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Interested in Government Relations and Science Policy?
Apply for a Congressional Fellowship!

OSA hosts two Congressional Fellows -- one jointly with the Materials Research Society (MRS) and another with SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering.

These Congressional Fellowships are designed to:

• Provide a unique public policy learning experience.
• Demonstrate the value of science-government interaction.
• Bring technical backgrounds and external perspectives to the decision-making process in Congress.

Fellows spend one year working as special legislative assistants on the staffs of members of Congress or congressional committees.

Become a Congressional Science Fellow and:

• Expand your own career by gaining first-hand knowledge of Congress.
• Use your technical expertise to contribute to the policymaking process.
• Forge links between the engineering, scientific and government communities.

The OSA/MRS and OSA/SPIE Congressional Fellows receive a $52,000 stipend, as well as an allowance for health insurance, travel and relocation expenses. An applicant is expected to be a member of OSA and have a doctorate. The application deadline for the 2005-2006 OSA/MRS Fellowship is January 14, 2005 and the application deadline for the 2005-2006 OSA/SPIE Fellowship is January 31, 2005.

For more information, visit OSA's Web site at http://www.osa.org/publicpolicy/fellowships/ or contact Colleen Morrison, Director of Government Affairs, 202.416.1437, cmorri@osa.org.