Provided By: Aspen Institute
Deadline: December 15, 2009
Type of Award: Fellowship
Amount: $4000
Awards Available: Unspecified
Website: http://www.aspeninstitute.org/policy-work/nonprofit-philanthropy/leadership-initiatives

Description:
The William Randolph Hearst Endowed Fellowship for Minority Students is available to minority undergraduate and graduate students. You must have a background in the social sciences or humanities and have excellent writing and communication skills to be eligible for this award. Winners of this award will participate in an internship for 12 to 15 weeks during the summer at a Washington, DC, office of the Aspen Institute.

Applicable Majors:

African Studies
American Government and Politics (United States)
American History
American Literature (United States)
Anthropology
Applied Economics
Arabic Language and Literature
Archeology
Asian Studies/Civilization
Cartography
Comparative Literature
Criminology
Demography and Population Studies
Development Economics and International Development
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics
Economics
English Language and Literature
English Literature (British and Commonwealth)
European History
European Studies/Civilization
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
French Language and Literature
General Studies
Geography
German Language and Literature
Hebrew Language and Literature
History
History and Philosophy of Science and Technology
Humanities
International Economics
International Relations and Affairs
Islamic Studies
Italian Language and Literature
Italian Studies
Japanese Language and Literature
Latin Language and Literature
Liberal Arts and Sciences
Linguistics
Modern Greek Language and Literature
Philosophy
Philosophy and Religious Studies
Political Science and Government
Portuguese Language and Literature
Psychology
Public/Applied History and Archival Administration
Religion/Religious Studies
Russian Language and Literature
Social Sciences
Social Work
Sociology
Spanish Language and Literature
Urban Studies/Affairs
Women's Studies