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Junior Research Fellowships (JRFs)

These posts are generally affiliated with particular colleges , and are advertised via their websites. Some posts are advertised in the Appointments section of the Gazette and/or in the Research section of the University job site .

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Junior Research Fellowship

Junior research fellowship (pembroke college, oxford).

Pembroke College wishes to appoint a Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) in Education, Data Science and Statistical Methods. The appointment is full time from 15 January 2023, with a duration of 2 years.

The post-holder will spend 50% of their time on independent research projects in the field of Higher Education, and in particular access to and participation in Higher Education by individuals from disadvantaged and under-represented groups.  This should incorporate research involving the analysis of large data-sets.

For 50% of their time, the post-holder will undertake projects under the direction of the Director of CredOx, or members of the CredOx Advisory Board, whose interests are likely to be focused on the better use of data to support wider participation in Higher Education, including the University of Oxford.  Projects may also include analysis of data to support Pembroke College’s access initiatives, including the OxNet outreach programme which operates in the North West, the North East and London (see https://www.oxnet.org/ ).  There will also be an opportunity for the development of projects related to the interests of the successful candidate. Limited teaching may be undertaken with the permission of the Director of CredOx.

A recent or soon-to-be-completed doctorate in a relevant field is essential, and preference will be given to candidates within 3 years of completing their PhD, or who have had to take a career-break at an early stage of their career.

This is a College vacancy. Selection criteria and the terms and conditions that apply to this post are available in the further particulars available on the College’s website ( https://www.pmb.ox.ac.uk/work-with-us ). We would also encourage all applicants to complete the equal opportunity monitoring form available on the college website.

The closing date for receipt of applications is 12:00 noon on 3rd January 2023. Applications should be submitted by email to [email protected] and should include:

• A letter of application of 1-2 sides explaining why you wish to be considered for this position. The covering letter should make clear how your research meets the selection criteria.
• Curriculum vitae, which must include details of higher education, research, and any publications to date.
• A one-page research proposal with details of research to be conducted over the 2-year duration.
• Names, positions, and email addresses of three academic referees. The referees will only be contacted to request a reference if the application is shortlisted.

The stipend for the role is £33,000 per annum. Benefits include a research allowance of £1,545 per annum and lunches and dinners when the College kitchens are open. These benefits are subject to revision. Interviews are currently planned to take place on or around the 13th January.

Applications are particularly welcome from women and black and minority ethnic candidates, who are under-represented in academic posts in Oxford.  The College is an equal opportunities employer.

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Shaw Foundation Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) in Law, Jesus College

Salary:  The salary is on points 29-31 of the national pay spine, starting with point 29 (currently £36,024 per annum). Free meals in College, USS pension, research allowance of £1,000 per annum, are also offered.

Jesus College Oxford invites applications for the Shaw Foundation Junior Research Fellowship in Law, tenable for a fixed term of three years from 1 October 2024, or as soon as possible thereafter. The Fellowship is intended for outstanding candidates who are early career researchers on an independent career track.

The successful candidate will have a good first degree in Law or an equivalent qualification; normally will be in possession of a doctorate in Law or a related field (awarded since 1 October 2019), or close to completion; have a coherent proposed research programme for the duration of the Fellowship, of a standard which will contribute to and enhance the national and international profile of Law in the University; have a record of publications and other output demonstrating research expertise in the field, appropriate to the career stage of the applicant; be able to communicate their subject clearly; be able to demonstrate the suitability of Oxford for carrying out the proposed research.

The duties will be to: build an international research profile by engaging in original and high quality research in the field of Law; disseminate the results of research through publications and participation in conferences; act as Graduate Advisor to postgraduates; attend and co-organise College research symposia; undertake teaching for Law course undergraduate students.

