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Luce Foundation Fellowships

The Luce Scholars Program is open to seniors, graduate students, alumni from recent classes and junior faculty.

It places young scholars from a wide variety of intellectual fields in 10-month internships in selected countries in East and Southeast Asia. Past assignments have included settings as diverse as an architect’s office, a newspaper, a forestry project, a family planning center, a hospital and local government agencies.

The program is aimed specifically at those with no prior experience in Asia. (If in doubt as to whether your prior experience disqualifies you, please contact Casey Johnson-Houlihan caseyj@mit.edu. CIS will contact the Luce Foundation to seek clarification.)

Nominees must be American citizens not yet 30 years old on September 1, 2010, who have earned at least a bachelor's degree or expect to receive one by September 1, and who are in good physical condition and emotional health.

Full information is available on the Luce Foundation website.

PROSPECTIVE CANDIDATES MUST APPLY THROUGH CIS. MIT/CIS is permitted to forward THREE applications in 2009 to the Luce Foundation. Applications must be received by CIS by Wednesday, OCTOBER 7th, 2009. The successful applications will be selected by CIS and forwarded to the Luce Foundation.

Application forms are available at CIS. Please contact Casey Johnson-Houlihan  caseyj@mit.edu.


The CIS Executive Director is willing to review draft applications prior to submission if provided by mid-September.

 

 
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