The Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans
The purpose of The Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans is to provide opportunities for continuing generations of able and accomplished New Americans to achieve leadership in their chosen fields. The Program is established in recognition of the contributions New Americans have made to American life and in gratitude for the opportunities the United States has afforded the donors and their family.
Paul and Daisy Soros, Hungarian immigrants and American philanthropists, established their fellowship program for New Americans in December 1997 with a charitable trust of fifty million dollars. Their reasons for doing so were several. They wished to “give back” to the country that had afforded them and their children such great opportunities and felt a fellowship program was an appropriate vehicle. They also felt that assisting young New Americans at a critical point in their education was an unmet need. Finally, they wished to signal all Americans that the contributions of New Americans to the quality of life in this country have been manifold.
Since the founding of The Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans, there have been nine rounds of competition. Almost 9,000 individuals have applied in those rounds. The tenth round was completed on February 1, 2007 when the trustees announced the Class of 2007. Each class has thirty Fellows. In the past ten competitions, 293 Fellowships have been given; there are now 60 Fellows at 17 universities undertaking graduate study in 17 different fields. There are also 233 alumni.
Central to an understanding of the entire Program is an understanding of the donors, Paul and Daisy Soros. Assisting young New Americans in pursuing their life chances in this country is an autobiography of their lives - where friends, family and associates helped them as they built a life in this new land.
News Update
- We are delighted to announce our Class of 2007 Fellows
- Applications will be available in May, 2007
- Next deadline November 1, 2007
Contact:
400 West 59th Street
New York, New York 10019
Phone: 212-547-6926
Fax: 212-548-4623
pdsoros_fellows@sorosny.org
URL: http://www.pdsoros.org
Warren F. Ilchman
Director
Carmel Geraghty
Program Officer
Mason Williams
Program Assistant
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