Further information on the Junior Research Fellowship may be obtained from the College website: Shaw Foundation Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) in Law - Jesus College (ox.ac.uk)

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Post: Non-Stipendiary Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) in History

Closing date and time: 09/06/2023 12:00 pm

Jesus College, Oxford invites applications for a Non-Stipendiary Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) in History, tenable for three years from 1 October 2023, or as soon as possible thereafter.

The fellowship is open to those pursuing research in history and who are at an early stage of their academic career, typically at post-doctoral level..

The successful candidate will have a doctorate in History or a related field, or be close to completion of their doctorate; have a coherent proposed research programme for the duration of the Fellowship, of a standard which will contribute to and enhance the national and international profile of History in the University; have a record of publications and other output demonstrating research expertise in History, both published and forthcoming, appropriate to the career stage of the applicant; be able to communicate well about their subject; be able to demonstrate the suitability of Oxford for carrying out the proposed research.

Free meals in College, College office-space equipped with standard Windows desktop PC and black & white printer, and an annual research allowance are offered.

Applicants must have their research funded from another source.

Further information on the Junior Research Fellowship may be obtained from the link below.

Further Particulars: NON-STIPENDIARY-JUNIOR-RESEARCH-FELLOWSHIP-IN-HISTORY.pdf

Applicants should complete the online form by 12pm, noon on Friday, 9 June 2023.

It is the responsibility of applicants to ask their referees to upload their reference letters via the reference submission portal by the same date.

Queries may be addressed through the Principal’s PA, Mrs Helen Gee ( [email protected] ).

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Magdalen; Fellowship by Examination (JRF); £43,519; 17 October

Magdalen; non-stipendiary Visiting Fellowships; 13 December

New College; Food & Beverage Hall Supervisor; £25,742–£27,979; open until filled

Nuffield; Postdoctoral Prize Research Fellowships in Sociology; £39,378; 23 September

Pembroke; Computing Technician (Shared Oxford Colleges IT Consortium); £28,000–£32,000; 13 September

Pembroke; Senior Alumni Relations Officer (maternity cover); £34,000–£36,000; 23 September

St Catherine's; Library Assistant; noon, 25 September                            

St Edmund Hall; Finance Bursar’s Executive Assistant & Committee Secretary; £32,332-£38,205; 9am, 20 September

St Edmund Hall; Lodge Receptionist/Porter; £27,979; 9am, 13 September

St Edmund Hall; Weekend Lodge Receptionist/Porter; £27,979 pro rata; 9am, 20 September

St Hilda’s; Chef de Partie, £30,487; open until filled

University of Cambridge; Ray Dolby Professorship of Theoretical and Experimental Physics; 12 September

University of Cambridge; Professorship of Politics; 15 September

University of Cambridge; Professorship of Sociology; 28 October

University of Cambridge; Charles Darwin Professorship of Animal Embryology; 15 October

University of Cambridge; Slade Professorship of Fine Art; 9 October

Darwin College, Cambridge; non-stipendiary Research Fellowships (wef October 2025); 9 November

Darwin College, Cambridge; Moses and Mary Finley Research Fellowship; 5 October

Corpus Christi College, Cambridge; Admissions Tutor; noon, 8 November

Magdalene College, Cambridge; 3 year Junior Research Fellowship; £26,919 (plus meals and accommodation); 30 September

Peterhouse, Cambridge; 3-year Research Fellowships (wef 1 October 2024); 11 September

Queen's, Cambridge; Junior Research Fellowships/Early Career Fellowships; £27,979–£32,332; 27 September

Wolfson College, Cambridge; up to 10 one-year non-stipendiary Junior Research Fellowships (effective from 1 January, 1 April or 1 October 2025 dependent upon funding); noon, 1 October

University of Cambridge: Research Fellowships Competition

Tenable from the start of the academic year 2025–26; closing dates for application on or near 1 October 2024; advertisements will appear online and not later than 31 August 2024; advertisements for competitions with a later closing date will normally appear in the Cambridge University Reporter and the Oxford University Gazette , as well as online

Non-Stipendiary Junior Research Fellowship in Humanities and Social Sciences 2023

CLOSING DATE 16 June 2023

Blackfriars Hall proposes to elect up to 5 non-stipendiary Junior Research Fellows in Humanities and Social Sciences, if candidates of sufficient merit present themselves, from 1 October 2023. Candidates will be required to be engaged in research work within an Oxford University Department or Faculty.

