WREI awards annual fellowships to a select number of graduate students with a proven commitment to equity for women. Fellows gain practical policymaking experience and graduate credit as they work for one academic year as congressional legislative aides in Washington.
Fellows receive stipends for tuition and living expenses.
Fellowship applications are available and are due by June 15, 2001. Fellows are selected on the basis of academic competence as well as their demonstrated interest in the public policy process. They are expected to be articulate and adaptable and to have strong writing skills. Only students who are currently in or have recently completed a master's or doctoral program at an accredited institution in the United States are eligible.