Donald M. Payne International Development Fellowship

The USAID Donald M. Payne International Development Graduate Fellowship Program seeks to attract outstanding young people who are interested in pursuing careers in the Foreign Service of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and working on pressing global challenges such as poverty, hunger, injustice, disease, environmental degradation, climate change, conflict and violent extremism. The Payne Fellowship, which provides up to $93,000 in benefits over two years for graduate school, internships, and professional development activities, provides a unique pathway to work with the USAID Foreign Service. The Payne Fellowship encourages the application of members of minority groups who have historically been underrepresented in international development careers and those with financial need.

Awards website:
https://www.paynefellows.org/?areaid=2&contentid=941&CFID=1115&CFTOKEN=869B8730-CBC7-45F2-84F302723B1EA657

Eligibility:

  • Applicants must be U.S. citizens.
  • Applicants must be seeking admission to enter graduate school at a two-year program at a U.S. university.  They can be in the senior year of their undergraduate studies, or they can be college graduates. 
  • Applicants must have a cumulative grade point average of 3.2 or higher on a 4.0 scale at the time of application.

Typical Deadline:

January