Laura W. Bush Travel Fellowship

Funding for Overseas Research

Deadline: April 23, 2009 (spring/summer deadline)
August 5, 2009 (fall/winter deadline)

WHAT: The inaugural call for applications for the U.S. National Commission for UNESCO Laura W. Bush Traveling Fellowship

WHO: This fellowship, whose funding has generously come from a private donation, is intended to help fund proposals by American college students to carry out brief work, about 4 to 6 weeks, in foreign countries on topics related to the mandate of the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and that seek to build strong ties among nations.

AWARD: The award will be distributed twice per year, once during Spring/Summer and once during Fall/Winter. The value of the fellowship may vary. The expected value in 2008 is $2,500 per fellowship.

Please visit http://www.state.gov/p/io/unesco/103476.htm for more information about this fellowship.