Deadline: 21-Apr-23
The United States Department of State’s Bureau of Global Talent Management, Office of Talent Acquisition (GTM/TAC) announces a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) to support programmatic, financial and administrative activities for the 2024 Charles B. Rangel International Affairs Graduate Fellowship and Summer Enrichment Program.
This program is one of the Department of State’s premiere diversity recruitment programs and is fundamental to increasing the representation of diverse groups in the U.S. Foreign Service.
Program Goals
- Effective management of the 2024 Charles B. Rangel International Affairs Graduate Fellowship and Summer Enrichment Program is fundamental to their overall success. The goals and objectives of the programs include, but are not limited to:
- Contribute to a Foreign Service workforce that is “representative of the American people.”.
- Develop new talent for the Department of State’s Foreign Service at the undergraduate and graduate levels; individuals who are dedicated to pursuing Foreign Service careers and can effectively “respond to the complex challenges of modern diplomacy and international relations,” and can “provide the highest caliber of representation” for America’s interests abroad.
- Advance the Department’s diversity goals.
Program Objectives
- Attract and recruit highly talented and qualified candidates who represent the cultural, social, ethnic, racial, gender, and geographic diversity of the United States to a Foreign Service career in the U.S. Department of State through a program of educational support and professional development
- Provide candidates and fellows with information on the service elements, benefits, challenges, and requirements of a Foreign Service career.
- Provide candidates and fellows with information on the benefits and obligations of the fellowship and need to complete Foreign Service entry requirements including obtaining and maintaining required clearances (security, medical, and suitability) and taking the Foreign Service Officer Test (FSOT) and the Foreign Service Oral Assessment (FSOA).
- Provide funding to assist fellows towards completing graduate degrees in academic disciplines representing the skill needs of the Department’s Foreign Service.
- Enhance fellows’ understanding of U.S. foreign policy and the work and lifestyle of the Foreign Service through a congressional internship in Washington D.C. and an overseas internship at an embassy, consulate, or mission.
- Provide fellows with mentoring and professional development training to expose them to information that will help to prepare them to be successful Foreign Service Officers. Emphasis will be placed on the critical contributions of all five career tracks to the Department’s mission to assist fellows with career track selection.
- Provide SEP Scholars with a deeper appreciation of current issues and trends in international affairs, a greater understanding of career opportunities in international affairs, particularly the Foreign Service of the U. S Department of State, and the enhanced knowledge and skills to pursue such careers.
- Administer the program in a strategic and efficient way that produces the intended results.
Funding Information
- Estimated Total Program Funding: $626,520
- Award Ceiling: $6,265,020
- Award Floor: $6,265,020.
Fellowship Applicant Criteria
- The Rangel Graduate Fellowship Program requirements include:
- Proof of US citizenship at time of application;
- seeking admission to a two-year full time master’s degree program for the following academic year (fall entrance) in selected fields of study representing the needs of the Department including public policy, public administration, international relations, business administration, economics, history, political science, communications, foreign languages, management science, and organizational development/leadership (degrees must have an international component);
- Minimum 3.2 undergraduate grade point average or higher on a 4.0 scale;
- Maintenance of a 3.2 grade point average throughout participation in the program; and
- In addition to outstanding leadership and academic achievement, demonstration of financial need.
Eligibility Criteria
- Preference will be given to organizations with at least three years of experience in administering a program of this size, nature, and complexity.
- Opportunity (NOFO), including registrations, length and completeness of submission; and
- do not violate any of the guidelines stated in the solicitation and this document.
- The Department of State will issue an award to the Applicant whose application represents the best value to the U.S. Government based on technical merit, efficient use of U.S.
- Government funds, and satisfactory organizational capacity. The Department of State reserves the right to make an award based on the initial application received with or without discussion or negotiations.
For more information, visit Grants.gov.