Public Service

Truman Scholarship (UNM Deadline in September) 
Truman Scholarship is for college juniors with exceptional leadership potential committed to careers in government, the nonprofit or advocacy sectors, education or elsewhere in the public service. Up to $30,000 in funding to students pursuing graduate degrees in public service fields.

• Be an undergraduate junior;
• Be a U.S. citizen;
• Have a highly competitive GPA;
• Have a major that permits admission to a graduate program leading to a career in government or public service.
• Obtain institutional nomination.

AIF Banyan Impact Fellowship
The AIF Banyan Impact Fellowship is an immersive bi-national volunteer service program with immense strategic importance in the US-India corridor. The bilateral program places young professionals from the US and India in service with communities and organizations across the two countries for mutual learning, capacity building, and leadership development in support of social justice. Fellows work on projects closely linked to Sustainable Development Goals and create sustainable impact through service and fieldwork across diverse thematic areas such as education, public health, livelihoods, social inclusion, minority rights, Dalit and tribal rights, climate justice, LGBTQ+ rights, gender, arts, sports, CSR, and many others.

American Political Science Association Program Diversity Fellowship Program (Deadline October) 
Each fall, the APSA Diversity Fellowship Program (DFP) awards between 12 and 14 funded fellowships in the amount of $5,000 over two years to students applying to doctoral programs in political science. Each spring, the program offers fellowships to graduate students in the pre-dissertation stage of their doctoral program. The Spring DFP is a one time award of $2000, depending on funding availability. Additional eligibility criteria include: 

• Applicants must be undergraduate seniors, graduates, or students enrolled in a master’s program who plan to apply for a PhD in political science
• Applicants must be  engaged in or planning to pursue political science research and scholarship primarily focused on race, ethnicity, gender, systemic racism, LGBTQ politics, disability politics, indigenous politics, or tribal sovereignty and governance.
• Applicants must demonstrate an interest in teaching and potential for research in political science
• Applicant must be a a US citizen, US national, US permanent resident (holder of a Permanent Resident Card), or an individual granted deferred action status under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals Program (DACA) at the time of application.

Coro Fellows Program (Deadline in January)
Coro Fellows Program is a full-time, nine month, graduate-level leadership training program to prepare diverse, intelligent and committed individuals for effective and ethical leadership in the public affairs arena. It is offered in Los Angeles, New York, Pittsburgh, San Francisco and St. Louis. Sixty-eight Fellows are chosen nationally each year through a highly competitive selection process, including a day-long assessment at each center’s city. The Fellows represent a broad range of academic, work, cultural, racial and economic backgrounds, ages and interests. What they share is an unwavering commitment to civic engagement.

Davis-Putter Scholarship Fund (Deadline April)
The Davis-Putter Scholarship Fund provides grants to students actively working for peace and justice. These need-based scholarships are awarded to those able to do academic work at the university level and who are part of the progressive movement on the campus and in the community. Recent grantees have been active in the struggle against racism, sexism, homophobia, and other forms of oppression; building the movement for economic justice; and creating peace through international anti-imperialist solidarity.

• active participation in struggles for civil rights, economic justice, international solidarity or other progressive issues
• financial need and ability to perform academically at the college level
• must be enrolled in an accredited school and receiving college credit for the time period covered by their grant

Koch Summer Fellows program (Deadline varies) 
The Koch Internship Program combines individualized education with hands-on work experience to empower social entrepreneurs to drive their own careers and make a positive contribution right away. KIP participants who secure an internship will receive a stipend of $5,500 for the 10-week program and part-time (approximately 28 hours a week) KIP participants who secure an internship will receive a stipend of $3,300 for the 10-week program.

Public Policy & International Affairs Fellowship Program (Deadline early November) 
The PPIA Fellowship Program helps students achieve a Master's Degree or joint degree, typically in public policy, public administration, international affairs or a related field. The organization does this through the intensive study provided by participation in a Junior Summer Institute (JSI), through partnerships with universities across the country, and through an alumni network that provides opportunities to connect with nearly 4000 individuals who share the same interest in public service. 

Samuel Huntington Public Service Award (Deadline January) 
The Samuel Huntington Public Service Award provides $30,000 stipends for graduating college seniors to pursue one year of public service anywhere in the world. The award allows recipients to engage in a meaningful public service activity for one year before proceeding on to graduate school or a career. 

Scoville Peace Fellowship (Deadline October & January)
The Herbert Scoville Jr. Peace Fellowship, established in 1987, is a highly-competitive national fellowship program that provides recent college and grad school graduates with the opportunity to gain a Washington perspective on key issues of peace and security. Twice yearly, the Fellowship's Board of Directors selects a group of outstanding individuals to spend six to nine months in Washington. Supported by a salary, the fellows serve as full-time junior staff members at the participating organization of their choice. The program also arranges meetings for the fellows with policy experts. Many former Scoville Fellows have gone on to pursue graduate degrees in international relations and related fields and taken prominent positions in the field of peace and security with public-interest organizations, the Federal Government, academia, and media. 

Voyager Scholarship
The Voyager Scholarship helps students pursue careers in public service by providing access to barrier-reducing financial aid, travel experiences, a network of leaders and mentors, and programming designed to support them as they refine their vision for the type of impact they plan to make. Voyagers will receive the following financial aid up to $50,000 and Voyagers are provided with a $10,000 stipend and $4,200 of Airbnb travel credit to carry out an immersive work-travel experience during the summer between their junior and senior years of college. Voyagers may travel within the United States and/or internationally and may choose to include an internship or self-designed experience as their learning experience. 

Women in Defense Scholarship
Focus of the scholarship is on the following preferred fields of study: security studies, military history, government relations, engineering, computer science, cyber security, physics, mathematics, business (as it relates to national security or defense), law (as it relates to national security or defense), international relations, political science, policy and diplomacy, intelligence and economics. Others will be considered if the applicant can successfully demonstrate relevance to a career in the areas of national security or defense.