Overview
The Herbert Scoville Jr. Peace Fellowship Program invites college graduates to apply for full-time, six-to-nine month Fellowships in Washington, DC. Outstanding individuals will be selected to work with nonprofit, public-interest organizations addressing peace and security issues. Applications are especially encouraged from candidates with a strong interest in these issues who have prior experience with public-interest activism or advocacy.
Scoville Fellows will choose to work with one of the twenty-four organizations participating in the program. With the assistance of the program director, Fellows will select a placement which best matches their interests and the needs of the host organization. Participating organizations provide office space and support, supervision and guidance for Fellows' work. With the exception of Congressional lobbying, Fellows may undertake a variety of activities, including research, writing, and organizing that support the goals of their host organization.
The purpose of the Fellowship is to provide an opportunity for college graduates to gain practical knowledge and experience by contributing to the efforts of nonprofit, public-interest organizations working on peace and security issues.
Stipend and Benefits
The Fellows receive a stipend of $2,300 per month and health insurance, plus travel expenses to Washington, DC.
Issue Areas Covered by the Scoville Fellowship include the following:
Arms Control/Disarmament, including Nuclear Test Ban, Ballistic Missile Proliferation/Defense, Conventional Arms Transfers, Weapons Proliferation--Nuclear, Biological and Chemical
Conflict Prevention/Resolution
Defense Budget
Dismantling Chemical and Nuclear Weapons in the former Soviet Union
Economic Conversion
Environmental and Energy Security, including the Nexus of Climate Change and Energy Use, Conflict, and Resource Scarcity
Environmental Impact/Cleanup of Nuclear Weapons Production Complex
Export Controls
International Security
Regional/Ethnic Conflicts, including East Asia, South Asia, Former Yugoslavia, Middle East, Newly Independent States
United Nations, including UN Peacekeeping
Selection Criteria
Prospective Fellows are expected to demonstrate excellent academic accomplishments and a strong interest in issues of peace and security. Graduate study, a college major, course work, or substantial independent reading that reflects the substantive focus of the fellowship is also a plus. Prior experience with public-interest activism or advocacy is highly desirable. It is preferred, but not required, that such activities be focused on peace and security issues.
Experience with public-interest activism or advocacy can include the following:
+ Organizing a campus forum, letter-writing campaign, meeting with decisionmakers, or rallies
+ Working with or joining a campus, local, or national organization
+ Active participation in conferences
+ Writing and publication of opinion pieces
Candidates are required to have completed a baccalaureate degree by the time the Fellowship commences. Preference is given to United States citizens, although a Fellowship to a foreign national residing in the U.S. is awarded periodically based on availability of funding. The Scoville Fellowship is not intended for students or scholars interested in pursuing independent research in Washington, DC.
Preference will be given to individuals who have not had substantial prior public-interest or government experience in the Washington, DC area.
Application Materials
There is no application form. Complete applications for the Fellowship must contain the following items:
1. A cover sheet that includes the candidate’s name, semester for which they are applying, phone number and email address.
2. A signed letter from the candidate indicating his/her desire to apply and providing addresses and telephone numbers of the two people who will be writing the candidate's reference letters. The letter from the candidate should indicate how he/she first learned of the Scoville Peace Fellowship.
3. A full curriculum vitae. The c.v. should include complete educational and professional data, as well as information on the applicant's extracurricular activities.
4. A personal essay discussing the candidate's qualifications, interests, Fellowship objectives and career goals. Candidates should also list 5-6 organizations they would like to work with if they are chosen as a Scoville Fellow.
5. A policy/opinion essay of no more than 1,000 words relevant to the field of peace and security taking a position on a contemporary, contentious issue, such as Ballistic Missile Defense, Comprehensive Test Ban, the role of U.S. troops as part of UN Peacekeeping operations (e.g., Bosnia, Somalia), significance of environmental factors as sources of conflict, etc. Essays must be titled. Candidates may submit an essay written for a course so long as it does not exceed the 1,000 word limit.
