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Don Lavoie Fellowship

This fellowship program is focused on the current state of the political economy and how to use that information to learn from and conduct research in the field of economics. All programming is conducted virtually and includes online reading group sessions and discussions forums that allow for fellows to participate in conversations related to readings, podcasts, and videos from the Austrian, Bloomington, and Virginia schools of political economy. This program also functions as a networking opportunity to meet current researchers and professors who are in the center of this field’s current research.

Deadline Month: March
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Donald M. Payne Fellowship Program

The USAID Donald M. Payne International Development Graduate Fellowship Program seeks to attract outstanding individuals who want to work on the front lines of pressing global challenges – poverty, hunger, injustice, disease, environmental degradation, climate change, conflict and violent extremism – through the US Agency for International Development Foreign Service.

Deadline Month: November
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Congressional Fellowships on Women and Public Policy

This fellowship is designed for graduate students or recent graduate students who have an interest in pursuing policy that is focused on legislation that affects the lives of women. If selected, fellows work forty (40) hours per week as a legislative assistant for a congressional office working on improving women’s rights and meet weekly to discuss the current issues affecting women. Fellows can come from nearly any discipline, but need to show a strong desire to work to improve the lives of women. The fellowship runs from January to July.

Deadline Month: June
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Council on Foreign Relations Blavatnik and Franklin Williams Internship Programs

There are opportunities based on both New York and Washington, D.C. that include focuses on Asian American studies, global policy, marketing, publication, and more. These internships ask for between fourteen to eighteen hour per week and are open for fall and spring semesters as well as during the summer. These positions are filled on a rolling basis.

The types of internships vary and students apply for them individually, meaning that students can apply for the topics that truly interest them. Most internships are looking for students with strong technology and communication skills, but exact specifications, including major preference, will vary based on the positions that students are interested in.

Deadline Month: Other:
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Council on Foreign Relations Fellowships

This is a collection of fellowships offered by the Council on Foreign Relations that support professionals in the field gain higher understandings of foreign policy, either domestically or abroad. There are fellowships for simply policy-related work, in addition to programs to Canada, India, and Japan, as well as those specifically for military personnel or international relations professors. These fellowships are incredibly diverse in what they offer to the individuals who are accepted, which also varies on the fellowship itself.

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American Enterprise Institute (AEI) Summer Honors Program & Academy

The American Enterprise Institute (AEI) Summer Honors Program is for high achieving (3.5 GPA minimum) students interested in the inner workings of public policy in Washington, DC. This is a fully funded one-week program learning about the inner workings of public policy in the nation’s capital. During this program’s application, students can also select the option of being selected for the AEI Summer Honors Academy, which is a five-week fully paid program in Washington, DC also focusing on public policy. Both opportunities include distinguished guest speakers and emphasize the importance of bipartisan collaboration on topics such as foreign policy, economics, and more.

Deadline Month: March
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