Fully Funded Scholarships: U.s.-pacific Resilience And adaptation fellowship program


PhD and Masters Scholarships
2ND CALL FOR APPLICATIONS
The U.S.-Pacific Resilience and Adaptation Fellowship Program is funded by the U.S. Department of State. The Program is designed to support the University of the South Pacific (USP) in its goal to develop the next generation of leaders to effectively tackle the challenges facing the South Pacific caused by climate change.
The 2nd Call for Applications invites citizens from USP member countries, including the Cook Islands, Marshall Islands, Nauru, Niue, Samoa,
Tokelau, Tuvalu, and Vanuatu, which were not represented in the 1st Call.
The program offers fully funded scholarships to undertake research in collaboration with U.S. partner universities. Research focuses on interdisciplinary themes such as natural resource management, economics, marine ecology, renewable energy, food security, waste management, public health, public policy, and sustainable development.
Eligible Countries
SPECIAL CONSIDERATION WILL BE GIVEN TO APPLICANTS
from the Cook Islands, Marshall Islands, Nauru, Niue, Samoa, Tokelau, Tuvalu, and Vanuatu. Additionally, PhD candidates from Fiji, Solomon Islands, Tonga, and Kiribati
SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITIES
3-year Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) program
18-month Master’s program
U.S. PARTNER UNIVERSITIES
• Georgetown University – Earth Commons Institute
Stanford University – Doerr School of Sustainability
• University of California, San Diego-Scripps Institution of Oceanography
• University of California, Santa Barbara – Bren School of Environmental Science & Management
•University of Hawai’i at Manoa.
Scholarship Benefits
The scholarship benefits for each candidate based at USP’s Laucala campus (or otherwise approved) will include:
- Annual tuition fees (paid directly to USP)
- Annual general service fee (paid directly to USP)
- Annual health service fee (paid directly to USP)
- Annual living allowance of FJ$24,000 for PhD or FJ$21,600 for Masters (or equivalent local currency)
- Annual book allowance of FJ$750.
- Laptop for use during candidature
- Annual dependent allowance of FJ$11,000/year in Fiji for eligible candidates. Click here for dependency allowance criteria.
- Establishment allowance of FJ$1,942 as one-off-payment at the beginning of the first year (if candidate is required to relocate to USP Laucala campus). Click here for the establishment allowance criteria.
- Return economy air ticket for candidates required to travel to the Laucala campus to accept their offer (please note that dependent airfares are not included).
- Research grant of a maximum of FJ$45,000 for PhD or FJ$20,000 for Masters (or equivalent local currency) (to be approved and administered by the relevant USP School).
Scholarship Conditions
The scholarship is offered to candidates under the following conditions:
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- This scholarship is for full-time PhD and Masters studies only at USP. Once research projects are approved, candidates may undertake travel to various locations within the Pacific region and to a U.S. partner university for research purposes.
- Candidates are not permitted to be in paid employment, including consultancy or part-time contracts, during the tenure of the scholarship.
- Candidates must dedicate a minimum of 40 hours per week for PhD and Masters research for the entire duration of the scholarship, unless otherwise approved.
Application Requirements
- Completed U.S.-PRAFP Scholarship Application Form.
- Cover letter stating why you wish to apply for this scholarship.
- Curriculum vitae with current details and contact details of three referees
- Letter of support from 2 referees who can evaluate the applicant’s research potential
- Certified copies of relevant academic transcripts and certificates
- Proof of citizenship (e.g. certified copy of passport bio-data)
- Research Intent (details on research intent) outlining proposed research interest and plan (no more than 2 pages). A full research proposal is not required at the application stage but a clear overview of the nature of your intended study.
Application Dealine
26 March 2025
HOW TO APPLY
For more information visit official website www.usp.ac.fj/us-prafp to read more and apply.
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Goodluck wish you all the best to be among the successful candidates.