6. Official transcript(s) detailing the candidate's entire college academic record including undergraduate, graduate and foreign study. Applicants who have attended more than one college or university must submit official transcripts from each school if the grades do not appear on the transcript of the school from which they graduated. Photocopies of official transcripts are acceptable; web-printed transcripts are not. Candidates whose current courses are not listed on their transcript are required to submit a list of these courses on a separate sheet of paper. When emailing applications, candidates are asked not to include the guide to grades often found on the back of the transcript.
7. Two letters of reference. Each letter should address the accomplishments and standing of the candidate; the candidate's interest and experience in peace and security issues; the candidate's ability to communicate, both orally and in writing; the candidate's maturity and judgment, and the candidate's potential to make a significant contribution to peace and security issues. Signatures are preferred but not required.
Due to the large volume of applications we request that items 1-5 not exceed 11 pages in total and that applicants not submit extraneous documents.
Submitting Applications
All application materials must be submitted via email All letters should be sent as attachments rather than in the body of the email.
Applicants are encouraged to submit all application items as one compiled Adobe PDF file or Microsoft Word document in the order listed above. Official academic transcripts should be scanned and emailed rather than sent in the mail. Scanned items may also be emailed in jpg format. Reference writers may email their reference letters as a PDF file or Word document directly to the fellowship office.
Applicants are requested to list their name on each page of the application and to number each page of a multi-page document
Scanned items should not exceed 150 dpi. Attachments exceeding 10 MB will not go through; therefore, it may be necessary to send them in several emails.
Applicants are requested not to submit materials more than one month prior to the deadline
Email required items to scoville@clw.org
On subject line type: Scoville Application -- name of applicant
Deadlines
The deadline for receipt of all application materials is:
Fall 2010 Fellowship--January 22, 2010
Spring 2011 Fellowship--October 1, 2010
Source: http://www.scoville.org
Applicants are strongly encouraged to contact the program director several days after the application deadline to ascertain that all of their application materials have arrived.
Please kindly mention Scholarization.blogspot.com when applying for this fellowship
The Herbert Scoville Jr. Peace Fellowship Program invites college graduates to apply for full-time, six-to-nine month Fellowships in Washington, DC. Outstanding individuals will be selected to work with nonprofit, public-interest organizations addressing peace and security issues. Applications are especially encouraged from candidates with a strong interest in these issues who have prior experience with public-interest activism or advocacy.
Scoville Fellows will choose to work with one of the twenty-four organizations participating in the program. With the assistance of the program director, Fellows will select a placement which best matches their interests and the needs of the host organization. Participating organizations provide office space and support, supervision and guidance for Fellows' work. With the exception of Congressional lobbying, Fellows may undertake a variety of activities, including research, writing, and organizing that support the goals of their host organization.
The purpose of the Fellowship is to provide an opportunity for college graduates to gain practical knowledge and experience by contributing to the efforts of nonprofit, public-interest organizations working on peace and security issues.
Stipend and Benefits
The Fellows receive a stipend of $2,300 per month and health insurance, plus travel expenses to Washington, DC.
Issue Areas Covered by the Scoville Fellowship include the following:
Arms Control/Disarmament, including Nuclear Test Ban, Ballistic Missile Proliferation/Defense, Conventional Arms Transfers, Weapons Proliferation--Nuclear, Biological and Chemical
Conflict Prevention/Resolution
Defense Budget
Dismantling Chemical and Nuclear Weapons in the former Soviet Union
Economic Conversion
Environmental and Energy Security, including the Nexus of Climate Change and Energy Use, Conflict, and Resource Scarcity
Environmental Impact/Cleanup of Nuclear Weapons Production Complex
Export Controls
International Security
Regional/Ethnic Conflicts, including East Asia, South Asia, Former Yugoslavia, Middle East, Newly Independent States
United Nations, including UN Peacekeeping
Selection Criteria
Prospective Fellows are expected to demonstrate excellent academic accomplishments and a strong interest in issues of peace and security. Graduate study, a college major, course work, or substantial independent reading that reflects the substantive focus of the fellowship is also a plus. Prior experience with public-interest activism or advocacy is highly desirable. It is preferred, but not required, that such activities be focused on peace and security issues.
