GirlSecurity Virtual National Security Fellowship

Deadline: Friday, November 12, 2021 

The National Security Fellows program is a stipended 15-week knowledge and professional development program designed to allow participants to develop a meaningful understanding of national security, build enduring skills for the future workforce, cultivate the type of relationship-based networks, and curate opportunities to advance throughout college into career. The Fellows program will require 3-5 hours of individual and collaborative learning, project management, and reflection per week. A $1,000 USD stipend will be distributed upon completion of the fellowship. The Program is open to currently enrolled junior or senior high school students and first or second-year undergraduates in the US and its territories. 

https://www.girlsecurity.org/fellows-application

Japan Education Training (JET) Program

Deadline: Monday, November 12, 2021 

The JET Program is a competitive employment opportunity that allows young professionals to live and work throughout Japan. Most participants serve as Assistant Language Teachers and work in public and private schools throughout Japan; some work as Coordinators for International Relations as interpreters/translators. Being a JET is an opportunity to work and to represent the United States as cultural ambassadors to Japan. The Program seeks participants who are adaptable, outgoing, and have an interest in Japan. 

https://jetprogramusa.org

Payne Fellowship Program

Deadline: Monday, November 15, 2021 

The USAID Donald M. Payne International Development Graduate Fellowship Program seeks to attract outstanding individuals who want to work on the front lines of some of the most pressing global challenges of our times — poverty, hunger, injustice, disease, environmental degradation, climate change, conflict and violent extremism – through the US Agency for International Development Foreign Service. The award includes up to funding toward tuition and fees for completion of a two-year master’s degree at a US institution; a stipend for each academic year for room, board, books and other education-related expenses; and a stipend, housing, transportation, and related expenses for summer internships. Payne Fellows also participate in two internships (in DC and with a USAID Mission abroad). Applicants must have a cumulative grade point average of 3.2 or higher. US Citizens.

www.paynefellows.org

Need insights? Check out the webinar as an introduction to the Payne Fellowship - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0zliiMnnSNc

Online and Part-time Programs, APSIA's Themed Open House

Date: Wednesday, November 10, 2021

Time: 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm

Virtual Open Houses

Interested in graduate study focused on a specific topic? Want to learn more about  the different fields within International Affairs and Policy? Attend virtual open houses throughout the months of September, October, and November, hosted by the Association of Professional Schools of International Affairs (APSIA). Hear from a few schools that offer topic-focused programs in a more intimate setting and get your personal questions answered.

Register today and learn more at 

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/apsia-virtual-open-houses-tickets-164881042637