William D. Clarke, Sr. Fellowship

Develop new Diplomatic Security talent for the Department of State’s Foreign Service at the graduate level; individuals who are dedicated to pursuing Foreign Service careers and can effectively, “respond to the complex challenges of modern diplomacy and international relations,” particularly in the vital Diplomatic Security realm. The program seeks to attract and recruit highly talented and qualified candidates to a Foreign Service career in the U.S. Department of State through a program of educational support and professional development.

Public nonprofit institution/organization (includes institutions of higher education and hospitals), other public institution/organization, non-government - general, minority group, private nonprofit institution/organization (includes institutions of higher education and hospitals), quasi-public nonprofit institution/organization.

Minority group, specialized group (e.g. health professionals, students, veterans), private nonprofit institution/organization, quasi-public nonprofit organization, education professional, U.S. citizen, public nonprofit institution/organization, other public institution/organization.

See grants.gov for more information. Quality of program idea; program planning ability; ability to achieve objectives; multiplier effect/impact i.e. can the program support an increased load; support diversity; international capacity; institution's record/ability; cost-effectiveness/savings. Please refer to Grants.gov for further information.

See grants.gov for more information. The Recipient must submit all requests, in writing, to the Grants Officer (GO) before the project period end date indicated on form DS-1909. Final approval is subject to review and acceptance by the GO. Unless otherwise specified in the award, provisions of the applicable Federal cost principles and other Federal administrative requirements for prior approval apply only to the activities and expenditures specified in the award. Written prior approval, by way of amendment, from the Department of State’s Grants Officer is required for: change in the scope or the objective of the project or program (even if there is no associated budget revision requiring prior written approval); change in a key personnel specified in the application or award document; the absence for more than three months, or a 25 percent reduction in time devoted to the project, by the approved project director or principal investigator; the need for additional Federal funding; the transfer of amounts budgeted for indirect costs to absorb increases in direct costs; or, an extension of the period of performance.