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Thomas R. Pickering Foreign Affairs Fellowship Program

Federal program · Assistance Listing 19.013 · also called “Pickering Fellowship Program”

Key facts

Open right now
No open notice at the moment
Type of help
Cooperative Agreements;cooperative Agreements (Discretionary Grants);project Grants (Fellowships)
Typical award
Please see obligations...
Deadlines
Deadlines do not apply

What it pays for

As authorized by authorizations stated above. Pickering Program offers only graduate fellowships. The purpose of the program is to attract outstanding students who have an interest in pursuing a Foreign Service career in the U.S. Department of State. These programs develop a source of trained men and women, from academic fields representing the skill needs of the Department who are dedicated to representing America's interests abroad. The program is currently not making new awards, but previously funded projects may still be reporting expenditures.

Who can apply

Assistance supports activities and financial obligations such as tuition costs, student travel, program administration costs and other costs as they relate to the administration of the Thomas R. Pickering Graduate Foreign Affairs Fellowship Program.

How applications are judged

Quality of program idea; Program planning ability; Ability to achieve objectives; Multiplier effect/impact i.e. can the program support an increased load; Support diversity; International capacity; institution's record/ability; Cost-effectiveness/savings. Please refer to Grants.gov for further information.

Matching requirements

This program has no statutory formula. Matching requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing. MOE requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing.

Examples of funded projects

Not Applicable.

Official program listing (SAM.gov)