U.S. Department of State’s FAIT Fellowship Program (Fully-funded)

As one of a number of high-profile U.S. Department of State range recruitment packages, the Foreign Affairs Information Technology (FAIT) Fellowship seeks to draw high expertise expertise to the Foreign Service that displays the variety of the United States. Based on the elemental precept that range is a power in our diplomatic efforts, the FAIT Fellowship program values diverse backgrounds, together with ethnic, racial, gender, and geographic range.  Women, members of minority teams underrepresented within the Foreign Service, and people with monetary want, are inspired to apply.

The program is designed for extremely proficient people who wish to pursue an IT-related undergraduate or graduate diploma (comparable to laptop science, info expertise, cybersecurity, laptop engineering, IT providers administration, and laptop techniques networking and extra), and a profession within the Foreign Service.

The two-year fellowship program gives:

• Up to $43,500 yearly (for 2 years) in educational funding for tuition, room and board, books, obligatory charges and a few journey expense (see eligibility requirements).
• Stipends, housing and journey allowances for the 2 summer time internships: A home internship in Washington, D.C., on the U.S. Department of State and an abroad internship at a U.S. Embassy or Consulate.
• Personalized mentoring {and professional} improvement alternatives all through this system.

Upon profitable completion of the fellowship program and the State Department’s entry necessities, fellows obtain an appointment within the Foreign Service as a Diplomatic Technology Officer.  Fellows conform to a five-year dedication upon entry into the Foreign Service.

The Foreign Affairs IT Fellowship, designed as a two-year cohort mannequin, affords each undergraduate and graduate fellowships.

The software for the 2025 cohort is open September 16, 2024, to January 21, 2025, at 11:59 pm (EST). See the Apply page for particulars on apply.

To be eligible to apply for the 2025 cohort, you have to meet all the standards under:

• Be a U.S. citizen.
• Enrolled or planning to enroll in a full-time IT-related diploma program at a U.S.-based accredited establishment.
• For the undergraduate fellowship:
  • Community faculty college students in an affiliate diploma program should be looking for admission to enter a full-time, IT-related bachelor’s diploma program in fall 2025 AND on a timeline to graduate in spring 2027 after finishing 4 full-time semesters.
  • Four-year faculty/college college students should be enrolled full-time in an IT-related bachelor’s diploma program AND on a timeline to graduate in spring 2027 after finishing 4 full-time semesters beginning in fall 2025.
  • Students enrolled in an accelerated bachelor’s/grasp’s IT-related diploma program should be on a timeline to graduate in spring 2027 after finishing 4 full-time semesters beginning in fall 2025.
• For the graduate fellowship:
  • Individuals should be looking for admission to enter a full-time, IT-related grasp’s diploma in fall 2025 AND be on a timeline to graduate in spring 2027 after finishing 4 full-time semesters.
• Hold a minimal 3.2 GPA on a 4.0 scale on the time of the applying, and keep this GPA all through this system.

As a particular fellow, you will have to:

Women, members of minority teams traditionally underrepresented within the Foreign Service, and people with monetary want, are inspired to apply.

Take the quiz under to see if you’re eligible!