Urban Institute/National Congress of American Indians Summer Research Fellowship
For the 2011 program, the Urban Institute Academy is continuing its successful collaboration with the National Congress of American Indians (NCAI) by designating one of the fellowship slots as a joint UI/NCAI fellowship. NCAI leadership, along with the UI Academy’s Executive Director, will serve as the selection committee for this fellow. In addition to all of the benefits of the UI Academy fellowship, NCAI will sponsor this fellow to attend their national Tribal Leader/Scholar Forum – a component of NCAI’s Mid-Year Conference – in mid-June. NCAI researchers will additionally serve on this fellow’s guided research mentor team. The UI/NCAI fellow will be provided with career placement assistance to identify a position with a local, regional, or national Native organization when he/she graduates from college the following spring if desired.Eligibility
The UI/NCAI Summer Research Fellow must meet all of the eligibility requirements of the UI Academy. In addition, the applicant must be American Indian or Alaska Native.
Deadline
We are no longer accepting applications for the 2011-2012 program.
Application Instructions:
If you wish to apply as a joint UI/NCAI Fellow:
1. Include the additional highlighted text in the application address:
Review Committee
Academy for Public Policy Analysis and Research
UI/NCAI Fellowship
The Urban Institute
2100 M Street, NW
Washington, DC 20037
2. Check the appropriate box on the application form
3. Please include information in your two personal statements that addresses why you would like to be an Urban Institute/National Congress of American Indians Summer Research Fellow*. Strong preference will be given to students who propose research projects that align with the mission and research areas addressed by the NCAI Policy Research Center.
For more information on the NCAI Policy Research Center, please go to: http://www.ncaiprc.org
For more information on the NCAI Tribal Leader/Scholar Forum, please go to: http://www.ncaiprc.org/tribal-leader-scholar-forum
*Applicants not selected for the UI/NCAI Fellowship will be placed automatically in the main UI Academy applicant pool for further consideration. If you do not wish to be considered for a UI Academy Fellowship, please indicate this on your application form.
If you have additional questions please email: academy@urban.org
The UI Academy is supported by generous grants from the Ford Foundation and MacArthur Foundation
