Prestigious Carnegie Fellowship Available for Students Interested in International Affairs

Students interested in a career in international affairs are encouraged to apply for the Carnegie Endowment Junior Fellows Program. Each year, the national program selects eight to ten graduating seniors to serve as research assistants to senior associates in a variety of fields corresponding to international affairs. Students work full time for a year in Washington, D.C. at the Carnegie Endowment and receive a substantial salary and benefits package. Fellowships begin August 2, 2010.

Opportunities for Junior Fellows include conducting research for books, participating in meetings with high-level officials, contributing to congressional testimony, and/or organizing briefings attended by scholars, journalists, and government officials.

Specific 2010–2011 fellowship projects include:

• Democracy/Rule of Law—Political science background preferred
• Middle East Studies—Native or near-native Arabic language skills essential
• Nonproliferation
• South Asian Studies—Strong math skills required, in addition to background in international affairs or political science
• Energy and Climate—Quantitative skills required
• Chinese Studies—Mandarin Chinese reading skills are a huge plus
• Russian/Eurasian and Central Asian Studies—Excellent Russian language skills required
• United States’ Role in the World


To be eligible, students must be nominated by their university. The nominating officer for Nova Southeastern University is Don Rosenblum, Ph.D., dean of the Farquhar College of Arts and Sciences. Therefore, interested students must apply to the college’s Office of the Dean. Applications are due by 5:00 p.m. on Friday, December 11, 2009.

Applicants must be either graduating seniors or students who have completed their bachelor's degree within the past academic year. Students who have begun graduate studies are not eligible.

As part of the application, students are required to also submit:



•         A résumé (one–two pages)

•         Two letters of recommendation

•         Transcript of undergraduate records (unofficial transcripts are accepted)

•         Two Essays:

o   An essay (no more than one page, double-spaced) describing why you would like to become a Junior Fellow; o   An essay (no more than three pages, double-spaced) covering one of the aforementioned fellowship project topics. These topics are intended to test skills in analysis, logic, and written expression. Therefore, the writing should be a thought piece, not a research paper. Students should submit an essay related to their primary research program interests, although the Carnegie Endowment may ultimately select an applicant for a program outside of his/her designated primary interest or make an assignment to more than one program.

Students interested in applying for the Carnegie Endowment Junior Fellows Program should contact the Farquhar College of Arts and Sciences Office of the Dean at (954) 262-8408.

Upon meeting with a representative from the office, students will receive complete details about the program, as well as an official fellowship application.

Completed applications are due to Don Rosenblum, Ph.D., dean of the Farquhar College of Arts and Sciences, by 5:00 p.m. on Friday, December 11, 2009.