# Determination to Restrict Eligibility for Jefferson Science Fellowship

Canonical: https://abierto.us/opportunities/drejeffersonsciencefellowship

- Solicitation number: DRE_Jefferson_Science_Fellowship
- Notice type: Justification
- Status: No response deadline
- Department: Agency for International Development
- Contracting office: USAID M/Oaa (7200AA)
- NAICS: 541990 All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
- Product or service code: R499 Other Professional Services
- Place of performance: Washington, District of Columbia
- County: District of Columbia (FIPS 11001). https://abierto.us/counties/district-of-columbia-dc-11001
- City: Washington. https://abierto.us/cities/washington-dc-1150000
- First posted: December 17, 2024
- Last posted: December 17, 2024
- SAM.gov: https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/17f5532fe4b84052b04fa84623c747f2/view

## Description

The Jefferson Science Fellowship program is an innovative model for engaging faculty in the U.S. foreign policy and international development process through a one-year immersive, applied experience in the U.S. Department of State or USAID.

Open to tenured, or similarly ranked, faculty from U.S. institutions of higher learning who are U.S. citizens, Fellows are embedded at State or USAID where they become conversant in operations and processes while contributing their technical expertise to policy formulation and implementation. Faculty return with a deeper understanding of policy, diplomacy, and international development to augment their research and teaching.

Jefferson Science Fellowships are a mutually beneficial partnership between government and participating U.S. academic institutions. Since 2003, the Department of State and USAID have hosted nearly 200 Jefferson Science Fellows (50 at USAID). The Innovation, Technology, and Research Hub’s Research Division (ITR/R) seeks to award a cooperative agreement to NASEM in FY2025 for the implementation of the Jefferson Science Fellowship program, for five years and up to $4,500,000.

## Publications

- December 17, 2024: Justification. Notice 17f5532fe4b84052b04fa84623c747f2. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/17f5532fe4b84052b04fa84623c747f2/view

## Points of contact

- Megan Strembitsky, mstrembitsky@usaid.gov

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