P.D. Soros Fellowship for New Americans

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Honoring America’s Immigrant Experience

A Graduate School Fellowship for New Americans

Meet the Newest Fellows

  • Paul and Daisy Soros Fellowships Award 2023 Class of Distinguished New Americans Merit-Based Funding for Graduate School

    The Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans received nearly 2,000 applications for the 2023 Fellowships.

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  • The Opportunity You Shouldn't Pass Up: Apply

    The 2024 application is open. Are you a New American who will be 30 or younger as of October 26, 2023, and who will be in graduate school full-time for the 2024-2025 academic year? Check out our eligibility requirements, learn about the Fellowships, and apply by October 26, 2023.

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The Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans program honors the contributions of immigrants and children of immigrants to the United States. Each year, we invest in the graduate education of 30 New Americans—immigrants and children of immigrants—who are poised to make significant contributions to US society, culture or their academic field. Each Fellow receives up to $90,000 in financial support over two years, and they join a lifelong community of New American Fellows.

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General Information Session for Applicants Applying in 2023

If you're applying to the Fellowship this fall, watch our information session to learn all about the program and the application process.

Fellowship by the Numbers
The Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans was founded 25 years ago to support immigrants and children of immigrants pursuing a higher education.
1998
When the Fellowship was founded
The Fellowship was founded in 1998 and they welcomed the first class that year.
775
Number of Fellows
This is a lifelong Fellowship. Since 1998 we've built a network of over 750 Fellows.
90,000
The dollar amount of a Fellowship
Each Fellowship is worth up to $90,000, but what a Fellow receives is dependent on their tuition and other factors.

A 24 Year Old Graduate School Fellowship for Immigrants & Children of Immigrants

An Introduction: The Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans

Maribel Patiño Looks Back at the Fellowship Experience

2020 Paul & Daisy Soros Fellow Maribel Patiño looks back at how the Fellowship helped her with her MD/PhD in neuroscience and shares some applicant advice.

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Fellows on Instagram

Weekly takeover

Every week, a different Fellow manages the Fellowship's Instagram account (@PDSoros). They use photos to tell followers about their life, their New American story, and what they are doing professionally or academically. Their photos honor their experiences as New Americans and are a great window into the lives of Fellows. Whether you're on Instagram or not, you can follow along and look at past photos by visiting www.instagram.com/pdsoros.

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Mission

The purpose of the Fellowship is to provide opportunities for continuing generations of able and accomplished New Americans to achieve leadership in their chosen fields and to partake of the American dream. The program was established in recognition of the contributions New Americans have made to American life and in gratitude for the opportunities the United States afforded the founders of the Fellowship, Paul & Daisy Soros.

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