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AAAS Science & Technology Policy Fellowships

Fellowship Areas: Overview

AAAS offers fellowships in six programmatic areas. Click on the programs shown for a brief description. You can also click on the placement opportunities for more detail on the types of assignments available. Specific host offices and assignments vary from year to year.


Congressional
Spend a year on Capitol Hill helping to research, develop and draft legislation and providing input to policy review and oversight.


Diplomacy
Apply your scientific and technical background to foreign policy, international affairs and development, and advancing research, programs, and treaties through international cooperation.

Placement Opportunities:

  • Fogerty International Center, National Institutes of Health
  • Foreign Agriculture Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture
  • U.S. Agency for International Development
  • U.S. Department of State


National Defense & Global Security
Contribute external perspective and expertise on technology in defense policy, national and international security and systems analysis, intelligence gathering, and assist with project and program oversight. 

Placement Opportunities:

  • Federal Bureau of Investigation
  • Office of the Director of National Intelligence
  • U.S. Department of Defense
  • U.S. Department of Homeland Security


Health, Education, & Human Services
Focus your experience to support improved programs, policies, planning, and risk analysis for initiatives in human and environmental health, biological threats, food safety, education and research, and to aid in developing and implementing regulations and providing oversight. 

Placement Opportunities:

  • National Institutes of Health
  • National Science Foundation
  • USDA Food Safety Inspection Service
  • U.S. Department of Health & Human Services


Energy, Environment, Agriculture & Natural Resources
Engage in projects, programs, policies and outreach initiatives to protect environmental and human health, tackle energy challenges and opportunities, and to safeguard our air, water, land, and natural resources. 

Placement Opportunities:

  • National Oceanic Atmospheric Association
  • National Science Foundation
  • U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Institute for Water Resources
  • U.S. Department of Agriculture
  • USDA Food Safety Inspection Service
  • USDA Forest Service
  • U.S. Department of Energy
  • U.S. Environmental Protection Agency


Global Stewardship
Address sustainability challenges across multiple disciplines including ecosystems, population, sustainable development, and global climate change.

Placement Opportunities:

  • Any federal agency, congressional office or committee, or non-profit organization in Washington, D.C. focusing on environment or sustainability issues.