Graduate Funding Information Service

April 29, 2022

Congressional Fellowships on Women & Public Policy

Application Deadline: June 6, 2:00 pm Pacific Time

  • For current and recent graduate students
  • Full-time work in a congressional office in Washington, D.C. on policy issues affecting women
  • Stipend of approximately $3,400 per month
  • Seven months, January-July 2023

The Women’s Congressional Policy Institute (WCPI) has been the home of the Congressional Fellowships on Women and Public Policy (formerly the WREI Fellowships) since 2014. The fellowships are extended each year to a select number of students pursuing a graduate degree or those who have recently completed a master’s, doctorate, or professional degree with a proven commitment to equity for women.

Fellows work 40 hours each week in a congressional office as a legislative assistant on policy issues affecting women. Fellows meet weekly for issue seminars directed by the WCPI staff. Orientation for the Class of 2023 will begin in early January 2023; office placement starts by the end of that
month. The program runs until the end of July 2023. For more details about salary and health insurance, click Fellowship Fact Sheet.

Eligibility

Students who are currently enrolled in a graduate program, or who have completed such a program within two years of the fellowship start date (January 2023), are eligible. WCPI strongly recommends that applicants complete at least nine hours of graduate coursework before applying and display serious interest in research and policymaking relevant to issues affecting women and their families. In terms of citizenship, the eligibility requirements for this award state, applicants “must be legally eligible to work in the United States.”

For more information about this opportunity, including how to apply, click here.