INSTITUTE FOR INTERNATIONAL PUBLIC POLICY (IIPP) Fellowship Program
PURPOSE
Sponsored by the US Department of Education, the IIPP Fellowship Program identifies, recruits, and prepares promising undergraduates from underrepresented minority groups for international service through a rigorous multi-year fellowship program of summer policy institutes, study abroad, intensive language training, internships, graduate study and career development counseling.
AWARD
The IIPP Fellowship program has six components over five years:
Sophomore Summer Policy Institute
Junior Year Study Abroad
Junior Summer Policy Institute
Summer Language Institute
Internship
Graduate Fellowship in International Affairs
Fellows are expected to complete successfully all components of their individual programs.
NUMBER OFFERED
Approximately 20 per year
FIELDS OF STUDY
International affairs or related fields
TENABLE AT
Sophomore Summer Policy Institute at Spelman College; Junior Year Study Abroad at accredited overseas institutions; Junior Summer Policy Institute at the University of Maryland; Summer Language Institute often at Middlebury College; Internships at prearranged sites from a group including federal government posts; and Graduate Fellowship at institutions across the nation, most members of the Association of Professional Schools of International Affairs (APSIA).
ELIGIBILITY
Candidates must be members of an underrepresented minority, sophomores, US citizens or permanent residents, and have a minimum GPA of 3.20. They must show a strong interest in international affairs.
DEADLINE
Applications must be received by March 15.
CONTACT
Arlinda A. Wickland
Director of Student Fellowships and Health Professions
Adirondack House 203
ext. 2455
URL
http://www.uncfsp.org/spknowledge/default.aspx?page=program.view&areaid=2&contentid=174&typeid=iipp
[last edited 7/27/09]