Term Length: 1 Year
Needs Institutional Endorsement
US Citizenship Required

Applicants must be graduating seniors or students who have graduated during the last academic year. No one who has started graduate studies is eligible for consideration. The Carnegie Endowment accepts applications only through participating universities via designated nominating officials.

If you graduated during the previous academic year and have not started graduate studies, you may apply through the university from which you graduated. There are no citizenship requirements, but you must be eligible to work in the United States.

All fellowships begin on August 1st. Junior Fellows are hired for approximately one year.

The application process is highly competitive.  Approximately 5% of applicants are ultimately selected for positions.  Applications are judged on:

• The quality of the written essay.
• Demonstrated interest in and completion of a significant amount of coursework and/or work experience in international affairs, political science, economics, history, or Russian, Chinese, Middle Eastern or South Asian Studies.
• Grades, recommendations, and personal interviews.

Positions are paid, full-time positions for one year. The current salary is $1,750.00 per semi-monthly pay period ($42,000 per year). A full benefits package is also provided.

In order to be considered for the Carnegie Junior Fellowships, you must first be endorsed by Northeastern University.

To apply, please upload the following materials, including your letters of recommendation, to Northeastern’s Internal Fellowships Portal by our internal deadline.

1. A complete application. The Carnegie Endowment will be releasing the application on October 15th. Please contact us at URF@Northeastern.edu for a copy of this document and access to our Northeastern Internal Fellowships Portal.
2. A one- to two-page essay on why you want to become a Carnegie Junior Fellow.
3. A writing sample of three to five pages, double spaced. This sample may be either a full-length piece that falls within the size range or an excerpt from a longer work.The writing sample must be accompanied by a brief explanation of no more than half of one page explaining why the student chose that sample. The explanation is not included in the three to five page limitation noted above.The writing sample can be on any topic. However, we recommend that the student choose a writing sample that is relevant to the program they are applying for, either in subject matter or style of analysis. For more information on what each Carnegie researchprogram is working on, we recommend visiting https://carnegieendowment.org/programs-and-projects.

   A works cited page is not required. However, in-text citations (either footnotes/endnotesor parenthetical) should be included with the writing sample.

4. A one- to two-page resume, detailing your work, community service, extracurricular experiences, and skills.
5. An official transcript, submitted through our Northeastern Internal Fellowships Portal.
6. Two letters of recommendation, solicited through Northeastern’s Internal Fellowships Portal.
   

Submit your materials to our Northeastern Internal Fellowships Portal. Applications will be reviewed by an on-campus committee. Nominations will be made in January. Northeastern can only forward two candidates to the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.