Opportunities for Alumni

The Hertz Fellowship provides financial and lifelong professional support for the nation’s most promising students pursuing a PhD in the applied physical and biological sciences, mathematics, or engineering. The fellowship includes up to five years of funding, and the freedom to pursue innovative projects wherever they may lead. In addition, fellows take part in ongoing mentoring, symposia, and workshops with our vibrant community of more than 1200 fellows, a set of peers who span disciplines, generations, and geography.

Hertz Fellows make a positive difference in the world in the areas of human health, national security, energy, space exploration, environment, leadership, and technology.

*Note: Fellows make a moral commitment to put their skills to work in times of national emergency.

The James Madison Memorial Fellowship Foundation offers James Madison Graduate Fellowships to individuals desiring to become outstanding teachers of the American Constitution at the secondary school level. Fellowship applicants compete only against other applicants from the states of their legal residence. As funding permits, the Foundation plans to offer one fellowship per state per year.

The Knight-Hennessy Scholars program is a graduate-level scholarship aimed at preparing the next generation of global leaders to address the increasingly complex challenges facing our world. Each recipient will receive full funding to pursue a graduate education at one of Stanford's 125+ graduate programs. The Knight-Hennessy Scholars program has a distinctly multidisciplinary focus, and will provide opportunities for leadership training, mentorship and cohort-based experiential learning. The goal is to empower Knight-Hennessy Scholars to navigate across business, government, academia, and the nonprofit sectors.

We expect about two-thirds of Knight-Hennessy Scholars to come from outside the United States, including rising leaders from the developing world who would not otherwise have a path to this kind of education. The funding comprises tuition and associated fees; on-campus room and board; books, supplies, instructional materials; health insurance and associated fees; round-trip air travel to Stanford; local transportation; and reasonable personal expenses.

Primary admission criteria:

• Independence of thought
• Purposeful leadership
• Civic commitment

Full funding for one year of master’s-level studies in France, including tuition, living expenses, travel, program activities, and administrative costs. In addition, fellows participate in the French-American Leadership Program, which features lectures, site visits, cultural immersion, and mentorship support aimed at developing the next generation of transatlantic leaders.

The Marshall Scholarship is available to study at any UK university in any subject at graduate level. Candidates are selected who have the potential to excel as scholars, leaders, and as contributors to improved UK-U.S. understanding. Assessment will be based on academic merit, leadership potential, and ambassadorial potential. 

Candidates may apply for a one-year or a two-year scholarship but not both.

*Note: a campus endorsement is required

The National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate (NDSEG) Fellowship program was established in 1989 by direction of congress as an approach to increasing the number of United States (U.S.) citizens receiving doctoral degrees in science and engineering (S&E) disciplines of military importance. NDSEG Fellowships last for a period of up to four years (based on continued funding).

Applicants who are interested in furthering their education in the disciplines of military importance compete for Fellowship opportunities listed under DoD’s Broad Agency Announcements (BAAs) in research development. The broad research area disciplines include, but are not limited to the following:

• Aeronautical and astronautical engineering
• Astrodynamics
• Biomedical engineering
• Biosciences (includes toxicology)
• Chemical engineering
• Chemistry
• Civil engineering
  Cognitive, neural, and behavioral sciences
• Computer and computational sciences
• Electrical engineering
• Geosciences (includes terrain, water, and air)
• Materials science and engineering
• Mathematics
• Mechanical engineering
• Naval architecture and ocean engineering (includes undersea systems)
• Oceanography (includes ocean acoustics, remote sensing, and marine meteorology)
• Physics (including optics) and space physics

Areas of interest that fall outside of the list may be considered if it is a STEM field and is related to one or more of these fields. Selected Fellows can choose the U.S. Institution to attend for pursuit of their doctoral degree. 

• Mentorship. All fellows participate in a year-long preparation program. Mentors and coaches help the fellows identify a graduate program, find a research mentor, and apply to graduate programs. Fellows also form a network with one another and with faculty advisors.
• Funding. Once enrolled in a qualifying graduate program, fellows receive the following funding each year for three years. This funding is paid through the fellow's institution:
  • $37,000 stipend
  • $16,000 per year cost-of-education allowance

The Newhouse Diversity News Fellowship is a highly competitive 18-month program that provides two generous awards each year to minority students. The winners study in the magazine, newspaper, and digital journalism master’s program at the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University. While attending classes, students work as part-time reporting interns for Advance Media New York, where they build clips and get on-the-job training. 

*Note: gaining admission into the Syracuse University Magazine, News, and Digital Journalism program is required.

