Applicants must be American citizens or permanent residents at the advanced graduate and postdoctoral level. This is a residential program requiring visiting scholars to remain in the Washington DC area during the length of the award. Fellows work 30 hours per week as legislative aids on policy issues affecting women. Students must be currently enrolled in a master's or doctoral program, or have completed such a program within the past 18 months to be eligible. Fellows are selected on the basis of academic competence as well as their demonstrated interest and skills in the public policy process.
Awards are available to both degree candidates and senior scholars.