Center for the Study of the Presidency and Congress (CSPC)
2010-2011 Presidential Fellows Program
Application Deadline: Monday, March 15th, 2010
UCLA appoints one UCLA student as a Presidential Fellow each year through the UCLA Center for American Politics and Public Policy.
The Washington, DC-based Center for the Study of the Presidency and Congress Presidential Fellows program offers students of the executive branch of the U.S. government the opportunity to:
• Develop, under the guidance of a faculty mentor, a research paper on a topic related to the United States presidency and the executive branch of U.S government. Outstanding papers are published in the Presidential Studies Quarterly, an annual anthology of Fellows’ work;
• Attend two conferences in Washington, DC during the fellowship year at which Fellows participate in policy workshops with scholars, senior government officials, and nationally-recognized policy experts. Travel and accommodation expenses are covered by UCLA and the CSPC.
For more information about the Presidential Fellows program, including an informational video and an archive of previous Fellow papers, visit:
http://www.thepresidency.org/what-we-do/current-programs/presidential-fellows-program
Application Deadline: The deadline for applications to be submitted to the UCLA CAPPP office is Monday, March 15th, 2010. The Fellow will be
chosen by April 15, 2010.
Eligibility: Students must be enrolled full-time in an undergraduate or graduate program at UCLA during their fellowship year.
Application requirements:
1) Cover letter describing applicant’s proposed research paper question and any relevant experience or qualifications; the letter should be addressed to Professor Joel D. Aberbach, director of the UCLA Center for American Politics and Public Policy (CAPPP);
2) Unofficial UCLA transcript;
3) One letter of recommendation from a UCLA professor. Letter must be sealed in an envelope and signed by the recommender across the seal.
Applications and recommendation letters should be directed to the following address:
UCLA Center for American Politics and Public Policy
Attn: CSPS Presidential Fellowship
2133 Rolfe Hall
Box 951484
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1484
CAMPUS MAILCODE: 148402
Materials may also be emailed to Carol Ann Wald at cwald@cappp.ucla.edu . Students may also contact Carol Wald with questions.
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