Application period: November to January

The National Institutes of Health Oxford-Cambridge Scholars Program is an accelerated, individualized doctoral training program for outstanding science students committed to careers in biomedical research. The scholar's doctorate, usually completed in four years, is conferred by either Oxford or Cambridge, depending on where research is done; hence applicants must meet requirements for acceptance into the graduate program of the relevant University. Students conduct research at both locations and potentially other sites including field work in Africa and elsewhere around the world. The projects culminate in the award of D.Phil. or Ph.D. in science from either Oxford or Cambridge. Students may also pursue M.D./Ph.D. training through partnerships the program maintains with a broad range of American medical schools.

Ph.D. Program: Each NIH Oxford-Cambridge Scholar is given the opportunity to work with at least two different research supervisors - one at the NIH and one at either Oxford or Cambridge - on a project that involves a collaborative undertaking by the two laboratories (visit the Collaborations Page on the web site for further information). Students carry out research with a goal of earning a Doctor of Philosophy degree (Ph.D. or D. Phil.), which requires spending roughly equal amounts of time at the NIH and at the chosen University.

Most doctoral study programs in the UK do not require the completion of formal coursework, and the doctoral degree can be completed in three to five years. Upon completion of the program, students are awarded a doctorate by either Cambridge or Oxford University.

NIH M.D./Ph.D. Partnership Training Program: The NIH Oxford-Cambridge Scholars Program can accommodate students seeking combined MD/PhD training as the pathway to a career as a physician-scientist. Students admitted to NIH MD/PhD Partnership Training Program conduct research in the NIH intramural research program as part of a coordinated plan of dual-degree training with a U.S. medical school in preparation for a career as a physician-investigator in basic or translational science. Students can combine medical school training with the NIH OxCam Scholars Ph.D. program in one of three academic tracks outlined below.  For students in Track 1, the process of mentor selection and laboratory rotations is accelerated so that the student is ready to begin Ph.D. thesis work in the Fall of the third year of study after completion of the first two years of medical school, as much as one year ahead of other M.D./Ph.D. training programs.

• Track 1: Simultaneous admission to both programs. Undergraduate or post-baccalaureate students can apply for MSTP (Medical Student Training Program) programs at medical schools and the GPP (Graduate Partnership Program) during the same admission cycle. If admitted to both programs, the student can enter the partnering MSTP medical school with the permission of the GPP and MSTP program directors. In most cases, the sequence of training in this track would be similar to the usual MSTP training pathway (see timeline on website). Student must apply to medical schools for combined-degree training to be considered for the partnership pathway.
• Track 2: Admission to Ph.D. training from medical school. Medical students can apply to an NIH GPP program and begin graduate training generally after completing the pre-clinical medical school curriculum. Students in 'year-out' programs such as the NIH-HHMI Research Scholars Program or the Clinical Research Training Program can also apply for Ph.D. training in this track. Upon acceptance to the GPP, students can then apply for MSTP status to the MSTP program of their medical school.
• Track 3: Admission to medical school and an MSTP during Ph.D. training. Students wishing to pursue this pathway should apply to medical schools for combined degree training (not medical school only) so their applications are considered by the MSTP admissions committee at the medical school. Applying to this pathway during the first or second year of Ph.D. training is preferred so the training can be as integrated as possible. Because the 'Ph.D.' pathway is non-traditional, admissions standards may be higher than in Tracks 1 and 2.

The Schwarzman Scholars program is a a one-year, fully-funded master’s program at Tsinghua University in Beijing, designed to build a global community of future leaders who will serve to deepen understanding between China and the rest of the world. It was created to respond to the geopolitical landscape of the 21st century, from the belief that the success of future leaders will depend upon an understanding of China's role in global trends.

Students live and study on the campus of Schwarzman College, a newly-built facility. All classes are taught in English. Students pursue degrees in one of three disciplines:

• Public Policy
• Economics and Business
• International Studies

Each year, as many as 200 students will be accepted to the program: 45% from the United States, 20% from China and 35% from elsewhere in the world.

APAICS provides exceptional graduates and young professionals with opportunities to work on policy issues as full-time staff members of a U.S. congressional office, federal agency, or nonprofit community organization in Washington, D.C. Recent tracks include: Aerospace & Defense; Health Policy; Clean Energy & Innovation.

Application period: November to February

Capital fellows engage in public service and prepare for future careers while actively contributing to the development and implementation of public policy in California. Fellows in each program work as full-time members for 10 or 11 months, are employees of Sacramento State University, and are typically given assignments with a significant responsibility and challenge. Fellows also enroll as graduate students at Sacramento State University and receive graduate units from the university's Government Department or Public Policy and Administration Program.