Junior Research Fellowships are intended for those with limited research experience, who have recently completed or are shortly about to complete a doctorate. These Fellowships are not suitable for those at an early stage of their doctoral studies. No more than three years should have elapsed since receipt of a doctorate. (Exceptions will be made only for candidates whose postdoctoral academic career has been interrupted by, for example, childbirth, family commitments, illness, or compulsory military service. A statement giving reasons why an exception should be considered must be included with the application).

Preference will be given to candidates who have not already held a Junior Research Fellowship, and to candidates who have studied for their DPhil at Blackfriars Hall.

Junior Research Fellows will have access to the Hall’s new Research suite and Senior Common Room, and will have use of computing and printing facilities. Junior Research Fellows may be asked to act as a College Adviser to graduate students, and will be allocated an academic mentor from the among the Senior Staff of the Hall.

Tenure and Renewal

Junior Research Fellows will be elected for three years.

The Fellowships are non-stipendiary. Candidates are asked to demonstrate their financial independence with evidence of their means of support. Where funds are applied for but not confirmed, any offer will be conditional on proof of funding being provided before the start of the Fellowship.

Junior Research Fellows will be entitled to apply for travel bursaries for conference and research use, and for book grants.

Candidates should themselves write directly to two referees asking them without further request from the Hall to send a one-page confidential reference. No more than two references will be accepted. References should be emailed as a pdf file to the Academic Registrar:  [email protected]

Applications

Applications, typed or clearly printed, should include:

• a completed application form ( download here )
• a curriculum vitae
• the names of your two referees
• details of your current and proposed research.
• Any additional information relevant to the application should be included in a covering letter.

Please email your complete application to arrive by the closing date to: [email protected]

  Length of contract: 3 years

CLOSING DATE: 16 June 2023

UK Border Agency legislation on the Right to Work in the UK. Successful candidates will be required to provide satisfactory evidence of their Right to Work in the UK. This is a requirement for ‘unpaid’ positions as well as paid employment.

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Guru Nanak Junior Research Fellow

£40,500 per annum, hours of work, 37.5 hours per week, length of contract, 2 years and 6 months, application deadline, 20 september 2024 at 4:00 pm.

Wolfson College, a postgraduate college of the University of Oxford, proposes to appoint one stipendiary Junior Research Fellow in the culture of the Punjab from c. 1450 CE to the present with particular reference to the teachings of and the traditions established by Guru Nanak.

Oxford has a rich history of engagement with the Indian subcontinent and a bustling academic life related to both the traditions and the present of South Asia. With the excellent library facilities of the Bodleian Library, which includes the former Indian Institute Library, and the outstanding collection of Indian objects in the Ashmolean Museum and various degree courses on South Asia, the academic field flourishes in Oxford. Furthermore, the University has a large body of staff and students with close links to Punjab.

Wolfson College is one of the Oxford colleges with the highest concentration of expertise on South Asia. Current experts on the field include Nikita Sud, Professor of Politics of Development; Nayanika Mathur, Professor of Anthropology and South Asian Studies; John Lowe, Associate Professor of Sanskrit; Imre Bangha, Associate Professor of Hindi. Beyond South Asia, Wolfson has a wide range of expertise in Asian studies as well. Furthermore, Wolfson has a high number of students from South Asia or with roots in South Asia. Additionally, Wolfson has hosted and supported several conferences organised by the Punjab Research Group (UK), the internationally most developed research group on Punjab (whose Director is Prof. Pritam Singh).

