IIPP Eligibility and Selection Criteria

Eligibility requirements from undergraduate sophomores include the following:

• Are enrolled full-time at an accredited four–year baccalaureate-granting institution
• Are U.S. Citizens or legal residents (documentary support required)
• Have a minimum 3.2 grade point average (on a 4.0 scale)
• Possess excellent critical analysis and leadership skills
• Have a strong demonstrated interest in international affairs, public policy and language training
• Are an underrepresented minority (African American, Hispanic, Asian American, American Indian, Alaskan Native, Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander)
• Plan to seek admission to an advanced degree program in international affairs

Though not a requirement, applicants are strongly encouraged to complete at least one of the following courses before starting the IIPP Fellowship: international affairs, foreign policy, a foreign language, political science, sociology, macro/micro-economics, statistics or a course in journalism.

IIPP STAKEHOLDER SPOTLIGHTS
Dana Banks IIPP Fellow (cohort 1) and Desk Officer, U.S. Department of State.		Amb. Charles Baquet III Director of the Center for Intercultural and International Progams at Xavier University of Louisiana.		Carol J. Pretlow Tenured associate professor of Political Science in the Department of Political Science at Norfolk State University in Norfolk, Virginia.