Application period: September to December

CHCIPPF is a nine-month paid program in Washington, D.C., that offers talented Latinos who have received a bachelor's degree within three years of the program start date the opportunity to gain hands-on experience at the national level in the public policy area of their choice. Fellows work in congressional offices, federal agencies, national nonprofit advocacy organizations, and the private sector. 

Application period: August to December

Each year, through the James C. Gaither Junior Fellows program, the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace offers approximately 15 one-year fellowships to uniquely qualified graduating seniors and individuals who have graduated during the past academic year. James C. Gaither Junior Fellows work as research assistants to Carnegie’s senior scholars in the following research programs:

The 2025-2026 programs / projects include:

• Democracy, Conflict, and Governance
• American Statecraft
• Nuclear Policy
• Technology and International Affairs
• Middle East
• International Security and Political Economy [to work with the International Security and South Asia Programs]
• Asia Program
• Russia and Eurasia
• Africa Program
• Global Order and Institutions
• Sustainability, Climate, and Geopolitics
• Europe

The Blakemore Foundation was founded in 1990 by Tom and Frances Blakemore for the purpose of providing fellowships for the advanced study of Asian languages and grants to facilitate the introduction of Asian art to communities in the United States.

Blakemore Freeman Fellowships are awarded for one academic year (two semesters or three quarters) of advanced level language study in East or Southeast Asia. Eligible languages are Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Indonesian, Khmer, Thai, and Vietnamese. Fellowships cover tuition, and a stipend for related educational expenses, basic living costs and transportation. The Blakemore Foundation makes grants for study only at specific language programs.

Blakemore Kingfisher Fellowships are awarded for nine to twelve months of full-time, intensive language study of Chinese or Korean in East Asia. These grants are open to citizens or permanent residents of the United States and Canada who have demonstrated intent to pursue an academic career in Chinese or Korean art history prior to the 20th century.

The Alaska Fellows Program is a year-year-long fellowship that places dynamic college graduates with organizations across Alaska. Fellows are supported by teams of well-connected members of the Anchorage, Juneau, Sitka, and Fairbanks communities who help make introductions, integrate the class of fellows into the community, and share high-octane Alaska experiences in outdoor, civic, and community life. Fellows across the four sites live communally and attend program-funded events that draw together all twenty-plus fellows across all four sites to cultivate connections, friendships, and common identity at the beginning and end of the program.

*Note: Individuals who are committed to living in Alaska after the fellowship period are more competitive.

The Coro Fellows Program in Public Affairs is a full-time, nine month, graduate-level experiential leadership training program that prepares diverse, intelligent and committed individuals for effective and ethical leadership in the public affairs arena. Unconventional by traditional academic standards, the Fellows Program is rigorous and demanding, an unparalleled opportunity for personal and professional growth. The Fellows Program is offered in Los Angeles, New York, Pittsburgh, San Francisco and St. Louis.

Echoing Green supports bold leaders from all over the world who see possibility in the face of the most existential challenges of our day. Together, they strive to build a world that has yet to exist: a future free from racism and its far-reaching consequences where all people can thrive.

This Fellowship is for people whose enterprises are at an early stage and who are experts on the challenge they’ve chosen to confront. The program seeks leaders who reflect the community they serve and bring deep knowledge of the issues into their work as they co-design solutions with and for their communities. Fellows receive support in the form of capacity building, capital, community, wellness and wellbeing resources, seed funding, and expert mentorship.

Fellows are lifelong members of Echoing Green’s community and work across issue areas to advance equity, including education, climate justice, human rights, health, and more.

The El Pomar Fellowship program is for recent college graduates and early career professionals seeking to serve as leaders in the state of Colorado. As a two-year program, Fellows work full-time for the El Pomar Foundation, spending 80 percent of their time supporting programs and grant making work of El Pomar and 20 percent of their time participating in a comprehensive professional development curriculum.

Established in 1974, the Luce Scholars Program is a nationally competitive 13-month fellowship that offers early-career leaders immersive, professional experiences in Asia. We aim to forge stronger relationships across geographic borders by creating opportunities for young Americans to deepen their ties and understanding of the countries, cultures, and people of Asia.                  

The Luce Scholars Program provides stipends, language training, and individualized professional placement in Asia for 18 Luce Scholars each year. The program welcomes applications from college seniors, graduate students, and young professionals in a variety of fields, with a range of backgrounds and experiences, who have had limited exposure to Asia. 

