The Fulbright Public Policy Fellowship

Secretary of State Clinton meets with the inaugural cohort of Fulbright Public Policy Fellows in Washington, DC.

The Fulbright Public Policy Fellowship is a component of the Fulbright U.S. Student Program. It was inaugurated in 2012. The Fulbright Public Policy Fellowship allows fellows to serve in professional placements as "special assistants" in foreign government ministries or institutions and to gain hands-on public sector experience in participating foreign countries while simultaneously carrying out an academic research/study project. 

U.S. Embassies, Fulbright Commissions (where applicable), and host country governments will coordinate appropriate professional placements for candidates in public policy areas including, but not limited to, public health, education, agriculture, justice, energy, environment, public finance, economic development, information technology, and communications. 

Candidates must be in receipt of a master's or J.D. degree by the beginning of the Fellowship or be currently enrolled in a Ph.D. program.  Applicants must also have at least two years of work experience in public policy-related fields. 

The application period for the 2013 Fulbright Public Policy Fellowship will open on November 1, 2012.

Participating countries will be announced in October.