The United States Institute of Peace invites applications
for the 1999-2000 Peace Scholar dissertation fellowship
competition of the Jennings Randolph Program for International
Peace.The United States Institute of Peace is an independent,
nonpartisan institution created by Congress to strengthen
the nation's capacity to promote the peaceful resolution
of international conflict.The Peace Scholar program
supports doctoral dissertations that explore the sources
and nature of international conflict, and strategies
to prevent or end conflict and to sustain peace.Dissertations
from a broad range of disciplines and interdisciplinary
fields are eligible.Peace Scholars work at their universities
or appropriate field research sites.Priority will be
given to projects that contribute knowledge relevant
to the formulation of policy on international peace
and conflict issues.Citizens of all countries are eligible,
but must be enrolled in an accredited college or university
in the United States.Applicants must have completed
all requirements for the degree except the dissertation
by the commencement of the award (September 1, 1999).The
dissertation fellowship award is $14,000 for one year
and may be used to support writing or field research.
All application materials must be received in our offices
by November 16, 1998.For more information and an application
form, please visit the Institute's website at <www.usip.org,
or contact the Jennings Randolph Program, U.S. Institute
of Peace, 1550 M Street, NW, Suite 700, Washington,
DC 20005, USA, phone:202.429.3886, fax: 202.429.6063,
e-mail: jrprogram@usip.org.