Apply for UW nomination to the Carnegie Endowment Gaither Junior Fellows Program: UW deadline Dec. 4!
Each year the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace offers approximately 15 one-year Gaither Junior Fellowships to uniquely qualified graduating seniors (in 2024-25) and individuals who have graduated during the past academic year (2023-24). Gaither Junior Fellows work as research assistants to the Endowment's senior associates and have the opportunity to conduct research for books, co-author journal articles and policy papers, participate in meetings with high-level officials, contribute to congressional testimony and organize briefings attended by scholars, journalists and government officials.
- Positions are paid, full-time positions for 10-12 months. Salary is $4,000/month with full benefits and relocation funds.
- You need not be a U.S. citizen if you attend a university located in the United States. However, all applicants must be eligible to work in the United States for 10-12 months from Sept 1 through June 30 following graduation. Students on F-1 visas who are eligible to work in the United States for the full year may apply for the program.
Applicants must be nominated by their university to compete for these positions, and we ask interested UW students and alumni to apply for nomination. UW applications for nomination to participate in the 2025-26 program are open now!
- UW can nominate up to 2 candidates for the national competition. Get complete eligibility details and application instructions here.
- Applicants should have completed a significant amount of course work related to their discipline of interest. Language and other skills may also be required for certain assignments.
- Students who identify as members of historically underrepresented communities are strongly encouraged to apply.
- Read about Maha Alhomoud, 2021 Political Science grad from UW and 2021-22 Gaither Junior Fellow.
UW Applicant Information & Resources:
- UW applicant information session: Join us to learn more & get tips! Tuesday, Oct. 29, 5:00pm on Zoom. Register to attend here.
- UW deadline to apply for nomination: Dec. 4, 2024
- UW application information
- UW online application form
- UW Contact for Information & Questions: Robin Chang, Office of Merit Scholarships, Fellowships & Awards, robinc@uw.edu, MGH 171, 206-543-2603.
Candidates apply to work on specific research projects at the Carnegie Endowment. 2025-26 projects are:
- Democracy, Conflict, and Governance
- American Statecraft
- Nuclear Policy
- Technology and International Affairs – Strong writing skills and research skills are essential.
- Middle East – Strong reading fluency and the ability to perform academic as well as on-line research in Arabic essential. Strong background in Middle East politics and/or history is a huge plus.
- International Security and Political Economy [to work with the International Security and South Asia Programs] – Quantitative data analysis and GIS skills are required. A strong mathematical background is a plus. An academic background in international relations theory or international political economy along with an interest in military issues is essential.
- Asia Program – Mandarin Chinese language skills, particularly reading comprehension, are essential.
- Russia and Eurasia – Excellent Russian and/or Ukranian reading skills required.
- Africa Program
- Global Order and Institutions
- Sustainability, Climate and Geopolitics – Data skills (such as helping create graphs or tables for Carnegie publications) are a plus. Applicants should have completed coursework related to sustainability and climate issues. A foreign language or regional expertise is a plus - the program seeks to bring an international perspective into US debates on climate change.
- Europe – Fluency and the ability to perform research in a European language other than English are a plus. Background knowledge on European politics is essential.
