Junior Fellows in Diplomacy

The Junior Fellows program provides selected SFS and MSFS students two semesters of independent study on a diplomatic negotiation under the direction of an ISD associate. The associates provide research guidance and assistance in arranging interviews with principal negotiators.

The fellowships: integrate academic coursework and diplomatic process under the direction of a practitioner; develop a broader understanding of the complexities in formulating and implementing foreign policy; help provide a negotiating record that may prove useful to future practitioners; and engage students in writing an academic paper in International Affairs.

Each fellowship offers academic credits and a tuition stipend.

The deadline for submission of applications has been extended to April 27, 2009.

2009-2010 Application [pdf format]

For BSFS Students

The Ellsworth Bunker and John Humes Junior Fellowships are for two undergraduates in their senior year of study.

For MSFS Students

Three Huffington Junior Fellowships are offered to graduate students in their second year of study for the Master of Science in Foreign Service degree.

A fourth fellowship for graduate studies honors Ambassador David D. Newsom, longtime ISD director and a member of the ISD board.

The Allen W. and Allen M. Dulles fellowship is specifically intended to sponsor an MSFS student in a research project coordinated with the ISD Associate drawn from the Central Intelligence Agency. The research topic should be related to the work of the intelligence community.

For information, contact:
Amb. Howard B. Schaffer, ISD Director of Studies,
Telephone: 202-965-6612, or
e-mail schaffeh@georgetown.edu.

The Junior Fellows for the 2008-2009 academic year are:

Andrew Albertson
Encouraging political reform in the Middle East
Huffington Junior Fellow
Advisor: Mark Palmer

Krister Anderson
U.S. diplomacy and Islamist political parties
Huffington Junior Fellow
Advisor: William Rugh

Andrew Daehne
The problem of recognizing Kosovo
Humes Junior Fellow
Advisors: Thomas and Kirsten Selinger

Raja Gundu
Using tailor-made information operations in counter-terrorism
Dulles Junior Fellow
Advisor: James Zirkle

Ann Koppuzha
Foreign influence on the Burmese government
Bunker Junior Fellow
Advisor: William Morgan

Ali Scotten
Impact of Iranian culture and social dynamics on negotiations
Huffington Junior Fellow
Advisor: James Seevers

Pavneet Singh
U.S.-India security relations
Newsom Junior Fellow
Advisor: Howard Schaffer

JFD Paper(s)

Mayuka Yamazaki, MSFS '06
Huffington Junior Fellow, 2006
Origin, Developments and Prospects for the Proliferation Security Initiative