Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowhips

(Any field of study including medicine or law)
The Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans provides merit-based funding for New Americans, immigrants and children of immigrants, who are poised to make significant contributions to US culture, society and academia. The Fellowship supports one to two years of graduate study in any field and in any advanced degree-granting program in the United States. The Fellowship involves taking part in two Fall Conferences in New York City (all expenses paid) and meeting with the Fellowship director on your campus.

  • Final deadline: Late October each year (no campus deadline as no endorsement required)
  • °Õ±ð°ù³¾:Ìýup to two years of graduate education
  • Amount of support: Fellows receive a maintenance grant of $25,000/year and a tuition grant of one-half the tuition cost at the fellow’s U.S. institution, up to $20,000 per academic year.
  • Number of fellowships: approximately 30 per year.

Eligibility

  • Be younger than 30 years old at the time of application
  • Be a New American: You are an immigrant or the child of immigrants. If you are an immigrant, you should be a naturalized US citizen, a green card holder, an aslyee or refugee, or someone who graduated from both high school and college in the United States. See the website for more detail
  • Pursue a graduate or professional degree

Application Procedure

Candidates will complete an online application, including two essays, a transcript, a resume, 3-5 letters of recommendation, and a graduate aptitude test (the appropriate test for the field of study; MCAT, LSAT, or GRE, for example).