Today, there are about 800 Luce Scholars alumni living around the world, making invaluable contributions as global leaders and citizens and building lifelong professional relationships that began with this program. Their experiences demonstrate that there is no better way to build mutual understanding and a sense of common purpose than through sustained, immersive, in-person engagement with others.

The mission of the San Francisco Fellows program is to foster community stewardship. The Fellows program is a unique opportunity to learn about public administration in local government while working full time as a City employee. Competitively selected applicants will join a cohort of Fellows for a 12-month full-time work experience as City employees. Fellows will earn a salary, plus health, dental, retirement and other benefits.

Fellows work on various programs and projects that have a direct impact on City operations. Projects span a broad range of City functions and departments, involving analysis, planning, and program development. Fellows are placed in various departments throughout the City.

Fellows gain valuable full-time professional work experience and skills such as leadership, communication, technical skills, and other professional development. The cohort experience includes regularly scheduled learning sessions built into the Fellows' work schedule to provide a well-rounded, thorough introduction to San Francisco government operations, policies, and strategies.

Application period: December to January

The Bill Emerson National Hunger Fellowship, a project of the Congressional Hunger Center, is a unique leadership development opportunity for motivated individuals seeking to make a difference in the struggle to eliminate hunger and poverty. Each year 16 to 20 participants are selected for this eleven-month program.

Fellows are placed for half their term of service with urban and rural community-based organizations all over the country involved in fighting hunger at the local level, such as grassroots organizing groups, food banks, economic development agencies, local advocacy groups and faith-based organizations. They then move to Washington, DC to complete the year with national organizations involved in the anti-hunger and poverty movement, including national advocacy organizations, think tanks, and federal agencies.

The Greenlining Institute is a national policy, organizing and leadership institute working for racial and economic justice. Greenlining ensures that grassroots leaders are participating in major policy debates by building diverse coalitions that work together to advance solutions to our nation's most pressing problems. Greenlining builds public awareness of issues facing communities of color, increases civic participation, and advocates for public and private policies that create opportunities for people and families to make the American Dream a reality.

• The Fellowship Program is a year-long training program for young leaders who have completed, at minimum, their undergraduate degree by the start of the program. Fellows are assigned to specific program areas and develop expertise with the direction of a Program Manager and the Academy Director. Although the curriculum is similar to that of the Associates program, Fellows are given more responsibility and independence to implement projects and programs. Fellows participate in leadership skills workshops, attend power lunch series with key stakeholders, and conduct site visits to community, government, and corporate entities. Fellows receive regular professional and personal skill development and are given opportunities to interact with the media, write reports/press releases, fundraise, testify at policy hearings, and participate in key meetings with top government officials, corporate CEOs, and political leaders.
• The Summer Associates Program is an intensive 10-week training program for young leaders who have completed, at minimum, their undergraduate degrees by the start of the program. Associates manage research and advocacy projects with the direction of a Greenlining staff member. Associates present their findings and projects in both a written and oral report at the end of the program. Associates participate in leadership skills workshops, attend power lunches with key stakeholders, and conduct site visits to community, government, and corporate entities. Overall, Associates are exposed to key community leaders, new issues, and new methods of advocacy. Associates receive regular mentorship, professional and personal skill development and are given opportunities to interact with the media, write reports/press releases, testify at key policy hearings, and participate in key meetings with top government officials, corporate CEOs, and political leaders.

Humanity in Action (HIA) programs are carried out over five weeks during the summer in the United States, Poland, the Netherlands, Germany, Denmark, and Bosnia Herzegovina. The HIA fellowship strives to facilitate a collective exploration of the social and political roots of discrimination, and to provide a forum where potential solutions can be considered and discussed. The programs are intended to instill a responsibility among HIA fellows to recognize and address the need to protect minorities and promote human rights in their own communities and around the world.

As a requirement of participation, fellows are obligated to create an outreach initiative - an "Action Project" - in their home communities. The initiative should reflect the HIA fellowship experience. Upon successful completion, fellows are invited to become senior fellows and to join the global HIA network of young advocates.

The Mickey Leland International Hunger Fellowship is a two-year opportunity to promote global food and nutrition security through learning and hands-on work. Leland Fellows gain experience and professional skills working with host organizations in development or humanitarian placements around the world, and learn to see what works in international development—and what doesn't—and how to make the system more efficient, more effective, and more just. Each class of Leland Fellows forms a learning cohort, sharing knowledge and insight and growing together throughout the two year program. And the Hunger Center's dynamic leadership development curriculum centers the skills required to create change in the international development and humanitarian sectors.

