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Partnerships

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AmeriCorps, City Year, Peace Corps, Teach for America and Yellow Ribbon Programs

Under an agreement with AmeriCorps, City Year, Peace Corps, Teach for America, and Yellow Ribbon programs, students who are accepted into the Duke MPP Program are guaranteed a tuition fellowship:

• For two-year MPP students, the fellowship is a minimum of $14,000 per year, through a combination of a tuition fellowship and payment for community service, teaching, research, or graduate assistantship.
• For our dual-degree programs, students under these partnerships will receive a $12,000 tuition fellowship during their first year of study. They must spend year one in the MPP program before starting the dual-degree curriculum in the law (JD), environment (MEM), or business (MBA) program.

These fellowships are the minimum students will receive. Applicants will receive full consideration for additional, merit-based tuition assistance based on the strength of their application and the overall applicant pool.

Mohammed Bin Rashid Fellows (MBRF) Program

The Duke MPP program and the Mohammed Bin Rashid Foundation have established an agreement that will allow MBR Fellows the option of applying to Duke. Those students who are accepted into both programs are fully funded (tuition plus living stipend) through the Mohammed Bin Rashid Fellows Program.

The MBRF Fellows Program aims to identify talented and ambitious youth from across the region, and offer them scholarships to pursue graduate studies in management, finance or leadership at top-notch international universities. Upon completion of studies, Fellows are obligated to return to the region for at least two years of employment in the public or private sector. Nationals from 22 regional countries are eligible to apply. These countries are: Algeria, Bahrain, Comoros, Djibouti, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, UAE and Yemen.

U.S. Military Academy - Teaching Position Agreement

Military personnel who are currently officers in the U.S. Army and have received an appointment to teach at the U.S. Military Academy, West Point, receive a reduced tuition rate. The MPP program provides a minimum 40% cost of tuition fellowship under this agreement.