The Rangel Graduate Fellowship Program aims to attract and prepare outstanding young people for careers in the Foreign Service in which they can help formulate, represent and implement U.S. foreign policy. Each year, the Rangel Program selects 20 outstanding Rangel Fellows in a highly competitive nationwide process and helps support them through two years of graduate study, internships and professional development activities, and entry into the Foreign Service. This program encourages the application of members of minority groups historically underrepresented in the Foreign Service and those with financial need. Fellows who successfully complete the program and Foreign Service entry requirements will receive appointments as Foreign Service Officers.
Deadline: TBA
Value: $42,000 annually
Eligibility: Applicants must be U.S. citizens. Applicants must be seeking admission to enter graduate school in the fall of 2027 for a two-year program at a U.S. university. They can be in their senior year of their undergraduate studies or college graduates. Applicants must have a cumulative grade point average of 3.2 or higher on a 4.0 scale at the time of application.
Major: Political Science, International Affairs, Area Studies
Fellowship Type: Undergraduate, Graduate
Category: Minority
Nomination: Yes; Please contact the Office of National Fellowships.
Website: Rangel Graduate Fellowship
Rangel Application Deadlines
Application Deadline: TBA*
*The 2026 application cycle for the Charles B. Rangel International Affairs Program has been postponed pending updates from the U.S. Department of State. We are awaiting further guidance from the State Department regarding future application cycles and will share updates as they become available.
