Friday, October 02, 2009

Presidential Management Fellowship Now OPEN


The 2009-2010 Presidential Management Fellows ("PMF") Program application season is now open. Click HERE for more information about this incredible program.

The PMF Program is the premier program for leadership development in the public sector. Its purpose is to attract outstanding men and women to the federal service. Each year, the program draws Fellows from a variety of academic disciplines and career paths who have a clear commitment to excellence in the leadership and management of public policies and programs.The program provides a two-year federal government fellowship to individuals who have completed a graduate-level course of study at an accredited college or university. Since 1977, the PMF Program and its predecessor, the Presidential Management Intern ("PMI") Program, have been attracting outstanding graduate, law, and doctoral-level students to the federal service.The PMF Program is a passport to a unique and rewarding career experience with the federal government. It provides Fellows with an opportunity to apply the knowledge they acquired from graduate study. PMF assignments may involve public policy and administration, domestic or international issues, information technology, human resources, engineering, health and medical sciences, law, financial management and many other fields in support of public service programsNumbers per year: In recent years, the number of fellows has ranged between four hundred and six hundred.


Application period for the PMF Class of 2010 is open NOW through Thursday, October 15, 2009.