Herbert Scoville Jr. Peace Fellowship

Organization
Herbert Scoville Jr. Peace Fellowship
820 1st St. NE, Ste. LL-180
Washington, DC 20002
Phone Number
(202)446-1565
Emails
info@scoville.org

Level of Study -
Graduate Degree

Award Type -
Fellowship

Purpose
To provide an opportunity for college graduates to gain practical knowledge and experience by contributing to the efforts of nonprofit, public-interest organizations working on peace and security issues.
Focus -
Peace studies.
Qualifications -
Applicants must required to have completed a baccalaureate degree by the time the fellowship commences. Preference is given to United States citizens; Non-U.S. citizens living outside the United States are not eligible to apply.
Criteria
Selection shall be based on academic accomplishments and interest in issues of peace and security.
Award Duration -
Semiannual.

Number of Recipients -
Varies.
To Apply
Application materials must include a cover sheet (applicant's name, semester for which they are applying, contact details); a signed letter indicating the applicants' desire to apply, addresses and telephone numbers of two references (letter should indicate how the applicants first learned of the Scoville Peace Fellowship); a full CV (educational and professional data, and extracurricular activities); a personal essay discussing the applicants' qualifications, interests, Fellowship objectives and career goals (should also list 5-6 organizations they would like to work with); a policy or opinion essay of no more than 1, 000 words relevant to the field of peace and security taking a position on a contemporary, contentious issue (must be titled); official transcript(s) detailing the candidates' entire college academic record including undergraduate, graduate and foreign study; and two signed letters of reference; electronic applications must be submitted as one compiled Adobe PDF file or Microsoft Word, subject must be scoville Application-name of the applicant; paper applications must be submitted in a single envelope (each page must be numbered, do not staple pages together).
Deadline -
October 3-Spring; January 7-Fall.

Contact -
820 1st St., NE, Ste. LL-180, Washington, DC 20002.
For more information
http://scoville.org