Congressional Black Caucus Foundation (CBCF) Congressional Fellowship Program 2026 (up to $60,000) – YOA

Deadline: May 1, 2026

Applications are open for the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation (CBCF) Congressional Fellowship Program 2026. The CBCF Congressional Fellowship Program equips early profession coverage professionals who’re dedicated to contributing to public coverage with the required abilities to turn out to be the subsequent technology of leaders in public service.

The program is an intensive 12-month coverage coaching and management growth program which permits fellows to obtain palms-on public coverage coaching as full-time legislative aides and coverage analysts. Fellows’ work assignments could embody drafting memos, speeches, op-eds, conducting analysis for proposed laws, facilitating mind trusts, participating with constituents, contributing to assigned legislative portfolios, and extra.

During the primary six-months of the Fellowship Program, Fellows are positioned in a Congressional workplace. During the second six-months of the Fellowship Program, Congressional Fellows transition to a Congressional committee or subcommittee. The committee placement enhances their expertise in a Member’s workplace and supplies Fellows with a full view of the legislative course of, together with, however not restricted to the next:

• Overseeing a invoice transfer from the committee to the ground
• Recommending methods and ways on payments and positions
• Writing and reviewing legislative memos

Benefits

• CBCF Congressional Fellows obtain a full wage and advantages during this system. The wage is $60,000 and is non-negotiable.

Eligibility

• U.S. citizenship or a allow to work within the U.S. during this system
• A grasp’s diploma, doctoral diploma, or juris doctorate obtained by the beginning date of this system
• Familiarity with the federal legislative course of, the U.S. Congress, the Congressional Black Caucus and its members, and associated coverage
• Superior analytical abilities
• Outstanding oral and written communication abilities
• Demonstrated dedication to social justice, both by way of public coverage, skilled expertise, or group-associated activism aimed toward bettering the residing circumstances of the worldwide Black group

Application

Submit the next supplies:

• Resume itemizing extracurricular actions, honors, employment, group service, and particular abilities (2-web page restrict)
• Cover letter explaining the applicant’s curiosity within the Fellowship; discussing how the applicant’s educational {and professional} background would put together them to be efficient within the Fellowship; describing how the Fellowship aligns with the applicant’s profession targets; and reflecting on how the applicant’s values, experiences, or commitments join to the Congressional Fellowship Program (2-web page restrict)
• 2 letters of advice, submitted electronically (arduous copy letters is not going to be accepted)
• 2 essay Question Responses (situated throughout the Conditional Application)

Click here to apply

For extra info, go to CBCF Congressional Fellowship.