Additional Resources for US and International Students

Provides one year of support for full-time completion of a PhD dissertation to increase the diversity of the nation’s college and university faculties by increasing their ethnic and racial diversity, to maximize the educational benefits of diversity, and to increase the number of professors who can and will use diversity as a resource for enriching the education of all students

Provides three years of support for full-time PhD study to increase the diversity of the nation’s college and university faculties by increasing their ethnic and racial diversity, to maximize the educational benefits of diversity, and to increase the number of professors who can and will use diversity as a resource for enriching the education of all students

Leland Fellows develop new skills while actively working to alleviate hunger and poverty in Asia, Africa, and Latin America.  During the first year, fellows work directly to build food security in the field.  In the second year, fellows apply their field experience to the design of sound development policy at the organizational, national, and international level.

The Urban Fellows Program is a nine-month fellowship in New York City that combines work in Mayoral offices and City agencies with volunteer service opportunities and a seminar series that explores current urban issues impacting public policy.

The Coro Fellows Program develops emerging leaders by providing hands-on experience for recent college graduates working with urban institutions in one of five US cities (Los Angeles, New York, Pittsburgh, San Francisco, or St. Louis).

Funds students pursuing doctoral degrees in fields that use high-performance computing to solve complex science and engineering problems.

The Bill Emerson National Hunger Fellows Program participants gain field experience fighting hunger and poverty through placements in community based organizations across the country, and policy experience through placements in Washington, DC. 

Funds one Penn PhD student to spend a year as a non-degree visiting student at the University of Oxford (Penn nomination required)

Provides support for the final year of a PhD for students enrolled at a university in California

The Foreign Language & Area Studies (FLAS) Fellowship offers academic year and summer fellowships to undergraduate and graduate students with training in specific languages and related areas or international studies, and who are U.S. citizens or permanent residents of the United States.