Paul and Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans

• Thirty Paul and Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans will be awarded in 2011 on the basis of a single national competition.

Please review further on the website: http://www.pdsoros.org/competition/

• Each fellowship supports up to two years of graduate study ր in any field and in any advanced degree-granting program ր in the United States.
• Each award is for up to $25,000 in maintenance grants and up to $20,000 in tuition support for each year of graduate study supported, a total of as much as $90,000.
• The deadline for submission of completed applications is November 1, 2010.
• To be eligible, you must be:

• A New American (a green card holder or naturalized citizen if born abroad; a child of naturalized citizens if born in this country).
• Not yet 31 years old, as of the application deadline.
• A college senior or holder of a bachelor's degree.
• Not beyond your second year ր if already enrolled -- in the graduate degree program for which you request support.

• Selection criteria emphasize creativity, originality, initiative, and sustained accomplishment.
• The program values a commitment to the constitution and the bill of rights.
• The program promotes a strong sense of community among fellows and alumni through fall conferences for fellows and numerous events for fellows and alumni held throughout the country.
• The top 84 applicants will be designated "finalists" and will be asked to appear for interviews in New York City or Los Angeles in mid-January of 2011. Reasonable expenses will be covered by the Fellowship Program.
• The 30 fellowship winners, selected from among the 84 finalists, will be announced in February of 2011.