The Paul and Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans is a $90,000 merit-based fellowship exclusively for immigrants and children of immigrants who are pursuing graduate school in the United States. The rigorous selection process is focused on identifying the most promising New Americans who are poised to make significant contributions to the nation through their work. In addition, the selection team looks for a commitment to the United States’ fundamental principles and ideals.
The Fellows can study in any degree-granting program at any university in the U.S. Selection is based on merit – the specific selection criteria emphasize creativity, originality, initiative, and sustained accomplishment. Neither financial need nor distributive considerations are taken into account in the selection process.
Applicants must be considered a “New American” – open to immigrants and children of immigrants, Green Card holders, naturalized citizens, DACA recipients, individuals who have come to the U.S. as refugees or asylum seekers and who have received a Green Card or become naturalized U.S. citizens, and immigrants who were born abroad and graduated from both high school and college in the U.S.
To be eligible, you will have a bachelor’s degree as of the fall of 2024. You may be applying to graduate school at the same time as you are applying to the Fellowship, or you may already be enrolled in the graduate program that you are seeking funding for as of the application deadline. The Fellowship is open to all fields of study and fully-accredited full-time graduate and professional degree programs. To be eligible for the 2024 Fellowship, you should be planning to be enrolled full-time in an eligible graduate degree program for the full 2024-25 academic year. You must not have begun the third year of the program that you are seeking funding for as of the October 26, 2023 deadline. You must have not reached or passed your 31st birthday as of the application deadline.
Each award is for up to a total of $90,000 – each Fellow receives $25,000 in stipend support a year (all stipend awards are capped at $50,000 per year), as well as 50 percent of required tuition and fees, up to $20,000 per year, for one to two years. The first year of Fellowship funding cannot be deferred.
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