P.D. Soros Fellowship for New Americans

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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.

Fellowship by the Numbers

The Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans was founded 23 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.

715

Number of Fellows

This is a lifelong Fellowship. Since 1998 we've built a network of over 700 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.

Andrei Cherny: How I'm Shaping Culture

When Andrei Cherny received the Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowship in 2000 he was pursuing a law degree at the University of California Berkeley Law School and it seemed clear that his future was in politics and writing. Afterall, Andrei had served as the youngest presidential speechwriter in the nation's history for President Clinton and his book The Next Deal, was one of the top-selling political books of 2001. But fast-forward to 2021, and Andrei is a leader in the financial industry. He is the...

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.

Supporting New Americans

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.

P.D. Soros Fellowship for New Americans

Honoring America’s Immigrant Experience

A 23 Year Old Graduate School Fellowship for Immigrants & Children of Immigrants

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

Andrei Cherny: How I'm Shaping Culture

Fellows on Instagram

Weekly takeover

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Supporting New Americans

Mission