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This 12-week program (January 19 - April 9, 2016) is designed to engage early career individuals in the processes that inform U.S. science and technology policy. Fellows obtain essential skills and knowledge needed to work in science and technology policy at the federal, state, or local levels. <br><br>The Gulf Research Program will host a Christine Mirzayan fellow during the 2016 session. This fellow will join a cohort of about two dozen other fellows learning about the role of science in the federal government while working directly with Gulf Research Program staff and our Advisory Board.<br><br>We will be looking at candidates who are forward-thinking and cross-disciplinary. Graduate and professional school students and those who have completed graduate studies within the last five years may apply. We are particularly interested in candidates whose graduate work is relevant to the Gulf of Mexico and the </span><span style='font-size:11.5pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:#4BACC6'><a href="http://www.nas.edu/gulf/about/index.html"><span style='color:#4BACC6'>mission and goals of the Gulf Research Program</span></a></span><span style='font-size:11.5pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:#606060'>.<br> <br>The fellowship stipend is $8,500. More information about the Gulf Research Program’s Mirzayan fellowship opportunity is </span><span style='font-size:11.5pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:#4BACC6'><a href="http://www.nas.edu/gulf/fellowships/index.html"><span style='color:#4BACC6'>available on our website</span></a></span><span style='font-size:11.5pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:#606060'>. To access the online application, visit the </span><span style='font-size:11.5pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:#4BACC6'><a href="http://sites.nationalacademies.org/PGA/policyfellows/index.htm"><span style='color:#4BACC6'>Christine Mirzayan Fellowship website</span></a></span><span style='font-size:11.5pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:#606060'>.<br> <br>Please help us advertise this opportunity by forwarding this message. A flyer is available </span><span style='font-size:11.5pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:#4BACC6'><a href="http://www.nas.edu/gulf/fellowships/index.html"><span style='color:#4BACC6'>on our website</span></a></span><span style='font-size:11.5pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:#606060'> that we welcome you to post or share. <o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%'><tr><td valign=top style='padding:6.75pt 6.75pt 6.75pt 6.75pt;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%'><tr><td style='padding:0in 6.75pt 0in 6.75pt;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%'></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table></div></td></tr><tr><td valign=top style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width=600 style='width:5.0in;background:white;border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td valign=top style='padding:0in 0in 6.75pt 0in'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td valign=top style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 align=left width=600 style='width:5.0in;border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td valign=top style='padding:6.75pt 13.5pt 6.75pt 13.5pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:125%'><span style='font-size:8.5pt;line-height:125%;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:#606060'>The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine are private, non-profit organizations that provide independent, expert advice to the nation. 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