Fellowships

Requirements

To be considered for fellowship support, you must:

  1. Be a citizen or national of the United States, a permanent resident of the United States or a permanent resident of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands.

  2. Have earned a baccalaureate or comparable degree before the fellowship period begins and be admitted to or currently enrolled in a graduate degree program at Michigan State University.

  3. Intend to complete an advanced graduate program (disciplinary, interdisciplinary, professional, doctorate or masters) at Michigan State University with a concentration on international development.

  4. Show potential for high academic achievement, as evidenced by such indices as grade point average or other measures.

Applicants must agree to pursue full-time graduate study and propose a course of study that includes both language training and international development course work. Students at the dissertation stage must engage in full-time research and utilize the foreign language for the research.