The fellowships are listed alphabetically by sponsoring organization. Science and Technology Policy Fellowships. The American Association for the Advancement of Science sponsors nine science and technology policy fellowship programs for scientists and engineers to provide the opportunity for accomplished and societally-aware postdoctoral to midcareer scientists and engineers to participate in and contribute to the public policymaking process of the federal government. In addition, AAAS sponsors a Technology Policy fellowship, which offers senior level technical managers from industry the opportunity to spend one year as Fellows in Washington, DC, working at the RAND Science and Technology Policy Institute. Applicants may hold doctoral degrees in education, science, mathematics, statistics, sociology, economics, psychology, etc.
Interdisciplinary research is encouraged.
The research conducted must be quantitative in nature, using large-scale, nationally or internationally representative data sets for education policy research. Researchers must utilize at least one NSF or NCES data set in the study. During both the postdoctoral and the faculty periods, awards must be taken at degree-granting institutions in the United States or Canada. Candidates must be nominated by the dean or department chair at the degree-granting institution where they will take their postdoctoral training under the award. An institution may nominate no more than two candidates.