To further strengthen research on Punjab and to offer a scholarly home within a dynamic community of South Asian scholars, Wolfson College is seeking to appoint an outstanding scholar to a stipendiary Junior Research Fellowship in in the culture of the Punjab from c. 1450 CE to the present with particular reference to the teachings of and the traditions established by Guru Nanak. The Fellowship will be based in Oxford.

Main tasks of the Fellowship

• to undertake research related to the culture of the Punjab from c. 1450 CE to the present with particular reference to the teachings of and the traditions established by Guru Nanak;
• to publish in any disciplinary or interdisciplinary field of humanities and/or social sciences;
• to participate actively in the academic life of the College, including organisation of events related to the field of their expertise;
• to act as College Advisor to a number of Wolfson students;
• to conduct some tutorial teaching and lecturing if an opportunity arises;
• to be based in Oxford.

Further particulars

• The College encourages the successful candidate to build a strong partnership with relevant departments. Details of the opportunities available to postdocs in Oxford are available at the Researcher Hub here: https://www.ox.ac.uk/research/support-researchers/researcher-hub ;
• The post brings with it no teaching obligations but the successful candidate may undertake teaching (including tutorial teaching and lecturing) if and when invited to do so.

Qualifications and experience required

• Hold or be near completion to a PhD in a relevant discipline;
• Demonstrate a high level of academic achievement, appropriate to the stage of the candidate’s career, with evidence of and potential for producing excellent research;
• Evidence of high-quality publications (this includes papers or books published or accepted for publication);
• Demonstrate a commitment to engage with current and forward-looking methodologies and theoretical approaches in the humanities or social sciences;
• Have excellent communication and presentation skills;
• Provide evidence of commitment to their own professional development.

The Fellowship will be for two and a half years starting on 1 January 2025, or as soon as possible thereafter, and is not renewable. Applications are particularly welcome from women, black and minority ethnic candidates who are under-represented in academic posts in Oxford.

The annual remuneration package comprises a stipend of £40,500 per annum and Common Table rights for the Fellow’s own meals in Hall (currently £58.00 per week).

To apply please follow the instructions outlined in the further particulars of the job, which you can download from this page together with an application form.

Closing date for applications is 20 September 2024, 4.00pm. Interviews will take place on the afternoon of Thursday, 24 October 2024.

Non-Stipendiary College Associations for Research Staff

Welcome to the Non-Stipendiary College Associations webpage.

Benefits of acquiring a college association

There are many benefits to acquiring a college association.  Most importantly, it enables researchers to meet and talk with people beyond their own department or academic discipline.  An opportunity to engage with the wider collegiate research and teaching community is considered a quintessential part of the Oxford experience, for University research staff as well as their external collaborators and visitors.  Such benefits are at the core of the collegiate system.

Information for college administration teams

• Please see more information and our video on -  For colleges: The benefits of researcher associates .
• If you would like to advertise vacancies on this page, please email  [email protected]

Types of Association

• There are many different forms of non-stipendiary college associations, from Junior Research Fellowships to lighter forms of association such as Senior Common Room membership or association in return for acting as a College Adviser. 
• The form of non-stipendiary association offered will vary by college and/or vacancy. 
• All vacancies listed below are for non-stipendiary positions.  Applicants must have their salary funded via another source. 
• All forms of association enable researchers to meet others outside their field,  and to forge new intellectual and social links.

The application process

• Applications for non-stipendiary association should be made directly to the relevant college following the procedure described in the further particulars.
• Please see the details of each individual opportunity to learn more about entitlements offered, the eligibility requirements, and the objectives of the college in making the appointment.
• Associations are in demand and there are usually more research staff seeking college association than positions available, leading to a competitive selection process. 
• Following the positive discussion among Head of House at Conference on 8 December 2020, colleges are encouraged to expand the number of associations going forward and so do revisit this page if you do not find a suitable vacancy today.

