Summary:
Tuition support for Masters candidates focusing on international affairs or related discipline.
Application Deadline Date:
Thursday, October 24, 2024
Upper Limit Amount ($):
96,000
Academic Area:
International affairs, development, economics, history, political science, public administration, communications, public policy, business administration foreign languages, agriculture, environmental sciences, or urban planning
Description:
- The Payne Fellowship Program awards ten fellowships valued at up to $48,000 annually for a two-year program.
- The award includes up to $22,000 per year toward tuition and mandatory fees for completion of a two-year master’s degree at a U.S. institution; a $16,000 stipend for each academic year for room, board, books and other education-related expenses; and up to $10,000 per year in stipend, housing, transportation, and related expenses for summer internships (see below).
- At the conclusion of two years of study, the Payne Fellow is expected to obtain a degree in international development or another area of relevance to the work of the USAID Foreign Service at a U.S. graduate or professional school approved by the Payne Program.
- Fellows who successfully complete the Payne Program and USAID Foreign Service entry requirements will receive appointments as Foreign Service Officers with the U.S. Agency for International Development.
Award Purpose:
Tuition
Internship
Year In School:
Masters
Eligibility Requirement - Gender:
Any
Eligibility Requirement - Citizenship:
US Citizen
Eligibility Requirement - Residency:
Any
Eligibility Requirement - Other:
* Must be seeking admission to enter graduate school in the fall of a two-year program at a U.S. university * Applicants must have a cumulative grade point average of 3.2 or higher on a 4.0 scale * Each Payne Fellow who obtains a master’s degree is committed to a minimum of five years of service as a USAID Foreign Service Officer.
Specializations:
Business and the Environment
Climate Change Science and Solutions
Ecosystem Management and Conservation
Energy and the Environment
Environmental Policy Analysis
Forestry
Industrial Ecology and Green Chemistry
People, Equity, and the Environment
Water Resource Science & Management
Urban
Date Updated:
Sunday, March 31, 2024
Recurring:
Annual - October
Eligibility - Citizenship:
US Citizens/Permanent Residents
Amount:
96000