Foreign Service Info Session

The UK Office of Nationally Competitive Awards is hosting a virtual information session on the Pickering Fellowship - a U.S. State Department program created to attract diverse talent to foreign service. The session will feature Bridget Nicholas, a UK alum and Pickering Fellow. 

Click here to register for this event.

Questions can be directed to pat.whitlow@uky.edu. 

About the Award

The Pickering Program awards 45 fellowships of up to $42,000 annually for a two-year period for tuition, room, board, books, and mandatory fees for completion of two-year master’s degrees.  This includes up to $24,000 per year for tuition and mandatory fees and an academic year stipend of $18,000. 

Eligibility

This is a highly selective program. To be eligible to participate, you must meet the following criteria:

• Be a U.S. citizen.
• Seek admission to a two-year, full-time, on-campus, master’s degree program at a U.S.-based graduate institution to begin in the fall of 2021 in an academic field relevant to the work of the Foreign Service (public policy, international affairs, public administration, business, economics, political science, sociology, or foreign languages).
• Have a cumulative grade point average of 3.2 or higher on a 4.0 scale

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Event Type: Career Development