The scholarships may be renewed annually. For graduate students pursuing masters degree programs in public policy, international affairs, public administration, or academic fields such as business, economics, political science, sociology or foreign languages, and who have an interest in pursuing a foreign service career in the U.S. Department of State. The Women's Research and Education Institute Congressional Fellowships . WREI awards annual fellowships to a select number of graduate students with a proven commitment to equity for women. Fellows gain practical policymaking experience and graduate as whey work for one academic year as congressional legislative aides in Washington.
Fellows receive stipends for tuition and living expenses.
Possible disciplines include nursing, political science, health science, and psychology. For students in doctoral programs such as nursing, public health, anthropology, history, sociology, psychology, and social work, who have completed all predissertation requirements at graduate schools in the United States. The purpose of this award is to encourage original and significant research about women that crosses disciplinary, regional, or cultural boundaries.