Do you want to gain professional experience, try out working for the federal government, non-profits, consulting firms, and more? Apply UMD Global/Federal Fellows! The one-year certificate program combines a fall 2021 seminar and a spring 2022 internship, both for college credit, and offers a unique active-learning opportunity to integrate your academics with real world experience and explore future goals. Join a passionate, multi-disciplinary, and engaged student cohort and become part of a +1000 alumni network for life!
Program Perks Include:
- Your Choice of Nine Fall Seminar Courses (all taught by expert practitioners with courses offered once a week, mostly in the evenings; fall seminars are also cross-listed with Honors)
- Water Security and Global Health Challenges
- Science Diplomacy
- Responses to Global Challenges
- Energy and Environmental Policy
- Political Engagement and Advocacy
- Critical Regions and International Relations
- Homeland Security and National Security Policy
- US Diplomacy
- Public Health Policy
- Spring Internship 3-9 credits available through our program (including Scholarship in Practice credit) or through your own major.
- Program Partnerships at a myriad of sites, such as: Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, World Resources Institute, Chemonics, Department of State, embassies, Department of Energy, National Institutes of Health, Aerospace Industries Association, House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, Congressional offices, Environmental Law Institute, and many more!
- Year round activities include visits to DC organizations, professional development workshops, one-on-one coaching, resume and cover letter review, interview preparation, good cheer, etc.
- Earn transcript notation as a Federal or Global Fellow
Application Link: Online Application
3rd Priority Deadline: May 7, 2021 (and then Rolling Admission)
For more information, visit the Federal Fellows website and Global Fellows website. Questions about our Federal/Global Fellows Programs? Contact the program at fedglobal@umd.edu.
