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The Herbert Scoville Jr. Peace Fellowship is a highly-competitve national fellowship that exposes college graduates to various issues related to international peace and security. It was created to honor the legacy of Dr. Herbert (Pete) Scoville Jr. The Scoville Fellowship was established in 1987, two years after Dr. Scoville's death.

Twice a year, a small group of individuals are selected to study international security topics through partnerships with various think tanks and advocacy groups in Washington D.C. Previous Scoville Fellows have gone on to assume distinguished roles in academia, in government, and with public interest groups with emphases on peace and security. Scoville Fellows have the opportunity to study a broad range of security issues and also have the chance to publish on those topics.

History
Herbert Scoville (1915-1985) was a nuclear arms control activist and held many professional positions related to arms control. Dr. Scoville worked for the National Defense Research Committee, the Atomic Energy Commission, the Department of Defense, helped found the Arms Control Association, and led the Arms Control Project at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. Herbert Scoville is also a graduate a Yale University and the University of Rochester, where he earned a PhD.

Dr. Scoville was at the forefront of arms control and nuclear issues and thought it was indispensable to motivate young people to get involved with the topic. The Herbert Scoville Jr. Peace Fellowship celebrates Dr. Scoville's long list of accomplishments and provides a place for students to study international security.

Partnering Organizations
There are 26 partnering organizations with the Scoville Fellowship:


 * Alliance for Nuclear Accountability
 * American Association for the Advancement of Science
 * Arms Control Association
 * British American Security Information Council
 * Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation
 * Center for Defense Information
 * Center for Nonproliferation Studies
 * Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments
 * Citizens for Global Solutions Education Fund
 * Federation of American Scientists
 * Friends Committee on National Legislation Education Fund
 * Global Green USA
 * Institute for Energy and Environmental Research
 * Institute for Science and International Security
 * National Security Archive
 * National Security News Service
 * Natural Resources Defense Council
 * Nuclear Threat Initiative
 * Partnership for Global Security
 * Partnership for a Secure America
 * Peace Action Education Fund
 * Physicians for Social Responsibility
 * Henry L. Stimson Center
 * Truman National Security Project Educational Institute
 * Union of Concerned Scientists
 * Women's Action for New Directions