Deadline: 20 November 2024
USIP’s Peace Scholar Fellowship program awards non-residential fellowships to Ph.D. candidates enrolled at U.S. universities who are writing doctoral dissertations on topics related to conflict management, peacebuilding and security studies.
This program partners with the Minerva Research Initiative to support additional fellowships. Currently, the program awards up to 18 fellowships per year, and awards support both research and writing stages of work on dissertations.
Research Topics
- This fellowship supports research that deepens your understanding of conflict management, peacebuilding and security studies. USIP strongly prefers applications closely related to the USIP mission and/or research priorities of the Minerva Research Initiative.
Funding Information
- Peace Scholar fellows receive a stipend of up to $20,000, paid directly to the fellow in three tranches.
- A combined amount of $50,000 is the maximum total that a Peace Scholar can receive in fellowship funding from USIP and other funders during the 10-month USIP Peace Scholar Fellowship period.
Eligibility Criteria
- The competition is open to Ph.D. candidates enrolled at U.S. universities who have successfully completed all required classwork and comprehensive exams.
Requirements
- Peace Scholars are expected to devote full attention to their work and provide the following:
- Participate in-person at the annual Peace Scholar workshop in Washington, D.C. in September 2025.
- Submit quarterly dissertation progress reports to be signed by the dissertation advisor.
- Submit updates for the USIP Peace Scholar seasonal newsletter.
- Participate in two virtual roundtable discussions.
- Submit a copy of your completed and committee approved dissertation to USIP.
- Submit copies of any other publications, including articles and books, resulting from the fellowship.
For more information, visit USIP.
