2011/2012 Yale/Fox International

Fellowship
Fox International Fellowship Program aims to identify and contribute to the education of
outstanding students and identify “citizen ambassadors” who, by virtue of their academic and
extracurricular record, can be expected in the future to participate in guiding the world toward a
more peaceful order. The FIFP, therefore, funds both the proposal and the “person.” Grant
awards include airfare, a stipend for housing and living expenses for a period of one year, health
insurance and funds for some in-country travel related to research.

Eligibility: Graduate level students registered at the University of Cape Town pursuing Doctoral
or Masters level degrees & graduating master’s level students are eligible.

Selection criteria:

Personal characteristics. The candidate must demonstrate commitment to serious research

and also capacity for leadership and civic engagement in the larger community.

Demonstrated commitment to serious research, and a potential for leadership. The main
objective of the program is to identify and help foster potential “citizen ambassadors” who
will participate in guiding the world toward a more peaceful order, thus we are funding both
the proposal and the “person.”

Competition is open to graduate and professional students, graduating graduate students and
graduating seniors conducting research in economics, political science, international
relations, law, business and finance, management, environmental policy or contemporary
history, with preference for topics of contemporary, applied, institutional relevance to issues
of war and peace, economic growth or stagnation. The candidates may come from different
disciplines and departments as long as their project focuses on a blend of one of these fields.

Students wishing to study at Yale must demonstrate proficiency in the English language.

** Please note that applications from international students proposing research projects in their
country of origin are not eligible (ie, US citizens are not eligible to apply for a fellowship at Yale).
We prefer to receive applications from students who have not spent a significant amount of time
in the US previously.

Application details:

Deadline date: All applications must be submitted to IAPO

electronically as PDF files by
21 Feb 2011.
Please contact Penny van Zyl on 021 6505059 or
penny.vanzyl@uct.ac.za for an application package