KEY REQUIREMENTS



• U.S. Citizenship is required.
• This is NOT a Federal appointment.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a Secret security clearance.
• Applicants must submit a Financial Disclosure Form prior to serving.
• Must be able to receive an Ethics clearance prior to serving.
• This program is NOT open to current U.S. Government employees.

The Fellows will contribute their knowledge and expertise to the strengthening of policy formulation and programs within the Department of State and USAID.  Further, Fellows may interact with other government entities, such as the White House, the Departments of Defense and Homeland Security and other Executive Branch agencies, depending on their duties.  At the same time, Fellows will enhance their own knowledge of government and global issues.  Fellows will gain valuable professional experience and enrich their nominating organizations and communities upon their return.

Click here for a list of challenging positions for which the
bureaus and offices of the U.S. Department of State and USAID wish to host Franklin Fellows. This list changes and is not necessarily fully inclusive, but it does represent most of the bureau requests. Please note that not every position may still be available at the moment a nominated Fellow and the Department or USAID are ready to begin discussion of assignments.

The goal of the program is for Fellows, serving as consultants,
to provide valuable and pertinent advice, views, opinions,
alternatives or recommendations on foreign policy issues facing the
nation.

Eligibility Requirements:

• Applicants must be U.S. citizens and able to obtain and maintain
  a security clearance.


• Applicants must be mid/upper-level professionals from private-
  sector or non-profit entities (including NGO's, academia, foundations, associations, and others) with a minimum of 5 years of
  relevant experience.


• Applicants must submit a financial disclosure form AND receive
  an Ethics clearance, prior to serving.


• Submit a statement of funding support from a third-party, parent
  organization, or yourself prior to the discussion of placement in
  the Franklin Fellows Program.

On the online assessment questionnaire, applicants must identify
the bureau(s) in which they wish to be considered.
Click here for a list of challenging positions for which the bureaus and offices of the U.S. Department of State and USAID wish to host Franklin Fellows. This list changes and is not necessarily fully inclusive, but it does represent most of the bureau requests. Please note that not every position may still be available at the moment a nominated Fellow and the Department are ready to begin discussion of assignments.

HOW YOU WILL BE EVALUATED:

Applicants will be evaluated by the Franklin Fellows Program
staff. They may request additional data and conduct a personal
interview.
To preview questions please click here.

Applicants will continue to receive their current salary and
benefits with their nominating organization, if applicable. This
temporary fellowship will not confer eligibility for Federal Health,
Life insurance or Retirement benefits.

OTHER INFORMATION:

More than one selection will be made from this announcement.

Contacts / Website: Additional information about the
Franklin Fellows Program can be found here.

Points of contact at the Department of State are:

1. Inquiries from the private sector and foundations: William
   P. Pope, Senior Advisor for Fellows, can be reached at
   FranklinFellowsProgram@state.gov.



2. Inquiries from academia and non-governmental organizations:
   Please send to: Attn: Joanne Martin at FranklinFellowsProgram@state.gov.

Applicants must submit an on-line application through the Office of Personnel Management's (OPM) application system, USAJOBS. Information you provide in USAJOBS is general information completed by all applicants. The information you provide and your Federal resume will become part of your application and will automatically be transferred to the Department of State's Gateway to State application system when you apply on-line.

The submission of anything other than the below on-line application process will result in your not being considered for this UNPAID Fellowship opportunity.

You have until 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on the closing date of this announcement to complete the following three-step application process:

STEP 1:  Select the "Apply On-line" button at the bottom of this page and follow the instructions provided.

STEP 2:  In the Gateway to State, you will answer general program questions necessary to evaluate your potential for this fellowship opportunity. When completed, the information you provided at USAJOBS, your responses to the Gateway to State questions and your fax supporting documentation will become your application. This information will be used to evaluate your qualifications for this fellowship opportunity.  Review your resume to make certain that it supports your responses to the user information questions and the general program questions.

STEP 3:  Submit all required documentation listed in the "required documents" section of this announcement prior to the closing date.  

Technical assistance with your on-line application can be obtained by contacting the Help Desk at mgshelp@monster.com OR by calling (866) 656-6830 or (703) 269-4944 between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. Eastern Time.

NOTE: Paper applications and information sent by mail WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.

NOTE:  If applying online poses an extreme hardship, you may request alternate application procedures to submit your application package by fax.  Please contact the FFP Program Office listed on the announcement between the business hours of 8:15 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time, at least two working days prior to the closing date of this announcement.

The application package for alternate application procedures must be submitted and received in the FFP Program Office no later than 11:59 p.m. eastern Standard time (EST) on the closing date of this announcement.

REQUIRED DOCUMENTS:

All required documents listed below must be submitted at the time of application. Applicants who do not submit the required documentation WILL NOT be considered for this fellowship opportunity. Each application package must consist of:

1. General program questions (completed through the Gateway to
State online application).

For instructions on how to view the status of your supporting documentation, please click here

DO NOT ATTACH ANY ADDITIONAL MATERIALS SUCH AS POSITION
DESCRIPTIONS, DEGREES, CERTIFICATES OF TRAINING, OR PUBLICATIONS.

APPLICATIONS SUBMITTED WITHOUT THE REQUIRED DOCUMENTS STATED
ABOVE OR THE INFORMATION YOU SUBMIT IS INSUFFICIENT TO VERIFY YOUR
ELIGIBILITY, YOU WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED FOR THIS "UNPAID" FELLOWSHIP
OPPORTUNITY.

AGENCY CONTACT INFO:

WHAT TO EXPECT NEXT:

You should receive an email letting you know that your application was received.  You will not receive another email as long as your application is still being considered. However, you can check the status of your application by following the instructions here.