AAAS Science & Technology Policy Fellowships

AAAS Science & Technology Policy Fellowships

The AAAS Science & Technology Policy Fellowships (STPF) is the premier professional development and public service opportunity for outstanding doctoral-level scientists, social scientists, and engineers. Fellows serve yearlong assignments in the federal government and learn first-hand about policymaking, bring valuable STEM expertise to address societal challenges, and enhance their careers. Each class of fellows represents a broad range of backgrounds, disciplines, and career stages. Fellows come from disciplines including neuroscience, cellular and molecular biology, health/medicine, behavioral sciences and more. In recent years, fellows have served in fellowship positions in all three branches of the federal government. AAAS sponsors more than 150 placements in the executive branch, two legislative placements and one judicial placement. Join a strong corps of nearly 4,000 policy-savvy alumni fellows working across sectors to serve the nation and citizen

Fellowship Training Program