For a more complete description of specific fellowships, review the individual fellowship files in OCS, where you'll find information received directly from the fellowship programs, application materials, descriptions of funded projects and past proposals. Announcements of new fellowships and deadlines for proposals are published by public interest program staff throughout the year. It is advisable to consult with PIP staff throughout the fellowship application process, especially in drafting proposals and editing statements. Staff have experience with individual fellowship program profiles and application procedures and can assist you in locating other helpful resources, including alumni who have applied for and received fellowships and administrators of the fellowship programs. Consultations with past recipients and administrators have proven to be invaluable to applicants.
All fellowships have application procedures and instructions specific to their programs.
These materials should be reviewed in detail and followed precisely. Most programs require that the materials be abbreviated, so applicants are encouraged to develop very tight, concise statements of their ideas. Careful editing is critical. Usually, programs want applicants to address how they became interested in the issues that are the focus of the fellowship, why they are uniquely qualified to carry out the work of the fellowship and how the fellowship is related to their long-range work goals. It is helpful to link these statements with the mission and objectives of the fellowship.