If you are recently naturalized as a US citizen, green card holder or if you are a child of an immigrant person who is now a naturalized US citizen- and you are planning to apply to (or have already applied to), and enroll in a graduate program for the academic year 2015-16- you are eligible for $25,000 New American Scholarship
Thirty Paul and Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans will be awarded in March 2015 on the basis of a single national competition. Each fellowship supports up to two years of graduate study – in any field and in any advanced degree-granting program – in the United States.
Each award is for up to $25,000 in maintenance grants and up to $20,000 in tuition and fees or 50% of required tuition and fees/year. The program promotes a strong sense of community among Soros Fellows through fall conferences and other activities for fellows receiving financial support and numerous events held throughout the country for fellows receiving financial support and numerous events held throughout the country for fellows who are no longer receiving financial support.
The deadline for submission of completed applications is November 1, 2014.
- To be eligible, you must be:
- A New American (a green card holder or naturalized citizen if born abroad; a child of naturalized citizens if born in this country).