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• Stipendiary college positions are not advertised on this page and can be found at the Conference of Colleges vacancies page .
• Colleges are invited to advertise their vacancies for non-stipendiary college association to University research staff via this page.   Additional opportunities may be advertised on the website of individual colleges.

Vacancies for non-stipendiary college associations for University research staff are listed below:

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Non-stipendiary junior research fellowships.

Corpus Christi College invites applications for a non-stipendiary Junior Research Fellow tenable for up to three years from 1st October 2024. Applications are invited in all subject areas and in particular the Social Sciences. Applicants should be conducting research in a subject offered by the College.

Applicants should be close to finishing their doctorate and should have submitted their thesis by the time they take up the Fellowship. Post-doctoral applicants are also welcome provided that no more than two years have elapsed since completion.

JRFs receive a research allowance (currently £2,866), hospitality allowance (currently £524), a book allowance (currently £937) and full common table rights (free lunch and dinner every day that the College kitchen is open). JRFs are also eligible to submit bids (of up to £10,000) to the College’s Small Grant Research Fund. The College may be able to provide office space but this cannot be guaranteed.

Applications should be submitted by email to  [email protected]  and should include a curriculum vitae, a brief statement of research plans, specifying academic department, and the names of two referees. Applications should be received by Midday on 25 April 2024.  Referees should be asked to send their references by email to  [email protected] by the same date.

Interviews may be held.

The appointed applicants will be required to provide evidence of their stipendiary position and attachment to the University prior to taking up the JRF. The Fellowship will run coterminously with the stipendiary position for up to three years.

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The following fellowship opportunities accept applications from students and alumni without U.S. citizenship. Specific restrictions are listed next to the title of each opportunity below. Note: programs accepting U.S. permanent residents, nationals, or those with work authorization also accept U.S. citizens.

This list includes only selected opportunities. If you would like to view a longer list of fellowships available to students without U.S. citizenship, please contact  [email protected] .

We also encourage you to visit  Immigrants Rising for lists of additional opportunities. 

Undergraduate Opportunities

The Goldwater award provides scholarship support to undergraduate students majoring in the natural sciences, engineering and mathematics who intend to pursue research careers in these fields. The award provides $7500 annually in support for undergraduate tuition, room and board, books and fees.

Open to Sophomore and Junior natural sciences, engineering, or math majors who are actively involved in research.

• Recent SCU Goldwater winner: Rob Cady (2022), Michael Nguyen (2022), Max Bjorni (2020), Mike Hayes (2009)
• Recent SCU Goldwater Honorable Mention: Delaney Gray (2018)

Internal Deadline: November 13, 2023

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Fully-funded summer program that brings together international groups of Fellows to study minority rights and produce original research exploring how and why individuals and societies, past and present, have resisted intolerance and protected democratic values. Separate programs take place for five weeks every summer in Amsterdam, Atlanta, Berlin, Copenhagen, Sarajevo, and Warsaw.

The Undergraduate Diversity Fellowship at the National Bureau of Asian Research (NBR) offers paid four-month summer fellowships to extend educational, professional, and mentorship opportunities to Black and brown students who are freshman, sophomore, and junior college students interested in international affairs or U.S. foreign policy. Fellows will receive a monthly stipend and an amount to cover domestic roundtrip airfare to Washington, D.C.

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JSI is an intensive seven-week summer program that focuses on preparing students for graduate programs in public and international affairs and careers as policy professionals, public administrators and other leadership roles in public service. Upon completion of the Junior Summer Institute, PPIA fellows receive a one-time $5,000 scholarship at a PPIA graduate school if admitted for a Master’s degree. PPIA Fellows often receive financial offers above and beyond this minimum from their graduate program.

