Apply for The AIP State Department Science Fellowship

To apply, candidates should submit the materials requested below. All application materials must be submitted by November 1 of the year prior to the Fellowship term that is being applied for. Fellowship terms generally begin in the early Fall, and are for twelve months. Finalists will be interviewed in person several months after the November 1 deadline, usually early in the next year. Incomplete applications will not be considered.

This form will ask you to fill out your contact information and additional information regarding your application. Please submit this form before emailing any additional application materials. You will then be given an email address to submit your letter of intent and resume. You will also be given instructions for arranging submission of three letters of reference.

Contact information

First name:

Last name:

Address 1:

Address 2

City:

State:

Zip code:

Phone:

Additional phone:

E-mail:

Alternate e-mail:

Which AIP Member society do you belong to? (check all that apply):

	Acoustical Society of America
	American Association of Physicists in Medicine
	American Association of Physics Teachers
	American Astronomical Society
	American Crystallographic Association
	American Geophysical Union
	American Physical Society
	AVS: Science & Technology of Materials, Interfaces, and Processing
	Optical Society of America
	The Society of Rheology

Your PhD status:

	I have a PhD	Year received:
	I'm expecting my PhD	Month and year expected:

Citizenship

I am a citizen of the United states (U.S. citizenship required)

Where did you learn about the State Department Fellowship Program?

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1. LETTER OF INTENT AND RESUME
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Please send an e-mail to <font color="red">scipolicyfellows@aip.org </font>and, as separate attachments, in Word, please submit your letter of intent and your resume.  In the subject line, please state <strong>AIP State Department Fellowship.</strong>
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Your Letter of intent should be limited to 2 pages, and provide information regarding:
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<li>   reason for applying 
<li>   scientific training and professional background 
<li>   foreign policy interest and experience 
<li>   attributes and experience that would make the applicant effective in this position.
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Your resume should be limited to 2 pages, with up to one additional page allowed for a list of key publications.
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2. LETTERS OF RECOMMENDATION
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Additionally, please arrange for three recommendation letters to be submitted directly by your references to <font color=red>scipolicyfellows@aip.org</font> .  The letters should be from those having direct knowledge of the applicant's character, professional competence, and particular attributes or experience that would enhance the candidate's suitability for this position.  The subject line or body of the message should indicate the name of the applicant on whose behalf the letter is submitted, and the letter should be attached in Word.
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                List your three references: 
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