2024-2025 Loewenstern Application is Now Open!
Apply here: 2024 - 2025 Loewenstern Application
Deadline: Sunday, October 27, 2024
Through a generous donation by Walter Loewenstern (Rice class of 1958), the Loewenstern Fellowship provides undergraduate Rice students with funding, preparation, mentorship, and support to conduct civic research and/or critical service outside of the United States. Loewenstern fellows work across Latin and South America and Sub-Saharan Africa with partner organizations focused on a variety of social issues including education, healthcare, civil rights, and gender equality.
Fellows receive funding to cover the cost of their summer abroad. Fellows enroll in a semester-long, two-credit International Service course in the spring before traveling to the host country in the summer. The course provides a critical lens to international development and frameworks for ethical global engagement. During the course, the fellow will also initiate conversations with their partner organization to prepare for their summer work.
Eligibility:
- We welcome first-year, sophomore, and junior Rice undergraduate students from all majors to apply. (Seniors - check out other fellowships opportunities here.)
- Fellows much be on campus for the spring 2025 semester to participate in the in-person International Service course.
- Other preferred qualifications such as foreign language proficiency are noted in the project descriptions.
Instructions to Apply:
- Review application components here.
- Click here to check out placements offered for Summer 2025.
- Use your NetID to log-in here and submit your application by the deadline: Sunday, October 27, 11:59 pm Central.
Save the Date for Upcoming Information Sessions & Events:
- Monday, October 21, 5:30-6:30 pm, Herring 129: Information Session & Alumni Panel. Learn about the program and hear from program alumni about their experience in a Q&A panel.
- Tuesday, October 22, 3:00-4:00 pm, Ray's Courtyard: Munch & Mingle with Alumni. Join us for light snacks and mingle with program alumni to hear about their experiences and ask your questions about the program and placements. Rain location: covered area outside of Herring Hall.
- Wednesday, October 23, 4:00-5:00 pm, CCL conference room and Zoom: Drop-in Advising Hour with program lead Kelsey. Stop by the CCL (second floor of the RMC, above the Grand Hall) or jump on zoom to ask your final questions about the application before the deadline.
The Center for Civic Leadership provides a number of advising resources to support you with the application process. Please reach out to us:
- Drop-in advising hours with CCL staff.
- CCL Student Ambassadors: Shay Olaifa (sjo7@rice.edu) and Imaje Harvey (idh3@rice.edu)
- Program Lead: Kelsey Ullom, Associate Director (keu1@rice.edu, RMC 208, 713-348-6163)
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