2016 Dorothy Marchus Senesh Fellowship in Peace and Development Studies for Women from Developing Countries

Application Deadline: January 15th 2016

The International Peace Research Association Foundation (The IPRA Foundation) was founded in 1990 as a non-profit, tax-exempt organization. The Foundation’s purpose is to promote peace research and scholarship throughout the world.

The International Peace Research Association Foundation invites applications for the Dorothy Marchus Senesh Fellowship in Peace and Development Studies for Women from developing countries. Dorothy Senesh was a long-time activist for international peace and justice. Her husband Lawrence established this fellowship following her death in 1989.

The first award was made at the IPRA 25th Anniversary meeting, July 1990, in Groningen, Netherlands and has been made biennially ever since.

AWARDS

• Every other year (beginning in 1990) two women receive school expenses in the amount of $5,000 per year for two years.

ELIGIBILITY

• The Dorothy Senesh Fellowship is available to women from developing countries who have completed a Bachelor’s degree, who have been accepted into a graduate program and whose graduate work is to be focused on issues related to the goals of IPRA.
• Funds will only be dispersed when the selected candidate is admitted into a graduate program.
• Awards are considered based on need; therefore students with substantial funding sources are less likely to be considered for the award.

Timeline:

• Applications are due by January 15, 2016.
• Announcement of the Award will be made by March 1, 2016.

Application Procedure:

E-Mail: seneshfellowship@iprafoundation.org

EMAIL ONE COPY OF THE APPLICATION FORM TO:

Senesh Fellowship Email Address