U.S. Department of State Announces Selections for 2021 Foreign Affairs IT Fellowship
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Posted By: Allie Miyazaki on April 23, 2021 15 Students Selected for the State Department-funded Program that Aims to Attract Top Tech Talent and Increase Diversity in the Foreign Service Washington (April 12, 2021) - Following a highly competitive application process, 15 talented students have been selected for the prestigious Foreign Affairs Information Technology (FAIT) Fellowship program, which is funded by the U.S. Department of State. The new Fellows will begin their two-year Fellowship with the fall 2021 semester. View the FAIT Fellowship 2021 cohort here: https://www.faitfellowship.org/2021-cohort... The program, which is administered by The Washington Center for Internships and Academic Seminars (TWC), provides up to $75,000 in academic funding for two years (the junior and senior years of an IT-related undergraduate degree program or a two-year IT-related master’s degree program). Additionally, students participate in two summer internships with stipend support – one in Washington, D.C., and one at a U.S. embassy or consulate abroad – as well as professional development training. During the COVID-19 pandemic, the summer internships have been transitioned to virtual internships. After completing the FAIT Fellowship program and meeting State Department requirements, Fellows receive appointments as Foreign Service Information Management Specialists and begin exciting careers using their technology skills to support U.S. diplomacy abroad. The 2021 cohort of the FAIT Fellowship is the fifth cohort of this program that launched in 2016 as part of the Department’s efforts to attract top technology talent and increase diversity in the Foreign Service. “The Washington Center is honored to partner with the U.S. Department of State on the FAIT Fellowship program for the fifth year in a row,” said Chris Norton, The Washington Center president, “And we’re excited that we were able to provide the U.S. Department of State with a diverse pool of talented, highly qualified students for the selection process. The FAIT Fellowship program is truly an opportunity of a lifetime for these students, as a path to a career that takes them around the world and that makes a real difference.” Of the 15 FAIT Fellows for the 2021 cohort, seven are in the Graduate Fellowship and eight are in the Undergraduate Fellowship. The universities listed below are the student’s most recent universities. • Kodjo Adjoyi, American Military University • Laila Alexander-Player, University of San Francisco • Ariana Alvarez, New York University • Matias Ayala, Fordham University • Armman Baghoomian, California State University-Northridge • Juan Debesa, Florida International University • Mahesh Gowda, University of Cincinnati Main Campus • Enoch Masih, Northern Essex Community College • Micah McCally, Western Washington University • Carissa Nguyen, The Catholic University of America • Adriana Oelberg, Susquehanna University • Taylor Rainey, Howard University • Aisha Shahid, Illinois Institute of Technology • Kelsey Woody, George Washington University • Armanie Zamy, Maryville University of Saint Louis The 2022 application cycle for the FAIT Fellowship program is planned to begin in September 2021. Announcements will be posted online at https://www.faitfellowship.org/ and shared on social media at https://www.facebook.com/FAITFellowship, https://www.instagram.com/fait_fellowship/ and https://twitter.com/FAITFellowship. ### About The Washington Center for Internships and Academic Seminars The Washington Center is the largest and most established student internship program in Washington, D.C. Since our founding, we’ve helped more than 60,000 young people translate their college majors into career paths. We use our scale and expertise to customize each student’s experience to be truly transformative. If you enjoyed this article, Join HBCU CONNECT today for similar content and opportunities via email! |
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Allie Miyazaki
Director, Digital Marketing, The Washington Center Webster Univ class of 1987 Member Since March 2020 |
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