Jennings Randolph Peace Scholar Dissertation Fellowship Program (Peace Scholar Fellowship Program)

Funding: Up to $20,000 stipend for the fellowship year, paid in three tranches. Who can apply: PhD candidates enrolled at a U.S. university who have completed required coursework and comprehensive exams and have an approved dissertation proposal on international conflict management, peacebuilding, or security studies; open to citizens of any country as long as enrolled at a U.S. institution. Length: 10 months, non-residential, starting in September. Non-residential (fellow stays at home institution); joins a small annual cohort (~18 scholars) with connection to USIP's peacebuilding research community. Field: Dissertation Completion. Deadline: 2025-26 cycle deadline was November 20, 2024. 2026-27 cycle deadline not yet announced as of this check (announced when competition opens each September) -- verify on usip.org closer to the date.