Mitchell Center Undergraduate International Research Grants in USA for Fellowship

The University of Pennsylvania is seeking highly motivated students to apply for the Mitchell Center Undergraduate Research grants to study in the United States for the academic year 2022-2023

All full-time Penn undergraduate students enrolled in any school who wish to undertake research pertinent to any dimension of democracy, its practice or theory, as well as the related themes of citizenship and constitutional government, are eligible to apply.

• Table of Content
• About University of Pennsylvania
• [email protected]. Fellowship
• Aim and Benefits of [email protected]. Fellowship
• Requirements for [email protected]. Fellowship Qualification
• Application Deadline
• How to Apply

About University of Pennsylvania

The University of Pennsylvania (commonly known as Penn or UPenn) is a private, Ivy League university located in Philadelphia. Incorporated as The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania, Penn is one of 14 founding members of the Association of American Universities and one of the nine original colonial colleges.

[email protected]. Fellowship

Aim and Benefits of [email protected]. Fellowship

The University of Pennsylvania will provide an award of up to $2500 to successful students.

Requirements for [email protected]. Fellowship Qualification

• All nationalities.
•  Undergraduate research in any subject offered by the university.
• To be eligible, the applicants must meet all the given criteria:
• The applicants must have strong academic performance.

Application Deadline

How to Apply

A complete application requires the following:

1.  CV
2.  Dissertation Research Statement. A description of your dissertation’s aim, current status, and further research plan, not to exceed five double-spaced pages (excluding any notes or references)
3.  Event Proposals. A brief paragraph discussing your ideas for events the Mitchell Center might hold during your tenure as a graduate fellow. In recent years, graduate fellows have organized (usually online) events with outside speakers. For example, last year graduate fellows organized and moderated events on ongoing political developments in India and Myanmar (details here) and the question of white privilege (details here).
4.  Transcript. An official or unofficial copy.
5.  Letter of Endorsement. A letter from your Dissertation Supervisor.

Please send applications in Word or PDF format to [email protected].

Dissertation Supervisors should send their letters of endorsement separately.