 |
Director of USA Program |
For Prospective USA Fellows
The USA program provides overseas exposure of 4-5 weeks designed to enhance Fellows’ professional and personal growth, develop new contacts, and promote the exchange of ideas and international understanding. Fellows have meetings with leaders in their field, as well as cultural site visits and hospitality by local citizens.
USA Fellows are selected from four regional areas, Philadelphia, Research Triangle North Carolina, New England, and St. Louis. One Fellow per year is selected for an Agricultural Fellowship, the only fellowship currently available nationwide. USA candidates must be U.S. citizens aged 32-45. Spouses are encouraged to accompany Fellows, with limited professional appointments provided for them. Because of the intense appointment and travel schedule, children are not permitted on the program.
APPLYING FOR A USA FELLOWSHIP
In 2010, Eisenhower Fellowships USA program will conduct recruitments for our USA program. USA fellowship candidates should be U.S. citizens or permanent residents, aged 32-45, who possess advanced professional credentials, proven leadership capability, and the potential for broader impact in and beyond their professional fields. We will accept applicants in New England, Philadelphia, Research Triangle North Carolina, and St. Louis who will compete for individual fellowships. Finalists will be placed in a pool and fellowships will be granted based on excellence and how the finalists fit into our overall organization goals for 2011. The Fellowship covers all international and domestic travel, hotel accommodations, and meals.
Applications Deadline: July 1, 2010. Interviews will be held through July.
Agriculture Fellowship
Eisenhower Fellowships will also select one farmer or rancher in 2010, to travel abroad to meet with small and commercial farmers, farm organizations, businesses in the agriculture industry, government representatives, and university researchers as an USA Agriculture Fellow. The successful agriculture candidate will be a farmer or rancher, U.S. citizen or permanent resident, aged 32-45 with excellent professional credentials, demonstrated leadership experience, and a commitment to at least 15-20 years of further active leadership in the field of agriculture. The Fellowship covers all international and domestic travel, hotel accommodations, and meals.
Applications Deadline: August 1, 2010. Interviews will be held in August. Please submit your applications to aj@eisenhowerfellowships.org.
Possible Destination Countries for all fellowships:
- Africa: South Africa
- Asia: China, China (Taiwan), India, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Indonesia
- Europe: European Commission (Brussels) Germany, Ireland, Northern Ireland, Russia, Spain, Sweden
- Latin America: Argentina, Brazil, Chile , Mexico, Peru, Uruguay
- Middle East: Egypt, Jordan, Turkey, Saudi Arabia
- Oceania: Australia, New Zealand
Please click here to download the 2011 application.
For more information please email usa@eisenhowerfellowships.org
GLIMPSE OF A USA FELLOWSHIP
To see a glimpse of a day in the life of a USA Eisenhower Fellow abroad,
please visit the links below.
Clint Zweifel
Missouri State Treasurer
St. Louis, Missouri
2009 Fellow to Brazil & Spain
Click here for an extract from Clint's fellowship itinerary.
Adrienne Kravitz
Owner, AK Cranberries
Founder & Owner, Capital Realty Partners
Bridgewater, Massachusetts
2010 Eisenhower Fellow to Uruguay & Brazil
Click here for Adrienne's travel blog.
Click here for an extract from Adrienne’s fellowship itinerary.
CONTINUING EXPERIENCE
A special feature of the fellowship journey is the opportunity for USA and international Fellows to share experiences during joint seminars, as well as the unique opportunity to engage in a dialogue on international and leadership issues with Eisenhower Fellowships Chairman General Colin L. Powell, USA (Retired). USA Fellows also become part of EF’s global leadership network offering ongoing opportunities for collaboration and professional and personal enrichment.
For more information email usa@eisenhowerfellowships.org