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  • Princeton in Africa
    6/15/26
    Princeton in Africa is the only leadership-development program of its kind currently operating on the African continent. Fellows engage in yearlong, full-time fellowships and make significant contributions to the success of each host organization, while deepening their understanding and appreciation for the advancement of African affairs. Fellows have contributed to improvements in 37 countries across the continent in the areas of: Business and Economic Development, Education & Youth Capacity Building, Public & Community Health, Environmental Conservation and Sustainability, and Civil Society.
  • Princeton in Latin America
    6/15/26
    Princeton in Latin America (PiLA) partners with NGOs and multilateral organizations and places highly qualified recent college graduates in year-long service fellowships with nonprofit, public service, humanitarian, and government organizations in Latin America and the Caribbean. Placements emphasize the power of firsthand work experience to shape young people's attitudes and mobilize them to effect positive social change. PiLA enhances the mission of its partners by building their capacity to constructively impact the communities they serve, addressing the social, economic, and political barriers to egalitarian community development. Since 2003, PiLA has placed over 400 fellows with partners in 20 countries throughout the region.
  • Teach Thailand Corps (TTC)
    6/15/26
    Teach Thailand Corps (TTC) focuses on strengthening primary and secondary school education in Thailand, particularly in high-need areas. TTC recruits and places American and Chinese graduates with bachelor's degrees or higher to teach English and Chinese by native speakers and may teach some basic subjects related to schools in less developed provinces. Teachers will work with students at the K12 level for 15-22 hours per week. There are opportunities for internships in various fields of interest, including business, international development, public policy, social work, medicine, and public health during breaks or after end of year.
  • CyberCorps®: Scholarship for Service (SFS) Program at NSF
    6/15/26
    National Science Foundation started the as a means to increase the number of qualified students in the area of computer security and information assurance (CS/IA). The motivation was to build capacity in the U.S. higher education enterprise to deal with the shortage of skilled professionals in the cyber security and IA fields at various federal agencies.
  • Zonta International Amelia Earhart Fellowship
    6/15/26
    Globally, women make up around 25 percent of the workforce in the aerospace industry. In an effort to carry out its mission that women have access to all resources and are represented in decision-making positions on an equal basis with men, Zonta International offers the Amelia Earhart Fellowship. The Amelia Earhart Fellowship was established in 1938 in honor of famed pilot and Zontian, Amelia Earhart. The US $10,000 Fellowship is awarded annually to up to 30 women pursuing Ph.D./doctoral degrees in aerospace engineering and space sciences. It may be used at any university or college offering accredited post-graduate courses and degrees in these fields. 
  • Ellison Scholars Graduate Scholarship at the University of Oxford
    6/15/26
    An important part of Elliston Institute of Technology's (EIT) mission is to identify students from around the world and train them to be leaders with the skills to invent, improve, and manage the next generation of technology. The Ellison Scholars program will fully fund selected students’ study at the University of Oxford, where they will collaborate with other Scholars and the EIT Faculty of Fellows on projects important to humanity.
  • Interac Network
    6/15/26
    Interac is Japan's leading private provider of Assistant Language Teachers (ALTs), or native-level English speakers working in Japanese classrooms. ALTs work in a wide range of schools throughout Japan, including elementary, junior, and senior high schools. ALTs may lead their own classes or support the Japanese teacher. An ALT's job combines a language instructor and a cultural ambassador.
  • Blakemore Freeman Fellowships
    6/15/26
    The Blakemore Foundation provides fellowships for an academic year of full-time advanced language study at approved language programs in Asia. All fellowships provide full tuition and a stipend for living, travel and study expenses. Blakemore Freeman Fellowships are awarded for advanced study of Chinese (in Taiwan), Japanese, Korean, Indonesian, Khmer, Thai, or Vietnamese in Asia.
  • American Speech-Language-Hearing Foundation (ASH Foundation) Graduate Student Scholarship
    6/15/26
    The American Speech-Language-Hearing Foundation (ASHFoundation) invites full-time students who will be or who are currently enrolled in a communication sciences and disorders graduate program to apply for $5,000 graduate scholarships. Scholarships are available to students who are undergraduate seniors or who are currently pursuing master's or doctoral degrees. Both research and clinical doctorate students are eligible. Funding is to be directed toward educational support, such as tuition, books, school-related expenses, and living expenses. Available scholarships include:
  • North American Language and Culture Assistants Program (NALCAP)
    6/15/26
    In the North American Language and Culture Assistants Program (NALCAP), American college students and graduates - who are native-like speakers of English - partner with elementary and secondary schools in Spain to bolster language programs, as language assistants (TAs) under the supervision and guidance of teachers in Spain. Placements are offered across Spain from Oct.1 to May 31. TAs work 14-16 hours per week and receive a monthly stipend of 800-1,000 euros along with health insurance.