🇺🇸 Scholarship in the United States 🎓 Johns Hopkins SAIS Public Service Fellows for the MA in International Relations 🌍 (100% tuition scholarship)

Do you want to make the world a better place and build a career shaping public policy? The Johns Hopkins SAIS Public Service Fellows – Scholarship Program is for highly talented graduate students pursuing the Master of Arts in International Relations (MAIR) who aspire to a career in public service.

About the Program

Fellows receive a generous 100% tuition scholarship to study at Johns Hopkins SAIS in Washington DC, developing a strategic skill set to find creative approaches to today's public policy challenges. The program promotes dialogue and understanding of public service through research, education and curated engagement with faculty and other public service leaders. They welcome applications from all students, particularly those from various socioeconomic backgrounds, first-generation students, all genders and members of historically underrepresented groups.

Eligibility

🌍 Citizens of all countries are eligible to apply

🎓 Must be admitted to the MAIR program on the Washington DC campus

🌟 Proven leadership, academic aptitude and dedication to public service (through experience and/or prior coursework)

💶 Special consideration for applicants who demonstrate financial need

⚠️ Awards cannot be deferred and cannot be used for academic exchange or dual degree programs

Benefits

🎓 A 100% tuition scholarship in the first year, renewable for the second if you maintain full-time status and a cumulative GPA of 3.4 (up to four semesters; not deferrable or transferable)

🎤 Curated programming with lectures, seminars and events featuring policy leaders and practitioners

🤝 Opportunities to engage with guest speakers and alumni leading change in the public sector

🧭 Guidance from the Office of Global Careers

👥 Social and volunteer activities that foster camaraderie among the cohort

Requirements

📚 Be a full-time student in the MAIR program at Johns Hopkins SAIS, Washington DC

📈 Maintain a cumulative GPA of 3.4 or higher

🗣️ Participate in at least one admissions recruitment activity per semester

📝 Submit a brief program survey each semester and a final comprehensive survey

📊 Complete the Office of Global Careers' Employment Outcomes Survey before graduating

The Details

📍 Location: Johns Hopkins SAIS, Washington DC, United States

🎓 Programme: Master of Arts in International Relations (MAIR)

👥 For: graduate students aspiring to public service careers (citizens of all countries)

💶 Award: 100% tuition scholarship (renewable, up to four semesters)

How to Apply

📝 Apply simultaneously for the MAIR and the Public Service Fellows program: on the MAIR application, mark "Yes" for institutional aid and "Yes" for a "Public Service Award," then complete the Application for Financial Assistance and a scholarship essay. US citizens and permanent residents must also complete the FAFSA (Johns Hopkins SAIS school code E00474)