The John Lewis Young Leaders (JLYL) program looks for highly motivated students who are interested in making a career out of organizing work. These students should be self-starters and not afraid to go against the grain. Students should be able to see themselves as human rights defenders and be impact-minded. Most importantly, the program looks for students who come from marginalized backgrounds and are most often targeted by systemic issues that do not afford them the opportunities and resources needed to become human rights advocates.
The John McCain Dissertation Award is awarded annually to up to two outstanding doctoral dissertations for exceptional academic contributions in the field of political science, with an emphasis on the transatlantic relationship.
The John S. McCain Strategic Defense Fellowship Program is a 1-year US Department of Defense (DoD) development program for recent advanced degree program graduates from across multiple academic disciplines.
The Joint Japan/World Bank Graduate Studies Program offers scholarships for 41 Participating Master’s Programs in 24 universities in the U.S., Europe, Africa, Oceania and Japan in key areas of development, including economic policy management, tax policy, and infrastructure management.
The Kosovo American Education Fund (KAEF) provides graduate fellowships to promising Kosovars for top-level training at select U.S. universities.
The Library of Congress Junior Fellows Program (JFP) is a paid, 10-week annual summer internship program that enables undergraduate, graduate students, and recent graduates to gain career experience by working with analog and digital collections and supporting the services of the world’s largest library.
The Liu Xiaobo Fellowship provides significant professional experience for individuals with a background in Chinese politics, law, and society, in addition to strong Chinese language skills. Fellows work closely with the Commission and its staff on the full array of issues concerning human rights, the rule of law, and governance in China (including criminal justice, institutions of democratic governance, environmental issues, religious freedom, freedom of expression, ethnic minority rights, women’s rights, etc.).
Luce Scholars Program provides stipends, language training, and individualized professional placement in Asia for college seniors, graduate students, and young professionals.
Mandela Washington Fellowship for Young African Leaders brings promising young African leaders ages 25-35 to U.S. universities for a six-week academic and leadership institute in business and entrepreneurship, civic leadership or public management.
Marcellus Policy Fellows will wrestle with ideas that can animate a prudent foreign policy. They will hone their writing skills under expert guidance, crafting a detailed policy paper and a related policy memorandum and op-ed.
Marshall Scholarships finance young Americans of high ability to study for a degree in the United Kingdom. Up to fifty Scholars are selected each year to study at graduate level at an UK institution in any field of study.
Kampelman Fellows join a team of world-class experts at a U.S. government commission that advances national security by promoting human rights, military security, and economic cooperation in 57 countries in Europe, Eurasia, and North America.