Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans Class of 2015

The Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans awards 30 fellowships each year. Each award is for up to $25,000 in maintenance grants and up to $20,000 in tuition and fees or 50% of required tuition and fees/year (for up to two years of graduate study).  To be eligible for consideration, you must be:

• A New American (a naturalized citizen, green card holder or DACA recipient if born abroad; a child of naturalized citizens if born in this country).
• Not yet 31 years old, as of the application deadline.
• A college senior or holder of a bachelor’s degree.
• Not beyond your second year – if already enrolled – in the graduate degree program for which you request support.

The program values a commitment to the constitution and the bill of rights.  The selection criteria emphasize creativity, originality, initiative, and sustained accomplishment.