The Sasakawa Young Leaders Foundation Fellowship (SYLFF) is designed to provide full financial support to outstanding Ph.D. students admitted to candidacy with a research concentration in international affairs and/or world peace. The SYLFF fellowship is merit-based and competitive fellowship offered upon recommendation by the SYLFF Advisory Committee at Howard University. 

Eligibility           Candidates must be advanced to Ph.D. candidacy with research and career interest in international affairs and/or world peace. Students must be enrolled full-time with a minimum GPA of 3.5 

Terms:              Full tuition (not including student activity fees) and a stipend of $15,000 for one academic year, renewable for no more than two years.  The fellowship also includes a research award of up to $2,000 over the two- year period. Up to $500 of the research award may be used for educational supplies, and $1,500 for dissertation research related travel expenses. 

Application:      One original and five copies of the materials listed below must be submitted to your department chair by Friday, February 1, 2009.

·        Sasakawa Fellowship Application Form

·        Curriculum vitae

·        Current transcript

·        Approved Candidacy Form

·        Approved Dissertation proposal (5-10 pages)

·        Statement addressing the candidate’s research and career interests in international affairs and/or world peace (up to 3 pages)

·        3 letters of recommendation from faculty members at Howard in the candidate’s research area

Department Chair must endorse the application and submit the application packet to the SYLFF office, room 312, Graduate School, Annex III, by Friday, February 15, 2009.

All inquires are to be addressed to Dr. Anita Nahal, Room 312, Graduate School, Annex III, 202-806-7887 or anahal@howard.edu. 

NOTIFICATION: Notification letters will be mailed to each candidate during March 2009.