The Voyager Scholarship was created by the Obamas and Brian Chesky, Airbnb CEO, to help shape young leaders who can bridge divides and help solve our biggest challenges together. Even though they come from different backgrounds, both the President and Brian believe that exposure to new places and experiences generates understanding, empathy, and cooperation which equips the next generation to create meaningful change. This scholarship gives college students financial aid to alleviate the burden of college debt, meaningful travel experiences to expand their horizons, and a network of mentors and leaders to support them. Open to students starting their junior year in the fall.

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Post-Graduate Opportunities

The American India Foundation’s (AIF’s) Banyan Impact Fellowship is an interdisciplinary experiential learning program that places young professionals from India and the U.S. in service with development organizations in India. Through collaboration and capacity-building, Fellows and local communities exchange knowledge and skills to steer projects that advance social and economic development. Fellows learn about grassroots development and inclusive leadership. Since 2001, AIF has selected, trained, and supported 490 Fellows and 214 partner organizations to scale impact, catalyze change, and build the next generation of socially-minded change makers. AIF provides Fellows with a living stipend, health insurance, professional development, mentorship, and programmatic benefits to enable their service.

• SCU Winner: Sri Ramesh '17 (the award was known as the Clinton Fellowship at the time)

The Capital Fellows Programs are nationally recognized public policy fellowships which offer unique experiences in policy-making and development in each branch of government. Capital Fellows are placed at some of the highest levels of California state government and assist state legislators, senior-level executive staff, and court administrators with a broad range of public policy issues and projects and are typically given assignments with a significant amount of responsibility and challenges.

The Coro Fellows Program develops emerging leaders to work and lead across different sectors by equipping them with knowledge, skills, and networks to accelerate positive change. The program includes participation in a hands-on project in public affairs, group interviews with prominent decision makers, and rigorous group seminars to develop problem-solving skills. Coro Fellows will work in one of five locations: Los Angeles, New York, Pittsburgh, San Francisco, or St. Louis.

The Fulbright Foreign Student Program enables graduate students, young professionals and artists from abroad to study and conduct research in the United States. The Fulbright Foreign Student Program operates in more than 160 countries worldwide. Approximately 4,000 foreign students receive Fulbright scholarships each year.

The Fulbright Foreign Student Program is administered by binational Fulbright Commissions/Foundations or U.S. Embassies. All Foreign Student Program applications are processed by these offices. Program eligibility and selection procedures vary widely by country.

The Gaither Program, funded by the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, is designed to provide a substantive work experience for students who have a serious career interest in the area of international affairs. Selected students are hired to work as employees at the Carnegie Endowment in Washington, DC on a full-time basis for a period of one year.

The Gaither Junior Fellows provide research assistance to scholars working on Carnegie Endowment’s projects. They have the opportunity to conduct research, contribute to op-eds, papers, reports, and books, edit documents, participate in meetings with high-level officials, contribute to congressional testimony and organize briefings attended by scholars, activists, journalists and government officials.

The Gates Cambridge mission is to build a global network of future leaders committed to improving the lives of others. It aims to achieve this mission by selecting outstanding scholars, providing them with financial and non-financial support at one of the world’s leading universities and facilitating community building at and beyond Cambridge. Each year Gates Cambridge offers c.80 full-cost scholarships to outstanding applicants from countries outside the UK to pursue a full-time postgraduate degree in any subject available at the University of Cambridge. Approximately two-thirds of these awards will be offered to PhD students, with approximately 25 awards available in the US round and 55 available in the International round.

The mission of The National GEM Consortium is to enhance the value of the nation’s human capital by increasing the participation of underrepresented groups at the master’s and doctoral levels in engineering and science. GEM’s fellowship programs span the entire recruitment, retention, and professional development spectrum. GEM’s principal activity is the provision of graduate fellowships at the MS and PhD levels coupled with paid summer internships. GEM also offers fellowships without paid summer internships through the GEM University and Associate Fellowship programs.

The Samuel Huntington Public Service Award provides $20,000 stipends for graduating college seniors to pursue one year of public service anywhere in the world. The award allows recipients to engage in a meaningful public service activity for one year before proceeding on to graduate school or a career.

