Other Opportunities

The Charles B. Rangel International Affairs Summer Enrichment Program is a six-week summer program designed to provide undergraduate students with a deeper appreciation of current issues and trends in international affairs, a greater understanding of career opportunities in international affairs, and the enhanced knowledge and skills to pursue such careers. The Program usually selects participants (known as “Rangel Scholars”) each year from universities throughout the United States. This program encourages the application of members of minority groups historically underrepresented in the Foreign Service, women, and those with financial need. Students live at Howard University, attend classes, and participate in a variety of programs with foreign affairs professionals at Howard and at diverse locations around Washington, DC.

The Program has two major components. First, in order to enhance participants’ academic preparation to work in international affairs, the Program provides two courses and a seminar that focuses on enhancing knowledge and skills related to U.S. foreign policy, economics, and writing. In addition, in order to provide greater insight into the foreign policy-making process and international affairs careers, the Rangel Program introduces the participants to a wide range of government and non-government professionals who work on global issues and also arranges visits to various institutions involved in international affairs. The Program also helps students explore graduate school, scholarship, fellowship, internship, and professional options in international affairs.

The Program covers the costs for tuition, travel, housing, and two meals per day. It also provides a stipend of $3,300.

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The USAID Donald M. Payne International Development Graduate Fellowship Program seeks to attract outstanding individuals who are interested in pursuing careers in the Foreign Service of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). If you want to work on the front lines of some of the most pressing global challenges of our times — poverty, hunger, injustice, disease, environmental degradation, climate change, conflict and violent extremism – the Foreign Service of the U.S. Agency for International Development provides an opportunity to advance U.S. foreign policy interests and reflect the American people's compassion and support of human dignity. The Payne Fellowship, which provides up to $104,000 in benefits over two years for graduate school, internships, and professional development activities, is a unique pathway to the USAID Foreign Service.

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HAEC looks to Engage 100,000 students of African descent in the Diaspora and on the African continent (positioning HBCUs and African based Universities to lead the charge) to travel, immerse, study, and serve through a mutual exchange model, within a 10-year span begun in Fall 2022. With particular focus on removing the barriers of finances, awareness, and fear to engage in study abroad programs on the African continent.

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This SPRING BREAK 2024 (During our spring break), we will be traveling to the Dominican Republic with a group. We will spend one week in Dominican Republic which will include: cultural and historic tours, humanitarian service work, exotic cuisines, and beach activities.

The package is $2500 and all-inclusive. It covers your round-trip air-fare, room and board, meals per day (breakfast and dinner), ground transportation, daily activities, excursions, and service work. We also offer alternatives packages and can customize the package according to fields of study

Application starts soon with more detailed information such as tentative itinerary. Please contact Dr. Eric Yang for more information at eric.yang@kysu.edu or 502-597-6327

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS)
mission is to work with others to conserve,
protect, and enhance fish, wildlife, plants,
and their habitats for the continuing benefit
of the American people.

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The Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) is investing in the future by creating a path for outstanding
students, particularly those from minority groups historically under-represented at USDA, to pursue
careers in the U.S. Foreign Service. 

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