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WREI
Congressional Fellows
on Women and Public Policy
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WREI
awards annual fellowships to a select number of graduate students
with a proven commitment to equity for women. WREI Fellows gain
practical policymaking experience and graduate credit as they work
from January to August as Congressional legislative aides in Washington,
D.C. Fellows receive stipends for tuition and living expenses. |
Established
in 1980, the WREI Fellowship program is designed to:
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encourage more effective participation by women in the formulation of policy
options
- promote activities
that encourage the translation of research into policy
- raise awareness
that national and international issues concerning women are interdependent
- foster better
understanding of how policies affect women and men differently
- gain greater
appreciation of the fact that issues often defined as "women's
issues" are really of equal importance to men.
Fellowship
applications are due by May 16, 2008. Fellows are selected on the basis
of academic competence as well as their demonstrated interest in the
public policy process. They are expected to be articulate, adaptable
and to have strong writing skills. Only students who are currently in,
or have recently completed, a graduate or professional-degree program
at an accredited institution in the United States are eligible.
For
more information:
Among
the generous funders of WREI's Fellowships have been: Avon Products Foundation; the Communications Workers of America; 21st Century ILGWU Heritage Fund; Elizabeth,
Martha, and Emily Ehrenfeld; Johnson & Johnson; the Altria Group, Inc.;
the Rapoport Family Foundation; and Wyeth. |
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