Carnegie Endowment Junior Fellows Program

Each year the Carnegie Endowment offers eight to ten year-long fellowships to uniquely qualified graduating seniors and individuals who have graduated during the past academic year. Fellows are selected from a pool of nominees from close to 400 colleges, and work as research assistants to the Endowment’s senior associates.

The University of Texas at Austin has been invited to nominate qualified students to be considered for the program. A committee of faculty and staff will review applications and select up to two nominees for the national competition. The Endowment does not accept applications directly from students.

Eligibility

To be considered, students must

• be a current University of Texas at Austin senior or alumnus/a who has graduated within the past academic year
• not have started graduate studies
• have completed a significant amount of course work in international affairs, political science, economics, history, Russian, Chinese, Middle East studies, and/or communications

Before You Apply

To learn more about the Carnegie Jr. Fellows Program and application procedures, please review the following:

• Carnegie Jr. Fellows Program and Application Procedures
• 2010 – 2011 Projects
• Frequently Asked Questions

Application

Please submit the following materials to the University Honors Center. The University of Texas at Austin deadline is Thursday, November 19, 2009.

• The Carnegie Jr. Fellows Program Application
• One to two page resume
• An essay of no more than three typed, double-spaced pages on one of the topics detailed on the Carnegie Jr. Fellows Application Procedures and Questions.
• Current academic transcript (unofficial is acceptable for the nomination process).
• Two recommendations, at least one of which should be from a professor in your major department