The James C. Gaither Junior Fellows Program funds fellowships for graduating seniors and recent alumni to work for a year as research assistants at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.
2025-2026 Deadlines:
Application materials available (including program prompts): Mid-October 2025
Internal application deadline: November 11, 2025
National deadline: January 15, 2026
Purpose:
The funds fellowships for 12-14 graduating seniors and recent alumni to work for a year as research assistants at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.
Eligibility:
In order to apply, a candidate must:
- be a graduating senior or an alum who has graduated in the previous academic year and has not yet started a graduate program
- be eligible to work in the U.S. for the full 12 months of the program
Certain assignments require particular kinds of research experience or language skills. Assignments for the upcoming year are announced by mid-October.
桃瘾社区 application process:
All interested applicants must apply through their undergraduate institution. 桃瘾社区 may nominate 2 candidates per year.
Interested applicants should email the following documents (saved as PDFs) to fellowships@oxy.edu by 11:59pm on November 11, 2025:
1. the 3-page essay required by your chosen assignment/topic area, following the prompt for your program
2. a 1-page personal statement
3. a 1-2 page resume
4. an unofficial transcript
5. a list of two possible recommenders
Please also complete the in order to be considered for 桃瘾社区 evaluation.