SCHOOL of INTERNATIONAL SERVICE

American University · Washington, D.C.

STUDENT SCHOLARSHIPS & FELLOWSHIPS

SIS Endowed Undergraduate Scholarships

Endowed scholarships are used to support undergraduate students in any academic area of the School of International Service. Scholarships are awarded on the basis of financial need, the subjects of student interest and experience, and academic merit.

SIS Endowed Graduate Fellowships

Endowed fellowships provide assistance for outstanding graduate students in any academic area. Students will gain practical experience by working with a faculty member on issues of international research and teaching.

SIS Endowed Grants-In-Aid

Grants-In-Aid provide students with financial assistance that is critical to research projects, travel abroad opportunities, unusual internships, and other special needs that often arise in the course of undergraduate or graduate study. The emphasis is to be flexible in providing assistance on occasions that are special to distinctive student research or other forms of student achievement. The goal of the School is to support the work of promising students when they face unusual needs and opportunities.

Contribute to an Existing Scholarship or Fellowship

Donations may be made to enhance an existing scholarship or fellowship at any level. Contributions to fund endowed scholarships are used to support undergraduate or graduate students in any academic program at the University.

Abdul Aziz Said Graduate Scholarship Fund

The purpose of the Abdul Aziz Said scholarship is to provide financial assistance to "...graduate students from historically underrepresented or marginalized groups who show great promise in their scholastic achievement and/or their commitment to IPCR principles, and who, without funding, might not be financially able to begin or to continue study at SIS."

Professor Abdul Aziz Said in 1959

The scholarship award will be offered to an American University full or part-time student who is pursuing a Masters Degree in International Peace & Conflict Resolution or any of the other Masters Degrees offered within the division of International Peace & Conflict Resolution. The MA Scholar must show strong academic achievement at the graduate level, a record of service, a commitment to the ideals of peace and maintain academic good standing to renew the scholarship.

For more information about the Abdul Aziz Said Graduate Scholarship Fund, go to the International Peace and Conflict Resolution Web site .

Waiting for your support: The Darrell Randall Graduate Fellowship Fund

Named for Professor Emeritus Darrell Randall of the School of International Service, the fellowship will be awarded annually to master's degree students committed to the study of human needs in an era of globalization. Professor Randall's contributions to the goals of African freedom and human dignity have reached over 50 years of scholarship, consultation, service, and personal experience, particularly in Sub-Saharan states and apartheid South Africa. In the classrooms of the School of International Service and by his extensive travel throughout the continent, he contributed to the education of African leaders in the years following independence from colonial status. To date, contributions to this fund include an anonymous gift of $10,000.00, a donation from the SIS Alumni Chapter of $10,000, plus a dozen gifts of $50.00 to $500.00 with others pending. Cash donations, pledges, marketable securities, or estate gifts honoring Professor Randall are all welcome.