International Student Resources

Guides

• Advice-from-International-Alumni_Spring-2016
• Harvard International Office (University Resources for International Students)
  • For information on how to make an appointment with the Harvard Chan International Student Office representative

Advice

• US Department of State – Mexican and Canadian NAFTA Professional Worker Guidelines

Job Resources

• Center for Disease Control (CDC)
  Posts opportunities for non-US citizens to work for the CDC through fellowship programs, as contract staff with companies with a viable contract with CDC, or as individual contractors.

• Foreign Labor Certification- H-1B Program
  This Department of Labor page lists companies who have previously submitted H-1B visa applications; information is provided by fiscal year and is easily downloaded.

• H-1B Visa jobs
  Online database of U.S. employers with a record of sponsoring foreign nationals that is based on U.S. government information.
• Top H-1B Visa Sponsors in Hospitals.
• UPENN’s Information for International Students
  A guide for foreign nationals seeking employment in the U.S.; includes a list of employers hiring foreign nationals by industry.

Fellowships

• The Alan R. and Barbara D. Finberg Fellowship
  The application deadline is typically in early October. Fellows work at Human Rights Watch, based in New York City, Washington, D.C., or London. Fellows monitor human rights developments in various countries, conduct on-site investigations, draft reports on human rights conditions, and engage in advocacy aimed at publicizing and curtailing human rights violations.

• American Association of University Women – International Fellowship
  The application deadline is typically December first. Fellowships are awarded for full-time study or research in the United States to women who are not United States citizens or permanent residents. Graduate or postgraduate study is supported. Several fellowships are available for study outside of the U.S. for members of the International Federation of University women.

• The Center on Philanthropy and Civil Society’s Emerging Leaders International Fellows Program
  This program is for individuals with leadership training in the nonprofit sector. It is open to scholars and practitioners interested in building third-sector capacity in the United States and overseas. Fellows are based at The Graduate Center of The City University of New York, where they design and pursue an individualized research project and participate in a seminar with third-sector leaders. Specific topical areas are chosen each year.

• Ford Foundation – International Fellowship
  The Ford International Fellowship identifies emerging leaders from marginalized communities outside the United States. IFP fellows represent historically disadvantaged groups, including racial, ethnic and religious minorities and people living with disabilities.

• International Health Programs, Packard-Gates Fellows
  This program identifies leaders in family planning and reproductive health in Ethiopia, India, Myanmar, Nigeria, Pakistan, the Philippines, and Sudan. The goal of the program is to increase participants’ leadership skills and capacity. In addition, there will be a Spanish language leadership program for the countries of El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Southern Mexico. Phone 831-427-4956 Fax 831-458-3659.

• Mobility International USA (MIUSA) An excellent list of fellowship opportunities for international students.

• Population Council – Bixby Fellowship
  The deadline is generally in mid-January email: bixbyfellowship@popcouncil.org

• Post Doctoral Research and Training Fellowships at the National Institutes of Health
  This is a chance for Non U.S. Citizens to work for from one to five years in the resource-rich environment of NIH.
• University of Washington Population Fellows
  Applicants must be citizens of developing countries and committed to family planning, reproductive health, and related policy issues.