Paul Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans Class of 2015 COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY - SIPA Admissions Blog

Paul Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans Class of 2015 COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY - SIPA Admissions Blog 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 â€" if already enrolled â€" 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. Applications for the 2015 cohort of Paul and Daisy Soros Fellows are now available: Paul Daisy Soros Fellowship Application. Click here for eligibility requirements. Applications due November 1, 2014 Finalists announced early January, 2015 Finalist Interviews: January 28-February 6, 2015 2015 Paul Daisy Soros Fellows announced early March 2015