Subject: Foreign Service Fellowships - Pickering/Rangel/Payne

Description:
Are you interested in joining the Foreign Service of the U.S. Department of
State or the USAID Foreign Service? Do you want to make a positive change in
the world?



The Pickering and Rangel Graduate Fellowships provide financial support
through two years of graduate study, internships, mentoring, and professional
development activities leading to an appointment in the Foreign Service of
the U.S. Department of State.
https://pickeringfellowship.org/graduate-fellowship/
http://rangelprogram.org/graduate-fellowship-program/


The Payne International Development Fellowship provides similar support
through two years leading to an appointment with the USAID Foreign Service.
detail -
https://www.paynefellows.org/graduate-fellowship-program/payne-program-overview/

IMPORTANT: The Pickering, Rangel, and Payne programs seek applications from
students and recent graduates who are US citizens with financial need,
especially those who are members of minority groups historically
underrepresented in the Foreign Service.

Learn more by registering for a foreign service fellowships webinar:

Monday, June 14, 4:00 - 4:45 pm
https://umd.zoom.us/j/93212758306?pwd=cFMwWlJnM2ozNk5NOFREbWw3SWhVUT09

Tuesday, June 29, 4:00 - 4:45 pm
https://umd.zoom.us/j/99108650859?pwd=cHVKVWt4U2piL0R1MnZKeVRUcmhFUT09

Wednesday, June 30, 12:00 - 12:45 pm
https://umd.zoom.us/j/95829735913?pwd=cXduVEdQZmRCYlF1OVZsZDJpdXlqQT09

If you are not able to attend one of the webinars, please fill out this brief
interest survey.
https://umdsurvey.umd.edu/jfe/form/SV_bNsTNpJYD0KvnzT

Service Requirement: Recipients of all three programs are obligated to
complete a minimum five-year term of service as a Foreign Service officer.

Eligibility requirements for all programs:

Applicants must be seeking admission to enter graduate school in the fall of
2022 for a two-year program at a U.S. university in an area of relevance to
the Foreign Service. This now includes management. Technical fields are
accepted for the Payne Fellowship program.  Applicants may be in their senior
year of their undergraduate studies, graduating by June 2022, or they can be
college graduates.
Applicants must have a cumulative GPA of 3.2 or higher on a 4.0 scale at the
time of application.
Applicants must be U.S. citizens.
DEADLINES: TBD, but as early as mid-September

We look forward to hearing from you!

With kind regards,
Leslie Brice
National Scholarships Office

Contact Person: Francis DuVinage
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