Post-graduate Fellowships and Opportunities
Asian Development Bank Young Professionals
Based in the Philippines, the ADB's Young Professionals Program (YPP) recruits highly qualified and motivated individuals to ADB. YPP provides the foundation for a challenging and rewarding professional career in an international development environment. YPP offers a range of opportunities to develop professional skills and understanding of ADB's operations, policies and procedures.
Atlas Corps Fellowship
Atlas Corps facilitates overseas fellowships for the best of the world's rising non-profit leaders. They volunteer at outstanding organizations addressing social issues and are enrolled in an ongoing training program. After 12 or 18 months, they return to their countries to work for at least one year (and usually their entire career) in the nonprofit sector, sharing new skills, best practices, valuable experiences, and a network of global change-makers.
Education Ireland and Go Overseas: Full Year Master's Program
Education Ireland and Go Overseas are passionate about studying abroad in Ireland and through this scholarship want to encourage more students to consider studying abroad in Ireland. The award is $15,000 toward tuition, $8,500 accommodation stipend, and a round trip flight. The application deadline is March 4th, 2016.
Institute of Current World Affairs Fellowship
The ICWA fellowship covers expenses for fellows under the age of 36 to spend two years of independent study abroad working on a project proposed by the fellow. The ICWA fellowship program aims to nurture deep expertise in foreign countries and cultures. Fellows are required to write monthly newsletters, which are distributed to Institute members and other interested parties, including family, friends and professional associates of the fellows.
Inter-American Development Bank YPP and DYP
The Inter-American Development Bank's Young Professional Program and Diversity Young Professional Program serve as a starting point for careers at the Bank. The IDB seeks candidates with experience in areas which will support the institutional priorities: social policy for equity and productivity, infrastructure and institutions growth, competitiveness and social welfare, competitive regional and global international integration, food security, environment, climate change and renewable energies. The IDB is also committed to promoting diversity and views greater representation of diverse groups at the Bank, including people of African descent and Indigenous Peoples, as integral to its activities with governments and civil society. Therefore, Afro-descendants and Indigenous Peoples are encouraged to apply using the Diversity Young Professionals application.
United States Peace Corps
The Peace Corps sends Americans abroad to tackle the most pressing needs of people around the world. Peace Corps Volunteers work at the grassroots level towards sustainable change that lives on long after their service - at the same time becoming global citizens and serving their country.
US-Brazil Connect Global Leaders Fellowship
US-Brazil Connect invites outstanding college students and young professionals to apply to the Global Leaders Fellowship, including travel to Brazil. Training is provided along with new skills in international leadership, new friendships and networks, and a highly subsidized 4-week experience in Brazil.
Young Professionals in Foreign Policy
YPFP is a community of promising young professionals with diverse professional and cultural backgrounds, all of who are bound together by an interest in addressing global challenges. During the most formative years of their careers, YPFP educates and influences its members through comprehensive, informed and diverse cross-sector dialogue with each other and today's leading foreign policy leaders. Through these discussions and other activities, members develop personal and professional relationships that will last a lifetime.