Fellows will travel to a country to deepen their understanding of current reforms and become familiar with the scholarly resources in their fields. Host country affiliation is necessary. The competition is open to U.S. citizens currently enrolled in their second or terminal year of graduate or professional school or to recent graduates of those schools. Applicants will be required to submit a detailed proposal of the study or research they wish to pursue and demonstrate how the project will be of benefit to their future plans and professional careers.
Fellowships are available for periods of three to seven months.
Financial benefits include round trip international transportation, a monthly living stipend, health insurance and an allowance for books and travel within the host country. Finalists will be interviewed by telephone in March, 1996. The President's Graduate Fellowship was initiated to increase the pool of minority and women faculty members who hold the terminal degree in underrepresented academic areas at Old Dominion. The University provides financial support to minorities and women working toward their terminal degree, ordinarily at an institution other than Old Dominion University. In exchange, the fellows agree to serve in a tenure-track faculty position at Old Dominion University for at least three years upon completion of all requirements of the degree.