ASME Federal Government Fellowships Celebrating 40 Years of Engineering the Greater Good!

ASME Federal Government Fellowships Celebrating 40 Years of “Engineering the Greater Good!” ASME Federal Government Fellowships Celebrating 40 Years of “Engineering the Greater Good!” ASME Federal Government Fellowships: Celebrating 40 Years of “Engineering the Greater Good!” This year, ASME is celebrating the 40th anniversary of the ASME Federal Government Fellowship Program. Since 1973, ASME has sponsored more than 100 Federal Fellows who served in the U.S. government, providing a valuable service to the nation by contributing their engineering expertise to the public policy making process. Former ASME Federal Fellows have described their year in Washington, D.C., as the most exciting, rewarding and educational period of their professional careers. ASME offers three types of Fellowships:  1) Executive Branch Fellowships; 2) Legislative Branch Fellowships and 3) the ASME Foundation Swanson Fellowship, which was established in 2010 in recognition of ASME Honorary Member and Fellow Dr. John A. Swanson, an internationally recognized authority and innovator in the application of finite elements methods to engineering. For the 2014-2015 year, the Society is seeking candidates for two types of Federal Fellows: the ASME Congressional Fellow and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Fellow. ASME members who are selected as 2014-2015 Congressional Fellows will spend one year in Washington, D.C., working with the staff of a congressional committee, U.S. senator or U.S. representative. Congressional Fellowships are designed to demonstrate the value of engineering-government interaction, bring technical backgrounds and external perspectives to the decision making process in Congress, and provide a unique public policy learning experience to the Fellow. Once chosen as a Congressional Fellow, an ASME member selects his or her congressional assignment through interviews with congressional offices, with assistance from the ASME Government Relations staff, and with reference to the issues identified in the ASME Public Policy Agenda. Because of the limited number of Congressional Fellowships available, the process is very competitive. The following credentials are encouraged: at least five years of professional experience; an advanced engineering degree; professional engineer registration; and some public policy experience.   Learn more about ASME Congressional Fellowships here. ASME is also seeking an ASME member to fill a Federal Government Fellowship opportunity with USAID, the principal federal agency providing economic and humanitarian assistance to countries around the world. USAID promotes broad-scale human progress at the same time it expands stable, free societies, creates markets and trade partners for the United States, and fosters good will abroad. The ASME Fellow will work in USAID's Office of Science and Technology, a newly created independent office within the agency that is dedicated to using science and technology to deliver more effective, cost-efficient results in development. The USAID Fellow will be expected to provide scientific, technical, and intellectual leadership, and analytical support contributing to the advancement of the office goals. Opportunities may include work with the agencys data team or GeoCenter, the Grand Challenges for Development team, the research partnerships team, or the university partnerships team. The Fellow will serve as a liaison with internal and external partners, helping USAID develop its network of development solution providers.   The Fellow will also serve as an engineering adviser to the Director of the Office of Science and Technology. Read more about the USAID Fellowship here. All ASME Federal Fellows will be awarded a stipend of $80,000 for the one year Fellowship. ASME Federal Fellows typically serve from September through August, but a January through December term is sometimes an option. Applications are now being accepted through Jan. 31, 2014. All Fellows must be U.S. citizens and ASME members at the time of application. To apply for an ASME Congressional or USAID Fellowship, fill out the online application at https://fs19.formsite.com/rsvp/form13/secure_index.html and provide the requested materials. For additional information about the ASME Federal Government Fellowship Program, visit asmefederalfellows.org, or contact Kathryn Holmes, director, Government Relations, by e-mail at holmesk@asme.org.