USIP Peace Scholar Fellowship Program in the United States, 2025-26

The USIP Peace Scholar Fellowship program 2025 offers non-residential funding to PhD students at US universities working on their dissertations. The program has helped numerous researchers advance their careers in research, higher education, and policymaking. To sponsor more fellowships, USIP works with the Minerva Research Initiative.

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The USIP fellowship program focuses on underrepresented populations in international relations, conflict studies, diplomacy, and international policymaking. Proposals that offer solutions to reduce conflicts in the Indo-Pacific, Europe, Africa, and the Middle East when preventative measures are inadequate, overworked, or malfunctioning will be prioritized.

Details

This multinational scholarship will focus on reducing violence and solving other concerns such as organized crime. These crimes exacerbate community instability and increase migration from Central and South America, the Caribbean, and other areas. Proposals to support democratic transitions and combat violent extremism in key regions such as East Africa, the Sahel, and West Africa will be examined.

International research programs can be linked to techniques used by American adversaries to incite conflict and reduce American influence in countries critical to national security. Fellows will receive a stipend of up to $20,000 in three installments, which they can use to cover their living expenses. The USIP funded fellowship will allow the opportunity to engage in an in-person yearly workshop in Washington, D.C., which will create networking opportunities for all.

USIP Peace Scholar Fellowship Program

• Host Country: USA
• Host Institute: United States Institute of Peace
•  Program Location: Washington D.C
• Program Duration: 10 months 

Benefits of USIP Fellowship Program

• USIP will support a non-residential fellowship for ten months.
• Fellows will earn a stipend of up to $20,000 in three payments.
• Peace Scholars will have the opportunity to attend an in-person annual training in Washington, DC.
• You will have the opportunity to tour the United States during your stay.

Eligibility Criteria for USIP Peace Scholar Fellowship Program

• Candidates must have completed all of the requisite Ph.D. courses and exams.
• Candidates must have an approved dissertation research plan before applying.
• Priority will be given to applicants who are directly related to the USIP Issue Areas or Minerva Research Initiative’s research priorities.
• Applications will be chosen based on the research proposal and their feasibility for practical implementation.
• Applications that do not address the issues of USIP or Minerva’s aims will not be considered.
• Peace Awards will not be postponed.

How to apply 

1. All the information should be submitted and uploaded on the online application.
2. Enter your personal information.
3. Mention the project and its details.
4. Upload all the required documents.
5. Add references.
6. Fill in the certification information.
7. Review and submit the form.
8. Applicants have to submit a copy of their approved dissertation to USIP at PeaceScholarFellows@usip.org (mailto:PeaceScholarFellows@usip.org)

Documents Required for USIP Peace Scholar Fellowship Program

1. Information about the application.
2. Personal statement.
3. Original project.
4. Details about the project.
5. CV Bibliography 2 references (one from Ph.D advisor and one from any other source).
6. Educational transcripts.

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USIP Fellowship Deadline

The last date to apply is 20^th November, 2024.

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