Policy & Advocacy

Apply for the Congressional Policy Fellowship to Share Your CGT Expertise with Policymakers

Apply through Jan. 15, 2024 - November 07, 2023

We'll place you in a congressional office where you'll share your CGT knowledge with legislators in Washington, D.C. Apply through Jan. 15, 2024!

Spend a paid year in Washington DC (September 1, 2024 – August 31, 2025).
Join the congressional office or committee you want to work for – with significant networking and interviewing help from our partners at the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS).
Work alongside the congressional office’s permanent staff to provide advice on scientific issues, draft reports and legislation, help with congressional hearings, and meet with constituents.
Help elevate awareness of our field and the transformative impacts for patients that we’re all working to bring about.

You have some level experience working in genetic medicine. We welcome those in biotechs and academic labs, from newly minted bench researchers to CSOs. Regulatory and patient access people - we want you too!
You’re interested in science policy. We don’t expect you to be a policy pro when you apply – AAAS will provide training to all fellows on the ins and outs of congressional work. We’re looking for people who are passionate about the role of evidence-based science in lawmaking, want to put their scientific training to work, and are ready to pick up new skills.
You have a PhD/MD/PharmD/DPhil in some field related to biomedicine (biology, chemistry, genetics, pharmacology, etc).

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