Founded in 1953, the APSA Congressional Fellowship Program is the nation’s oldest and most prestigious congressional fellowship. The program remains devoted to its original objective of expanding knowledge and awareness of Congress. For nine months, select political scientists, journalists, doctors, federal executives, and international scholars gain “hands on” understanding of the legislative process by serving on congressional staffs. Through this opportunity, the association enhances public understanding of policy making and improves the quality of scholarship, teaching, and reporting on American national politics.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Shaundra Allen Rep. Bill Posey (R-FL)
Jacob Holt Rep. Denny Heck (D-WA)
Kirsten Johnson Rep. Ron Kind (D-WI)
Traven Joseph Rep. Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR)
Ellen Kurtzman Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA)
Hannah Luetke-Stahlman Rep. Sharice Davids (D-KS)
Suzanne Murphy Rep. Marcy Kaptur (D-OH)
Mary Nugent Rep. Deb Haaland (D-NM)
Sakae Onodera Rep. Hank Johnson (D-GA)
Collin Paschall Rep. Karen Bass (D-CA)
Steven Starks Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA)
Surat Suwannikkha Rep. Jeff Fortenberry (R-NE)
SENATE
Pamela Reed Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR)
Katherine Ruddell Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR)
Samuel Stebbins Sen. Robert P. Casey (D-PA)
Carlos Williams Sen. Edward J. Markey (D-MA)
COMMITTEES
Brutrinia Cain House Committee on Education and the Workforce (Majority)
Sal Christ Senate Finance Committee (Minority)
Carrie Graham Subcommittee on Health, House Ways and Means Committee (Maj.)
Daniel O’Neill Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (Maj.)
Matthew Patane House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (Maj.)
Kristin Paulson House Committee on Ways and Means (Maj.)
Beth Prusaczyk Senate Special Committee on Aging, Ranking Member
Bob Casey (Min.)
Thuc-Nhi Nguyen Senate Special Committee on Aging, Chair, Susan Collins (Maj.)
Amritpal Sandhu House Committee on Education and Labor (Maj.)
Laura Truitt Senate Committee on Foreign Relations (Min.)
EXECUTIVE BRANCH AND OTHER PLACEMENTS
Lauren Bangerter Administration for Community Living
Michelle Dennison Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health, US Surgeon General
Matthew Goldman Office of the Chief Medical Officer, Substance Abuse and
Mental Health Services Administration
Melinda Gruber Office of Policy Analysis and Development in the Center for
Policy Evaluation / Administration for Community Living
Kelly O’Malley Administration for Community Living
Jane Pederson Administration for Community Living
Nicole Ruggiano Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Salom Teshale Center for Policy and Evaluation / Administration for Community Living Jennifer Wong Washington State Health Care Authority and Public Health— Seattle & King County
Introducing the 2019–2020 APSA Congressional Fellows
Thanks to the 2019—2020 Selection Panel
Michelle Chin (CFP 2006–2007), Jessica Gerrity (CFP 2006–2007), John Haskell (CFP 1997–1998), Tyson King-Meadows (CFP 2012–2013), and Marvin Overby (CFP 1988–1989)
POLITICAL SCIENCE FELLOWS
Catherine Wineinger PhD, Rutgers University
Christian Fong PhD, Stanford University
Carlos Algara PhD, University of California, Davis
Paul Musgrave PhD, Georgetown University Assistant Professor UMass-Amherst
Ryan Vander Wielen PhD, Washington University in St. Louis Associate Professor, Temple University
MCI/COMMUNICATIONS FELLOWS
Joel Reed PhD Communications, University of Missouri
Jacqueline Kerr PhD Political Science, Georgetown University Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
JOURNALISM FELLOW
Sofia Resnick Rewire.News, Washington, DC
Congressional Fellowship Program Advisory Committee
Michelle Chin*
Joan Claybrook*
Richard Cohen
Charles E. Cook, Jr.
Menna Demessie*
Robert Dole
Ronald D. Elving*
Vic Fazio
David Gergen
Lee H. Hamilton
Gerald Kovach
Paul Light*
Richard Lugar
Rep. David Price
Cokie Roberts
Catherine E. Rudder*
James Thurber*
*Former APSA Congressional Fellow
Apply this Fall for the 2020–2021 Fellowship Year
FELLOWSHIP YEAR
Fellows begin their fellowship year with a comprehensive four-week orientation with congressional experts and policy leaders. Orientation begins in November 2020. Fellows then serve full-time assignments as legislative aides in the House of Representatives or Senate. Office placements run until August 15, 2021. Candidates may apply for two optional programs—a research fellowship and a course on Congress and foreign policy—that run from September to October 2020. The fellowship year also features a winter and spring seminar series on Congress, a visit to the district or state of a Member of Congress, and optional programs in Annapolis, Maryland, and Ottawa, Canada.
QUALIFICATIONS
Applications are welcome from political scientists who have completed a PhD in the last 15 years or will have defended a dissertation in political science by November of the fellowship year. The program is open to scholars in all subfields within political science who can show a scholarly interest in Congress and policy making.
STIPEND
$52,500 for the 9.5-month fellowship period, plus a travel allowance.
HOW TO APPLY
The application period opens in September 2019. Applications must be submitted online andinclude:
• A 500-word personal statement;
• The names and contact information for three references; and
• A writing sample.
Learn more at http://www.apsanet.org/cfp.
