Applications are now open for the Rangel Graduate Fellowship Program 2022. Here’s ho to apply
Rangel Graduate Fellowship Program Overview
The Rangel Graduate Fellowship is a program designed to attract and train excellent young individuals for careers in the Foreign Service of the United States Department of State, where they will assist conceive, represent, and implement American foreign policy.
In a very competitive worldwide procedure, the Rangel Program chooses excellent Rangel Fellows each year and supports them for two years of graduate education, internships, mentoring, and professional development activities. Members of historically underrepresented minority groups, women, and those in financial need are encouraged to apply for this program. Fellows who finish the program and meet the Foreign Service entry requirements will be appointed as Foreign Service Officers in line with applicable law and State Department policy.
Rangel Fellows are committed to serving their country and promoting positive change globally. Individuals who have successfully completed the Rangel Program are now making a difference in countries throughout the world, including Colombia, Mexico, Panama, Venezuela, South Africa, Nigeria, Angola, China, Korea, Bangladesh, Spain, and Ireland.
In a very competitive worldwide procedure, the Rangel Program chooses excellent Rangel Fellows each year and supports them for two years of graduate education, internships, mentoring, and professional development activities. Members of historically underrepresented minority groups, women, and those in financial need are encouraged to apply for this program. Fellows who finish the program and meet the Foreign Service entry requirements will be appointed as Foreign Service Officers in line with applicable law and State Department policy.
Rangel Fellows are committed to serving their country and promoting positive change globally. Individuals who have successfully completed the Rangel Program are now making a difference in countries throughout the world, including Colombia, Mexico, Panama, Venezuela, South Africa, Nigeria, Angola, China, Korea, Bangladesh, Spain, and Ireland.
In 2022, the Rangel Program plans to award 45 fellowships of up to $42,000 annually for a two year period for tuition, room, board, books, and mandatory fees for completion of a two-year master’s degree. This includes up to $24,000 per year for tuition and mandatory fees and an academic year stipend of $18,000. At the conclusion of two years of study, the Rangel Fellow is expected to have obtained a degree in international affairs or another area of relevance to the work of the Foreign Service (curriculum below) at a graduate school approved by the Rangel Program. Awardees are expected to maintain a cumulative GPA of at least 3.2 throughout their period of study.
New Rangel Fellows will participate in an orientation at Howard University in mid-May. The purposes of this orientation are to familiarize the Fellows with all aspects of the fellowship and to enhance their understanding of, and skills for, Foreign Service careers.
Rangel Fellows will participate in two internships. The first, an internship working on international issues for members of Congress in Washington, D.C., will occur in the summer after being selected and before the first year of graduate study. The second will be an overseas internship in a U. S. Embassy or Consulate that takes place during the summer between the first and second years of graduate study. The Program provides support of up to $10,000 per summer.
Rangel Graduate Fellowship Program Eligibility
Each Fellow will receive mentoring from a Foreign Service Officer throughout the duration of the fellowship.
Fellows must obtain graduate degrees in a field of study relevant to a career in the State Department Foreign Service, such as public administration, public policy, international relations, business administration, economics, history, political science, communications, or foreign languages at a graduate or professional school approved by the Rangel Program. Studies in law do not satisfy this requirement. Applicants apply to two-year graduate programs at U.S. universities simultaneously with their application to the Rangel Program.
EMPLOYMENT/CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATION
Fellows who successfully complete the Rangel Program and Foreign Service entry requirements will receive appointments in the State Department Foreign Service in accordance with applicable law and State Department policy. Fellows are required to obtain and maintain medical, security, and suitability clearances in order to remain in the program. Each Rangel Fellow who obtains a master’s degree is committed to a minimum of five years of service. Candidates who do not successfully complete the Rangel Program and the subsequent five-year service obligation may be subject to a reimbursement obligation.
Visit the Fellow Obligation page to learn more about the obligations that Rangel Fellows assume when they accept the fellowship.