A graduate-level scholarship aimed at preparing the next generation of global leader to address the increasingly complex challenges facing our world. Up to 100 scholars 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 of the program is to empower Knight-Hennessy Scholars to navigate across business, government, academia, and the nonprofit sectors.

Institutional endorsements are neither required nor encouraged by the Knight-Hennessy program, but we are happy to provide them.  In order to receive an institutional endorsement letter, we require applicants to submit a draft of their Knight-Hennessy application by 9/1/2021. Submissions for internal review should include three to four letters of recommendation from members of the SCU community -- two of these will ultimately be submitted to the Knight-Hennessy program with the application, the rest will inform the institutional endorsement.

• SCU Knight-Hennessy winners: Hayley Raquer '16, Jasmyn Burdsall '20

This fellowship program selects, trains, and places promising young leaders in two-year, paid, full-time fellowships in local public-serving institutions (local governments, nonprofits, community foundations, etc.) to tackle tough challenges facing the community, strengthen their hometown's civic infrastructure, and join a new generation of transformational community leaders. Fellows are catalysts for national community revitalization -- starting right where they live.

Deadlines vary by opportunity

The Rhodes Scholarships are the oldest and one of the most celebrated international fellowship awards in the world. It is an international postgraduate award for students to study at the University of Oxford. Set numbers of scholarships are awarded to students applying from set "constituencies" around the world, so interested applicants should go  here to discover the process for applying from their home countries. Rhodes Scholars are chosen not only for their outstanding scholarly achievements, but for their character, commitment to others and to the common good, and for their potential for leadership in whatever domains their careers may lead.

• Recent SCU winners: Sean Reilly (in 2017) and Aven Satre Meloy (in 2014)
• Recent SCU Finalists: Haley Howard (in 2021), Erika Francks (in 2018), and Lauren Cloward (in 2017)

Internal deadline: September 1, 2023

Established in 2021, Samvid Scholars invests in future leaders committed to effecting positive change in the world. The scholarship provides up to $50,000 in tuition support each year for two years for students in graduate schools across the United States. Scholars also receive two years of leadership development programming to support them to continue to fulfill their extraordinary potential. The program seeks candidates who have an exceptional record of achievement and are driven to make an impact.

The mission of the San Francisco Fellows program is to foster community stewardship by preparing recent college graduates and young professionals for roles in public service and administration. 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 up to 18 Fellows for an 11.5-month full-time work experience as City employees. Fellows will earn an annualized salary of approximately $59,000, plus health, dental, retirement and other benefits.

Schwarzman Scholars is a highly-selective, fully-funded scholarship program for a one-year Master’s in global affairs at Tsinghua University in Beijing. It is designed to build a global community of young leaders in business, political and civil society who can effectively serve as bridges between China and the rest of the world.

• SCU winners: Jesse Caemmerer (2015) and Omar Hamade (2021) 

The Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans program honors the contributions of immigrants and children of immigrants to the United States. The fellowship provides $90,000 to fund one to two years of graduate education for New Americans—immigrants and children of immigrants—who are poised to make significant contributions to US society, culture, or their academic field.

Eligibility note: parents must be from abroad; applicant must be one of the following: U.S. citizen, legal permanent resident, refugee or asylee, OR graduated from high school and college in the U.S.

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The Smithsonian offers a world of research opportunities for graduate, pre-doctoral, or post-doctoral students, as well as for visiting professionals, students, scientists, or scholars conducting independent research. Their Office of Fellowships and Internships can guide you through the process.

The Yenching Academy of Peking University offers a Master’s degree in China Studies offered in the English language. Fellowships for international Yenching Scholars, which cover airfare, tuition/fees, and a single dorm room on campus, are for twelve months, during the course of which Scholars complete their coursework and may complete the thesis. Financial aid packages are available for those who wish to remain on campus for a second year.