This year, USAID will fund fellowships for up to 20 UC Berkeley PhD and master’s candidates, for summer research conducted with a host organization in one of 7 target countries: Brazil, Colombia, India, Indonesia, Philippines, Senegal, and South Africa.
The USAID “RI Fellowship” provides $10,000 per student. Funds can be used for international travel/housing and other expenses incurred during summer 2015. To be eligible, you must be a U.S. citizen, national, or permanent resident, and you must be enrolled as a graduate student UC Berkeley.
NOTE: Fellows must work on one of the pre-approved summer research projects listed on the RI Fellowships website:
For instructions on how to identify an appropriate project, visit https://www.rifellowships.org/about
Although the deadline to apply is December 1st 2014, you MUST contact your host organization prior to this date. It is recommended that you identify and contact a host organization ASAP.
For more information, visit: