Centre on Public Diplomacy (CPD) Research Fellowship Programme 2019/2021 for Scholars and Practitioners – USA

Centre on Public Diplomacy (CPD) of the University of Southern California is now accepting applications from scholars and practitioners of public diplomacy for the 2019/2021 term.

Application Deadline: 31st August, 2019.

Eligible Countries: International

To be taken at (country): University of Southern California (USC), USA

About the Award: CPD is now accepting applications for the CPD Research Fellowship, which CPD created in 2009 to support and publicize the work of scholars and practitioners of public diplomacy. Every fall, three non-resident fellows are selected, each serving a two-year term.

CPD Research Fellows will be expected to oversee a substantive research project that will yield at least two outputs, including one publication for the CPD Perspectives on Public Diplomacy series that is due by June 1, 2021. The second output could consist of a series for the CPD Blog, or another type of product that the Fellow develops with the Center.

CPD welcomes proposals that examine both the historical and contemporary practice of public diplomacy conducted anywhere in the world. The selected candidates will each receive a $2,000 stipend upon successful completion of the fellowship. In addition, the Center will offer research assistance as needed and as available from students in the Master of Public Diplomacy (MPD) program or related degree programs at USC.  Three non-resident fellows will be selected every year, each serving a two-year term.

Type: Fellowship (Career)

Eligibility: CPD welcomes proposals that examine both the historical and contemporary practice of public diplomacy conducted anywhere in the world. Competitive proposals must contribute something new to the growing body of public diplomacy literature.

Number of Awards: Three non-resident fellows are selected every year.

Value of Program: 

• The selected candidates will each receive a $2,000 stipend awarded upon the successful completion of the fellowship.
• In addition, the Center will offer research assistance as needed from students in the Master of Public Diplomacy (MPD) program or related degree programs at USC.

Duration of Program: Two years.

How to Apply: To apply, please download the application here and submit it to soamiri@usc.edu with “ATTN: CPD Research Fellowship Application” in the subject line by August 31, 2019. The results will be announced in the fall of 2019.

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Award Provider: University of Southern California (USC) Center on Public Diplomacy (CPD)

Important Notes: Please note that USC students and faculty are ineligible for the non-resident CPD Research Fellowship.