The War and Peace Studies Fellows Program brings students together from across the disciplines – the sciences, social sciencesand humanities – to engage in an ongoing discussion of the social,political, moral and technological dimensions of international conflictand cooperation. 

Each year the Fellows help organize a series of events on campus, including presentations by internationally renowned experts,movies that bear on topics related to war and peace, and discussions with Dartmouth faculty.  The Fellows help select the topics, speakers,and films, and they are invited to meet with the speakers in small groups after the public events.  In Winter 2009. the War & Peace Studies Program brought to Dartmouth a series of talks and events entitled "The RIse of China." Lecturers included Edward Steinfeld, Associate Professor of the Department of Political Science at MIT and Minxin Pei, Senior Associate in the China Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. Both guests spoke on issues related to China's economics.

In the Spring, the student fellows spend a weekend in Washington, D.C. with Professor Daryl Press, War & Peace Studies Coordinator, meeting with elected officials, senior officials in the executive branch of the U.S. government, and political activists working for a variety of non-governmental organizations.

The War and Peace Studies Program invites applications from prospective Fellows each Spring and Fall.  Fellows are expected to participate in scheduled events in at least two of the three terms(fall, winter, spring) of 2009-10.  Ordinarily, Fellows must be enrolled at Dartmouth during those two terms, although applications from students who will continue to be around campus in one off-term will be considered.  

The Fall 2009 deadline is October 9. Fellows are initially appointed for a single year, but are typically reappointed for additional years.  In the Fall term we welcome applications from enthusiastic sophomores, juniors and seniors; incoming first year students are encouraged to attend public events and apply for a Fellowship during Fall 2010. 

Click here to download the application form.

Please direct questions about the Fellows program to Victoria Hicks or Daryl Press.