Carnegie Endowment for International Peace Junior Fellows Program
Deadline: Friday, December 1, 2006 by 4:00 PM.
The Carnegie Endowment
for International Peace, one of the world's leading think tanks specializing
in international affairs, conducts programs of research, discussion,
publication and education in international relations and U.S. foreign
policy. The Junior Fellows Program is designed to provide a substantive
work experience for students who have a serious career interest in the area
of international affairs. The Carnegie Endowment offers a one-year work
experience in Washington, D.C. to Junior Fellows who provide research
assistance to Associates working on the Endowment's research projects such
as non-proliferation, democracy building, international economics,
China-related issues and Russian/Eurasian affairs. The Junior Fellows
Program is open to graduating seniors and individuals that have graduated
from Wesleyan within the past academic year. The monthly salary is $2,500.00
and Junior Fellows are responsible for their own housing arrangements.
To be nominated, students must submit an original and three copies of
the following, by December 1, 2006 at 4:00 PM, to the CRC:
- Application Form.
- 1-2 page resume
(must include telephone number, address, e-mail address,
extra-curricular activities and work experience).
- Two
recommendations, at least one of which should be from a professor of the
student’s major department.
- Transcript of
undergraduate records (transcript may be unofficial).
- Essay (one page) or
less, on why the student would like to become a junior fellow.
- An essay of no more
than three typewritten, double-spaced pages on one of five
topics. Please see the application information in the CRC library
Fellowship section for possible topics.
Only complete applications will be considered. All interested students and alumni should review the official application
guidelines that are located in the Carnegie Endowment for International
Peace Fellowship guide in the Career Resource Center library. All of the
above must be turned into the Career Resource Center by the due date. A
review committee will then screen applications and possibly interview
finalists. Note that the committee will forward up to two applications to
the Carnegie Foundation for final consideration.
For more information,
contact Mike Sciola at msciola@wesleyan.edu. |
