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UIowa Campus Nomination Deadline: 12.15.23 at 12:00 NOON.  National Deadline: 1.16.24

Open to: Seniors and class of 2022 graduates who have not yet started a grad program
Award Type: professional/research experience
Area(s) of study: Any majors with interest in international affairs
Award criteria: academic achievement, research
Award provides: Year-long, salaried research experience with the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace in Washington, DC
Open to international students: Yes (U.S. citizenship is not required, but applicants must be eligible to work in the U.S.)
Institutional Support or Endorsement Required: Yes. Prospective applicants must apply through the Office of Scholar Development.

The James C. Gaither Junior Fellows Program provides an opportunity for approximately 15 students who desire careers in international affairs to have a substantive working experience in Washington, D.C. Junior Fellows work as research assistants to scholars working at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. 

During their year in DC, the Gaither Junior Fellows provide research assistance to scholars working within Carnegie’s
programs (See the list of programs accepting fellows this cycle below). Fellows have the opportunity to conduct research, contribute to op-eds, papers, reports, and books, edit documents, participate in meetings with high-level officials, contribute to congressional
testimony and organize briefings attended by scholars, activists, journalists and government officials.

Research Programs open to 2024-25 Gaither Fellows:

  • Democracy, Conflict, and Governance
  • American Statecraft
  • Nuclear Policy
  • Technology and International Affairs
  • Middle East
  • International Security and Political Economy
  • Asia
  • Russia and Eurasia
  • Africa
  • Global Order and Institutions
  • Sustainability, Climate, and Geopolitics
  • Europe

To access the materials for the current application cycle, prospective applicants must contact Kelly Thornburg in the Office of Scholar Development directly at kelly-thornburg@uiowa.edu. Interested students should schedule a meeting with Kelly as soon as they are aware of their interest in the opportunity.