Experience with public-interest activism or advocacy can include the following:
+ Organizing a campus forum, letter-writing campaign, meeting with decisionmakers, or rallies
+ Working with or joining a campus, local, or national organization
+ Active participation in conferences
+ Writing and publication of opinion pieces
Candidates are required to have completed a baccalaureate degree by the time the Fellowship commences. Preference is given to United States citizens, although a Fellowship to a foreign national residing in the U.S. is awarded periodically based on availability of funding. The Scoville Fellowship is not intended for students or scholars interested in pursuing independent research in Washington, DC.
Preference will be given to individuals who have not had substantial prior public-interest or government experience in the Washington, DC area.
Application Materials
There is no application form. Complete applications for the Fellowship must contain the following items:
1. A cover sheet that includes the candidate’s name, semester for which they are applying, phone number and email address.
2. A signed letter from the candidate indicating his/her desire to apply and providing addresses and telephone numbers of the two people who will be writing the candidate's reference letters. The letter from the candidate should indicate how he/she first learned of the Scoville Peace Fellowship.
3. A full curriculum vitae. The c.v. should include complete educational and professional data, as well as information on the applicant's extracurricular activities.
4. A personal essay discussing the candidate's qualifications, interests, Fellowship objectives and career goals. Candidates should also list 5-6 organizations they would like to work with if they are chosen as a Scoville Fellow.
5. A policy/opinion essay of no more than 1,000 words relevant to the field of peace and security taking a position on a contemporary, contentious issue, such as Ballistic Missile Defense, Comprehensive Test Ban, the role of U.S. troops as part of UN Peacekeeping operations (e.g., Bosnia, Somalia), significance of environmental factors as sources of conflict, etc. Essays must be titled. Candidates may submit an essay written for a course so long as it does not exceed the 1,000 word limit.
6. Official transcript(s) detailing the candidate's entire college academic record including undergraduate, graduate and foreign study. Applicants who have attended more than one college or university must submit official transcripts from each school if the grades do not appear on the transcript of the school from which they graduated. Photocopies of official transcripts are acceptable; web-printed transcripts are not. Candidates whose current courses are not listed on their transcript are required to submit a list of these courses on a separate sheet of paper. When emailing applications, candidates are asked not to include the guide to grades often found on the back of the transcript.
7. Two letters of reference. Each letter should address the accomplishments and standing of the candidate; the candidate's interest and experience in peace and security issues; the candidate's ability to communicate, both orally and in writing; the candidate's maturity and judgment, and the candidate's potential to make a significant contribution to peace and security issues. Signatures are preferred but not required.
Due to the large volume of applications we request that items 1-5 not exceed 11 pages in total and that applicants not submit extraneous documents.
Submitting Applications
All application materials must be submitted via email All letters should be sent as attachments rather than in the body of the email.
Applicants are encouraged to submit all application items as one compiled Adobe PDF file or Microsoft Word document in the order listed above. Official academic transcripts should be scanned and emailed rather than sent in the mail. Scanned items may also be emailed in jpg format. Reference writers may email their reference letters as a PDF file or Word document directly to the fellowship office.
Applicants are requested to list their name on each page of the application and to number each page of a multi-page document
Scanned items should not exceed 150 dpi. Attachments exceeding 10 MB will not go through; therefore, it may be necessary to send them in several emails.
Applicants are requested not to submit materials more than one month prior to the deadline
Email required items to scoville@clw.org
On subject line type: Scoville Application -- name of applicant
Deadlines
The deadline for receipt of all application materials is:
Fall 2010 Fellowship--January 22, 2010
Spring 2011 Fellowship--October 1, 2010
Source: http://www.scoville.org
Applicants are strongly encouraged to contact the program director several days after the application deadline to ascertain that all of their application materials have arrived.
Please kindly mention Scholarization.blogspot.com when applying for this fellowship
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