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Philip Merrill Fellowship SAIS Essay Contest

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The American Academy of Diplomacy, in collaboration with the Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) at Johns Hopkins University in Washington, DC, annually granted the Philip Merrill Fellowship to SAIS students for over ten years. The fellowship was awarded to the student who submitted the best essay on the practice of American diplomacy, and provided 50% toward tuition for each of the two academic years. The last academic year for this scholarship was 2013-2014.

Past Winners

Jennifer Majer, student of the MA in International Relations and International Economics at John The Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) was awarded with the 2013 -2014 Philip Merrill Fellowship for best essay on the practice of American diplomacy:

Jennifer Majer

2013

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Paul Sturm, student of the School of Advanced International Studies at Johns Hopkins University, was the winner of the 2012 Philip Merrill Fellowship for the Best Essay on the Practice of American Diplomacy for his essay on negotiating with Iran on its nuclear weapons ambitions:

Paul Sturm

2012

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At Johns Hopkins SAIS, Shelly Ranii was awarded the 2011 Philip Merrill Fellowship for the Best Essay on the Practice of American Diplomacy, for her essay on the Obama administration’s current struggle to aid the reformation of a failing global economy and ensure internet security in a digital age:

Shelly Ranii

2011

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The 2010 Philip Merrill Fellow for the Best Essay on the Practice of American Diplomacy was Theodore Bunzel, MA student at The Johns Hopkins University – Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS), for his text on repairing and further deepening diplomatic relationships with the key Asian powers (China, Japan and India), and quelling any destabilizing Russian resurgence in Eurasia:

Theodore Bunzel

2010

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Stephen Doyle, MA student at the The Johns Hopkins University – Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS), was the 2009 Philip Merrill Fellow for the Best Essay on the Practice of American Diplomacy for his text on making diplomatic progress in the ongoing Israeli-Palestinian conflict, as well as with Iran:

Stephen Doyle

2009

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