Institute of Current World Affairs

Applications and Deadlines

 

Those interested in applying for an Institute of Current World Affairs fellowship should write an initial letter* of interest to Executive Director Steven Butler, explaining the personal background and professional experience that would qualify them for the fellowship they have in mind. They should describe the activities they would like to carry out during two years overseas and enclose a resume or curriculum vitae. Select candidates will be invited to submit a more detailed application.

*(Initial letters should be sent by e-mail, although we accept fax or regular mail)


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FELLOWSHIP SELECTION 2009 - CLOSED

FELLOWSHIP SELECTION 2010 - OPEN

The Institute of Current World Affairs will appoint one Fellow in June 2010.

To be considered, initial letters should be sent to the Institute before February 1, 2010. Candidates selected for the next phase should submit their full applications on or before March 1, 2010.

Please send letters of interest and other inquiries to:

Note: Due to the high volume, we are unable to respond to all inquiries.

 

Fellowship Opportunities

Financial Support

Eligibility

From the Archive


Trying out loungers at Beijing’s IKEA, 2004


“At first glance, this group may not look so impressive with its collective rear end sinking into the cushions. However, according to political scientists as well as some of my own (middle class) Chinese friends, these are the people who will quite likely determine the future of the country’s political system, and thus, the direction of China as a whole. The basic idea here is that an increasingly wealthy middle class focused on safeguarding its property will be more likely than any other force to push for democratic and legal reforms; you need a bourgeois class before you can have a bourgeois ‘revolution’.” [read newsletter]


—Alexander Brenner

China

ICWA Fellow (2003-2005)