Leland Fellows are placed with host organizations—international and local NGOs, multi-lateral organizations, private sector entities, or U.N. Agencies—making substantive contributions to both program and policy initiatives.

Individuals from diverse racial and ethnic backgrounds as well as those with lived experience of food insecurity are especially encouraged to apply to the Leland Fellowship.

The Herbert Scoville Jr. Peace Fellowship national fellowship program provides college graduates with the opportunity to gain a Washington perspective on key issues of peace and security. Twice yearly, the fellowship's board of directors selects a group of individuals to spend six to nine months in Washington. Supported by a stipend, the Fellows serve as full-time project assistants at the participating organization of their choice. Fellows also select a board member to serve as a mentor.

RISE stands for Research Internships in Science and Engineering. RISE Professional offers summer research internships in Germany to Master’s and Ph.D. students from USA, Canada, Great Britain or Ireland at companies and non-university research institutions with strong relations to industry. Undergraduates who are RISE Germany alumni are also eligible. Depending on the internship, recent graduates are also eligible. RISE Professional is funded by the German Federal Foreign Office.

• The program is open for students in the field of biology, chemistry, computer science, physics, earth science, engineering or a closely related field
• All participants receive a scholarship from DAAD and an additional stipend from their host company/institution to help cover living expenses
• Funding is possible for a period up to six months depending on the internship in summer or fall
• German language requirements vary according to the internship placement
• Undergraduates who are Alumni from the RISE Germany program and recent graduates(depending on the internship) are also eligible to apply

An opportunity for recent college graduates to spend one or two years performing full-time research in the Intramural Research Program at the National Institutes of Health (NIH). 

This program is for recent college graduates considering graduate or professional school in healthcare and STEM fields. These are full-time research positions within one of the NIH Institutes and Centers (ICs) in the NIH Intramural Research Program. Research groups are located on many NIH campuses, including the main campus in Bethesda, MD.

Postbacs train in research groups directed by a Principal Investigator (PI). We offer research opportunities in the biomedical, behavioral, and social sciences with opportunities to explore basic, translational, and clinical research. Students with experience in biology, engineering, epidemiology, psychology, mathematics, chemistry, pharmaceutical sciences, nursing, physics, computer science, bioinformatics, and other health-related fields are invited to apply. Postbacs may not work in administrative offices or outside of the NIH Intramural Research Program.

In addition to an intensive research experience, our postbacs have access to:

• professional development programs focused on core competencies needed for success in research and healthcare careers
• educational and career advising
• a comprehensive well-being and resilience program

https://aif.org/fellowship/

The Banyan Impact Fellowship (formerly the William J. Clinton Fellowship) for Service in India is an immersive, 12-month service program matching young professionals with development organizations. Fellows work on scalable and sustainable development projects in the fields of education, livelihoods, and public health. Through collaboration and capacity-building, fellows work with the American India Foundation and civil society leaders to form dynamic partnerships to capacity-build, exchange knowledge and skills, and share a mutual passion for advancing social and economic development.

Fellows support AIF partner organizations at a crucial moment of scalability by meeting their human resource and organizational needs through skills-sharing, training, and capacity-building. Responsibilities vary based on a fellow’s skills, experience, and interests. Each fellow is paired with a project supervisor at the host organization and with AIF staff member for support throughout the project.

Previous projects have included: program design and implementation, monitoring and evaluation, graphic design, videography, data collection and visualization, developing digital content, event planning, qualitative and quantitative research, creative writing, curriculum design, fundraising, teaching, training teachers, community organizing, managing information systems, and marketing and communications. 

Application period: April to January

https://www.interexchange.org/foundation/christianson-grant/

Open to: U.S. citizens or permanent residents (between 18-28 years old)

The InterExchange Foundation Christianson Grant provides awards of up to $10,000 to motivated young Americans who create and carry out their own meaningful service projects abroad.

Projects should focus on an issue and a region of the world about which applicants are passionate, and should showcase specific skill-sets and the tangible, sustainable contributions to be made to a community abroad. Proposed programs must be at least six months in length and emphasize a work, internship, and/or volunteer component. 

Past grantees’ projects have focused on multiple international issues, including public health, environmental conservation, legal advocacy, women’s and girls’ rights, microfinance, education, and poverty alleviation, among other topics. Grantees share their experiences via regular blog posts about their project and a completion report in order to further international understanding and promote cultural awareness.

Application deadlines: March 15, July 15, October 15

https://www.princetoninafrica.org/about-piaf/

Application period: August to November

Application period: November to January