Selected Profile
Kevin Lewis
—Pickering Grad '00
When Kevin Lewis (Pickering Grad ’00) graduated from Morehouse College with a major in international studies, he thought he was going to become a teacher. When he heard that he had been accepted into the Pickering Foreign Affairs program and the Maxwell School at Syracuse University, he says, “I was like, wow, do I go ahead and teach, or take advantage of this opportunity? I thought, this is once-in-a-lifetime, and I took it.”
Today, Mr. Lewis is a Foreign Service officer, serving in a rotational program in U.S. offices in Venezuela.
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The Thomas R. Pickering
Graduate Foreign Affairs Fellowship
Note: The Pickering Graduate Fellowship selects individuals seeking admission to graduate school for the following year. Undergraduate students in their sophomore year may apply to the Pickering Undergraduate Foreign Affairs Fellowship.
Mission
The Thomas R. Pickering Graduate Foreign Affairs Fellowship program provides funding to participants as they are prepared academically and professionally to enter the United States Department of State Foreign Service. Women, members of minority groups historically underrepresented in the Foreign Service, and students with financial need are encouraged to apply.
The goal of the fellowship program is to attract outstanding students who enroll in two-year master's degree programs in public policy, international affairs, public administration, or academic fields such as business, economics, political science, sociology, or foreign languages, who represent all ethnic, racial and social backgrounds and who have an interest in pursuing a Foreign Service career in the U.S. Department of State. The program develops a source of trained men and women who will represent the skill needs of the Department and who are dedicated to representing America's interests abroad.
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Fellowship Information
The fellowship award includes tuition, room, board, and mandatory fees during the first and second year of graduate school. Each year’s award also includes reimbursement for books and for travel (one round trip per academic year, up to a set maximum amount).
If You're Interested
Contact Sylvia Sheridan, Assistant Director, at pickeringgfaf@woodrow.org