Today, the board of directors of The Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans, a merit-based graduate school program for immigrants and children of immigrants, announced the program’s 2021 Fellows. Chosen from a pool of 2,445 applicants — the most the program has ever received — the 30 Paul & Daisy Soros Fellows, with heritage in 20 countries, were selected for their potential to make significant contributions to the United States. They will each receive up to $90,000 in funding to support their graduate studies. Eligible New Americans include green card holders, naturalized citizens, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrival (DACA) recipients, individuals born abroad who graduated from both high school and college in the United States, and the U.S.-born children of two immigrants.