The program arranges to disseminate knowledge from these projects within the Institute and among policymakers, and it works closely with the Institute's Press to publish the products of fellows' research. Named for the former United States Senator from West Virginia, whose efforts over four decades helped establish the Institute, the Jennings Randolph Program has awarded over 200 fellowships since 1987. The competition favors applications that demonstrate a project's consistency with the Institute's congressional mandate, which is to serve the American people through research, education, training, and the dissemination of information about the nature of interstate or civil conflict and peaceful ways to manage and resolve it. Project proposals that deal with the sources and nature of interstate or civil conflict, with ways to prevent,limits, or end violent conflict, and with post-conflict reconstruction and reconciliation are welcome. Proposal should present a research agenda with a clear relevance to policy issues, although a policy dimension need not be the main thrust of the project.
Historical topics are appropriate if they promise to shed light on the contemporary issues.
Areas studies projects andsingle-case studies will be completive if they demonstrates a focus on conflictconflict and its resolution, as well as the applicability of the research to other regions and around the world. D.C. Applications are due in Washington on September 15. Peace Scholar Dissertation Fellowships are awarded to doctoral students enrolled in universities in the United States but citizens of all countries are eligible. The work may be done at their university or appropriate research sites. Applications are due in Washington on November 15.