United States Institute of Peace (USIP) 2025 Peace Scholar Fellowship Program

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. Since 1988, the program has supported the dissertations of 427 scholars, many of whom have gone on to distinguished careers in research, higher education and policy making.  Read through for the benefit, requirement, application process and the deadline.

 

Table of Content

• Summary
• Benefits
• Requirements
• Interview Process
• Application Deadline
• How To Apply

Summary

• Application DeadlineNovember 20, 2024
• Study LevelPostdoctoral Fellowships
• SponsorUnited States Institute of Peace (USIP)
• City to studyWashington
• School to studyUnited States Institute of Peace (USIP)
• Eligible CountryUnited States

Benefits

• USIP funds up to 18 Peace Scholars for a 10-month, non-residential fellowship. Peace Scholars receive stipends of up to $20,000 paid directly to the individual in three tranches. Peace Scholar awards may not be deferred.
• Peace Scholars are required to participate in an annual workshop, in-person in Washington, D.C. in Fall 2025. 

Requirements

• Applications will be selected based on the strength of the proposed research and its potential to make original contributions to the field.
• Applications that do not address a topic listed above or draw a clear connection to either the USIP or Minerva mission will not be considered.

Selection Process

Application Timeline:

• Application opens: Thursday, September 12, 2024
• Application deadline: Wednesday, November 20, 2024 at 4pm EDT

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Application Deadline

November 20, 2024

How To Apply

Are you qualified and interested in this opportunity? Kindly go to United States Institute of Peace (USIP) on dev.hamiltoncore.com to apply

The Peace Scholar is required to submit a copy of their completed and committee approved dissertation to USIP at [email protected].

For more details, visit USIP website.