The Fellowship
Program
Our program mixes the best of both Washington and Silicon Valley, bringing together stakeholders in policy and technology to train the next generation of policy entrepreneurs.
At the Aspen Tech Policy Hub, we take tech experts, teach them the policy process through an in-person fellowship program in the Bay Area, and encourage them to develop outside-the-box solutions to society’s problems. We model ourselves after tech incubators like Y Combinator, but train new policy thinkers and focus the impact of their ideas. We’re building new ideas for policymaking — every fellow must complete one practical policy output during their time with us — and an alumni base of technologists who understand policy and want to engage with it.
Before applying, please carefully review the fellowship details, eligibility, and Frequently Asked Questions below, and/or click here to download the details and instructions. Please take your time and fill out the application thoughtfully; we recommend writing and editing drafts before transferring them to the application form. No decisions will be made about any applications before the application deadline.
Applications are due on February 13 at 11:59pm.
If you have additional questions, we have several recruitment events you can join.
We will host Q&A based webinars on the following dates & times:
January 13,
January 29, 2020 at 9-10am PST/12-1pm EST (register here)
February 5, 2020 at 10:30am-11:30am PST/1:30pm-2:30pm EST (register here)
February 10, 2020 at 12pm-1pm PST/3pm-4pm EST (register here)
For Bay Area residents, we will also host an introductory event from 5pm-7pm on January 8, 2019 at Manny’s. Please sign up here.
Finally, for Seattle area residents, we will host an info session on January 24.
Application
Please completely fill out the application below. We encourage candidates to express themselves simply and clearly. For advice on developing a clear writing style, please see this blog post from Y Combinator.
Applications are due by 11:59pm PST on February 13, 2020. Finalists will be notified by the end of March, and decisions made by the end of April following Skype interviews. Please contact us at aspentechpolicyhub@aspeninstitute.org if you receive a competing offer that requires expedited consideration.
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