About the Fellowships: Sponsoring
Societies
Society Name:
American Geophysical Union (AGU)
Contact Information:
Kate Von Holle
Public Affairs Coordinator
American Geophysical Union
2000 Florida Ave. NW
Washington, DC 20009 USA
Phone: 202-777-7509
Fax: 202-328-0566
E-mail: kvonholle@agu.org
Web site: http://www.agu.org/sci_soc/policy/congress_fellows.html
Application/Candidate/Citizenship Requirements:
All members of AGU who are citizens or permanent
residents of the United States are invited to apply
for the fellowship. Though the program is aimed at
early to mid-career geophysicists with a doctorate
degree, there are no absolute restrictions on age,
educational or career level, or specific scientific
background.
Applicants are not required to have experience in
public policy, although such experience and/or a demonstrable
interest in applying science to the solution of public
problems are desirable. In their assignment, Fellows
will be doing a variety of work, some of which may
be directly related to their training, but all of
which will put demands on their scientific education.
For this reason it is very important that prospective
Fellows have a broad background in science. In addition,
they are expected to be articulate, literate, flexible,
and able to work on a variety of public policy problems
with people from diverse professional backgrounds.
Ph.D. candidates should be absolutely sure that work
on their degree will be completed prior to the commencement
of the program year since experience has shown that
fellows do not have time to work on their thesis.
Degree candidates should include among their references
a letter from their adviser stating the status of
their thesis and the anticipated date of completion.
Candidates must be members of or applying for membership
in AGU.
Number of Fellows Selected:
One
Type(s) of Fellowship Offered:
Congressional
Year Fellowship was Established:
1977
How to apply:
In addition to the online application (which can
be found at the site listed above), interested candidates
should submit a letter of intent, a curriculum vitae
(including publications), and three letters of recommendation.
All credentials must be received no later than 1 February
2007. Incomplete applications cannot be considered.
Deadline: 1 February
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