Subject: Global and Federal Semester Application Announcement

Description:
Federal agencies, nonprofits/NGO’s, think tanks, and policy-related
organizations are interested in your scientific expertise as they confront
pressing issues in science, technology, healthcare, cybersecurity, and
sustainability. The Global Semester Fellows and Federal Semester Fellows
Programs offer you a chance to take your skills out of the classroom and
apply them in the real world. Apply today! Earn Scholarship in Practice
credit and a Fellows Program notation on your transcript!
Both programs combine a fall seminar in an issue area with a spring
internship in Washington D.C. Some of our concentrations include Science
Diplomacy, Energy and Environment, Responses to Global Challenges, and
Homeland Security Policy. Past internship locations include: National
Institutes of Health; Department of Energy; Genetic Alliance; House Committee
on Science, Space, and Technology; Aerospace Industries Association;
Department of State; Bureau of Oceans, Environment & Science; White House
Office of Science and Technology Policy; and Department of Homeland Security.
Year-round activities include trips to Capitol Hill and federal agencies,
professional development workshops, and conversations with policymakers.

For details and an application form, go to http://federalsemester.umd.edu
and/or http://globalsemesterdc.umd.edu or contact our office: 2407 Marie
Mount Hall, 301-314-0261.

First wave of applications will be reviewed on March 7. Rolling admissions
thereafter.

Contact Person: Naz Beyranvand
Contact Email: [log in to unmask]
Contact Phone Number: 301-314-0261
Website URL: http://www.globalsemesterdc.umd.edu; www.federalsemester.umd.edu