USAID Donald M. Payne International Development Fellowship Program 2025

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USAID / Payne Fellowship program (administered with Howard University orientation) Worldwide 2025

Information

The Payne Fellowship is a funded two-year graduate fellowship aimed at preparing individuals for careers in the USAID Foreign Service. It supports two-year master’s programs in international development or related fields, with summer placements and mentoring to develop international development careers.

Benefits

Graduate tuition support, stipends for living expenses, and stipends for summer placements; mentoring and a pathway to USAID Foreign Service employment.

Eligibility

Applicants must be U.S. citizens and must be entering graduate school in fall 2025 for a two-year program at a U.S. university; they may be in the senior year of undergrad or college graduates.

Application

Submit electronically with required documents; additional program details available through the official pages.

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Opportunity Details

TypeFellowship

FundingFully funded

OrganiserUSAID / Payne Fellowship program (administered with Howard University orientation)

LocationWorldwide

Study level Bachelor / Undergraduate, Master / Graduate, Postdoc, Early-career professional

Open toEligible to U.S. citizens pursuing graduate studies in the United States; program targets individuals aiming to join USAID Foreign Service.

Open to all subjects

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