Become a PMF
Eligibility
If you will meet all graduate
degree requirements (even though you have not necessarily
graduated), including the completion or successful defense of any
required thesis or dissertation (as required), during the academic
year (September 1, 2012 - August 31, 2013), you are eligible to
apply for the PMF Class of 2013. Eligibility is based on completion
of current graduate work by August 31, 2013.
As a graduate student from any academic discipline
and expected to complete an advanced degree (graduate or
professional) from a qualifying college or university during the
current academic year, you are eligible to
apply.
If you obtained your advance degree from a
qualifying college or university no more than 2 years prior to the
opening date of the announcement for the Class of 2013 application,
you are eligible to apply.
A qualifying college or university is an academic institution
that meets the requirements as stated in the "General Policies and
Instructions" section of OPM's "Operating Manual: Qualification
Standards for General Schedule Positions", under "Educational and
Training Provisions or Requirements". The Operating Manual is
available on OPM's website at www.opm.gov/qualifications 
. Generally, the
institution must be accredited or must have acquired
"pre-accreditation" or "candidate for accreditation status" by an
accrediting body recognized by the Secretary of the U.S. Department
of Education.
You can search the U.S. Department of Education's Federal
Student Aid website at https://fafsa.ed.gov/FAFSA/app/schoolSearch?locale=en_En
to see if your college/university has a valid Federal Title V
School Code (see FAQ No. 7 from the "Become a PMF\FAQs"
webpage). If your college/university is listed, then most
likely it is accredited and recognized for eligibility in applying
to the PMF Program.
UPDATED: 09-21-2012, 4:45 PM (ET)