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... One way the USIP meets those goals is through the Jennings Randolph Program for International Peace, which awards Senior Fellowships to outstanding scholars, policymakers, journalists, and other professionals from around the world to conduct research at the USIP. The Fellowship Program began in 1987, and 253 Fellowships have been awarded through 2007.
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... • Finally, while respondents were familiar with the program and many knew a Fellow, a majority had not recommended to anyone that s/he apply for the Fellowship. Since this is the first, formal evaluation of the Fellowship Program, the committee placed significant emphasis on providing advice to USIP -- in the form of recommendations -- for next steps to remove the limitations on information about some aspects of the Fellowship and to advance monitoring and evaluation by the USIP.
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... To complete the second part of the committee's charge and to better interpret the findings above, the committee recommends the following strategy: • USIP should conduct interviews or expert panels with former and current staff and board members to trace and assess the evolution of USIP's goals with respect both to the Fellowship program and the USIP mandate. • USIP may wish to take a similar approach and collect information from external actors (e.g., government officials, academic experts, etc.)
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... Improving the Fellowship Experience Based on the survey results, the Committee recommends certain steps be considered to improve the Fellowship: • Explore setting up an alumni network for former Fellows. Such a network could take advantage of the current USIP website or involve a new product, 4
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... • Consider establishing support from businesses or associations in the community to help fellows and families cope with expenses of life in the D.C. area.
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