Draper Hills Summer Fellowship Program 2017 by Stanford University

The Draper Hills Summer Fellowship on Democracy and Development Program (DHSFDD) is a three-week academic training program that is hosted annually at Stanford University’s Center on Democracy, Development, and the Rule of Law.

The program brings together a group of 25 to 30 mid-career practitioners in law, politics, government, private enterprise, civil society, and international development from transitioning countries.

This training program provides a unique forum for emerging leaders to connect, exchange experiences, and receive academic training to enrich their knowledge and advance their work. The program curriculum combines a style of five different sessions, which include: Academic sessions, Case studies, Ted-style talks, Guest lectures & site visits.

Draper Hills Summer Fellowship Program 2017 Important Dates

Reward provided by Stanford University will be based on the following criteria. However, the Stanford asks all the candidates to contribute towards the cost of their participation in the fellowship, if they get selected.

• Candidates are required to participate in the entire duration of the fellowship program. 
• Stanford will pay travel, accommodation, and living expenses for the duration of the three-week program for applicants.
• Participants will be housed on the Stanford campus in residential housing during the program.
• Fellows who under no circumstances can support their travel or need to apply for the partial subsidy are available with small travel fund. Priority for accessing the travel fund will be given based on need and destinations where airlines fare to California are outrageous
• When possible, applicants are encouraged to supply some or all of their own funding from their current employers or international nongovernmental organizations.

The Draper Hills Summer Fellows program uses the WizeHive application system to manage all incoming applications.

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Draper Hills Summer Fellowship Program 2017 - How to Apply

The instruction to fill the form of Draper Hills Summer Fellowship Program is given below. Candidates are required to follow the instruction below

• In order to apply to the Draper Hills Summer Fellows Program, candidates have to create an account through an online portal.
• All application materials must be submitted in English.
• Candidates should be sensitive to word count and not exceed any of the stated word count limits in the narrative sections of the form.

Draper Hills Summer Fellowship Program 2017 - Application Sections

Draper Hills Summer Fellowship Program Application consists of the following sections given below:

• Information of the Applicants
• Academic and Career Information
• Resume 
• Essay Questions
• English Language Proficiency
• Video Submission
• Financial Information
• Letters of Recommendation
• Personal Certification

The applicants are advised to visit the official website of Draper Hills Summer Fellowship on Democracy and Development Program to know the details of the section of application such as Resume, Essay Questions, Video Submission and Letter of Recommendation.

Due to the large volume of applications received each year to the fellowship program, the decision regarding selection criteria is taken very seriously

The candidates are advised to review the eligibility criteria before submitting the application to the program

• Candidates must have a solid command of written and spoken English. All program materials and sessions are in English. 
• Participants will also be required to give 9-minute TED-style talks throughout the three-week program regarding their work and motivation. 
• All the candidates will be informed of their selection to the program by April 2017.

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