- Current Undergraduate Tuition or Research
- Future Graduate Program or Career Experience
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- Truman Scholarship
- Rangel Fellowship
- Pickering Fellowship
- Payne Fellowship
- Clarke DS Fellowship
- Schwarzman Scholars Program
- Knight-Hennessy Scholars Program
- McCall MacBain Scholarship
- The Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowship
- Michel David-Weill Scholarship
- Beinecke Scholarship
- Yenching Academy
- Rhodes Scholarship
- Marshall Scholarship
- Mitchell Scholarship
- James C. Gaither Fellowship
- Wallenberg Fellowship
- Churchill Scholarship
- NSF Graduate Research Fellowship
- Gates-Cambridge Scholarship
- NIH Oxford-Cambridge Scholars Program
- Additional Opportunities
Overview and Introduction
The Charles B. Rangel Graduate Fellowship is a program that aims to attract and prepare outstanding young people for careers in the State Department’s Foreign Service Office (FSO), especially members of minority groups historically underrepresented in the Foreign Service and those with financial need. The fellowship provides generous funding to support two years of graduate study, internships and professional development activities, and entry into the Foreign Service. Fellows commit to working for at leave five years in the FSO upon completion of the fellowship.
National Application Deadline: TBD (Late September)
Eligibility:
- Degree Level: Senior or alumni
- Academics: 3.2 GPA or higher required
- Citizenship: US citizenship required
Selection Criteria:
- Interest in Foreign Service career with the US Department of State
- Strong academic background and writing skills
- Leadership skills and commitment to service
- Cultural sensitivity
- Diverse interests in areas such as international affairs and government
Application Deadlines
- National Deadline: Late September
- Endorsement: U-M Nomination is not required
Instructions for Prospective Applicants
Review the complete and detailed application requirements, criteria, and guidelines for the online application and essays on the Rangel Program website.
Application Components
- Personal Statement (600 words or less)
- Statement about applicant's financial need (400 words or less)
- 2 letters of recommendation
- Student Aid Report (SAR) from FAFSA
- Official Financial Aid Statement from senior year, if applicant received financial aid
- GRE or GMAT scores
- Transcript(s)
