Paul and Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans Offers Support for Graduate Education

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-- Deadline: November 1, 2008

-- The purpose of the Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans ( http://www.pdsoros.org/ ) is to provide opportunities for continuing generations of able and accomplished New Americans to achieve leadership in their chosen fields. The fellowships are grants for up to two years of graduate study in the United States. A fellow may pursue a graduate degree in any professional field (e.g., engineering, medicine, law, social work) or scholarly discipline in the humanities, social sciences, and sciences. The fine and performing arts are included.

-- Under the terms of the program, a "New American" is an individual who 1) is a resident alien (i.e., holds a Green Card); or 2) has been naturalized as a U.S. citizen; or 3) is the child of two parents who are both naturalized citizens. The program is open to individuals who retain loyalty and a sense of commitment to their country of origin as well as to the United States, but is intend- ed to support individuals who will continue to regard the United States as their principal residence and focus of national identity.

-- To be eligible, applicants must not be older than thirty years of age as of November 1, 2008. The applicant must either have a bachelor's degree or be in her/his final year of undergraduate study. Those who have a bachelor's degree may already be pursuing graduate study and may receive fellowship support to continue that study. Individuals who are in the third, or subsequent, year of study in the same graduate program are not, however, eligible for this competition. Students who have received a master's degree in a program and are pursuing a doctoral degree in the same program are considered to have been in the same program from the time they began their work on their master's degree.

-- Thirty fellowships are awarded each year. Each year of the pro- gram, the fellow will receive a maintenance grant of $20,000 and a tuition grant of one-half the tuition cost of the U.S. graduate program attended by the fellow.

-- Visit the program's Web site for complete guidelines. RFP Link: http://fconline.foundationcenter.org/pnd/15014676/pdsoros

-- For additional RFPs in Education, visit: http://foundationcenter.org/pnd/rfp/cat_education.jhtml