility(Boren Fellowship): Applicants must be US citizens who are either enrolled in or applying to a graduate program at a US college or university.
• Deadline: February 11, 2009 for scholarships and January 29, 2009 for fellowships.
• Representative:
• Website: http://www.borenawards.org/
• Contact:
  Boren Scholarships/Fellowships
  Institute of International Education
  1400 K Street NW, 6th Floor
  Washington, DC 20005
  800.618.6737
  boren@iie.org

American Council of Learned Societies East European Language

Annual award to support individual training in the languages of Eastern Europe (except those of the successor states of the Soviet Union): Albanian, Bulgarian, Czech, Hungarian, Macedonian, Polish, Romanian, Serbo-Croatian, Slovak, and Slovene.” Up to $2,500 awards.

• Eligibility: Applicants must justify their future career plans as benfiting from foreign language training. United States citizens who have completed bachelor’s degree.
• Deadline: January 16, 2009
• Website: http://www.acls. org