Athens, Ga. – The Department of International Affairs in the University of Georgia’s School of Public and International Affairs has announced receipt of a $50,000 grant from the Robert Bosch Foundation, based in Germany, in support of the department’s graduate teaching and research program.
The grant will be used to fund the Martin J. Hillenbrand Fellowship Program, according to Howard Wiarda, international affairs department head. Hillenbrand had a long career in the U.S. Department of State, occupied the position of ambassador to Germany and taught international relations at UGA after his retirement from the state department.
The grant is in support of a five-year fellowship program. According to Wiarda, Hillenbrand Fellows will be chosen for their accomplishments and promise in the study of international affairs, foreign policy, security policy and comparative politics. Both entering students and those already in the M.A./Ph.D. program in the department are eligible for the award.
“This grant enables UGA’s international affairs department to compete with the leading universities in the country for the best young graduate students,” said Wiarda.
This is the second time the Robert Bosch Foundation has made a major grant to the university in honor of Hillenbrand. Earlier Hillenbrand Fellows have gone on to remarkable and accomplished international affairs careers in academia, government and private research institutes or think tanks.
Hillenbrand Fellowships are multipurpose but they are oriented primarily toward those interested in trans-Atlantic relations.