Government Fellowships

Enabling Science, Technology & Engineering Professionals to Work With and Advise Federal Government Public Policymakers

Since 1973, more than 140 exceptional U.S. IEEE members have worked in Washington as advisors to Members of Congress and federal agencies.

Each year, IEEE-USA sponsors several government fellowships for qualified U.S. IEEE members.  The Fellows — chosen by the IEEE-USA Government Fellows Committee and confirmed by our Board — spend a year living and working in Washington as advisers to the U.S. Congress. The Congressional Fellowships program links science, technology and engineering professionals with the U.S. government, and provides a mechanism for IEEE’s U.S. members to learn firsthand about the public policy process while imparting their knowledge and experience to policymakers.

IEEE-USA maintains its Fellows program as part of its mission to serve the public good, and as an educational program for our members.  Fellows do not provide any services to IEEE-USA, other than periodic reports designed to educate other engineers about the fellowship experience.

Government Fellows Committee

Mission

The mission of IEEE-USA’s Government Fellows Committee is to develop and maintain an effective government fellowship program to utilize the knowledge and expertise of IEEE’s U.S. members to provide timely advice and assistance to the U.S. government, and to assist the education of the IEEE’s U.S. membership and the public on technology matters relating to public policy. The committee reports to the IEEE-USA Board of Directors through the IEEE-USA Vice President of Government Relations.

Roster

The IEEE-USA President appoints U.S.-based IEEE members to serve individual three (3) year terms.

Government Fellows Committee

Daniel Moore, Knoxville, TN (Chair)
Emile Loza de Siles, Honolulu, HI
Jonathan Rayner, Washington, DC
Benjamin Schmitt, Philadelphia, PA
Yan Zheng, Washington, DC
David Goldston, Washington, DC (Congressional Fellowships Advisor)
Jay Greenberg Eddystone, PA (IEEE Region 2 Liaison)
Erica Wissolik, staff

Key Dates

GFC meets twice a year; a teleconference meeting to review applications and select Fellowship finalists, and a regular in-person meeting to interview the finalists and recommend the Fellowship recipients.

• 9 December 2024 – 12PM EST Application deadline for the 2025-2026 fellowship applications
• TBD – Committee teleconference to review applications and select eligible candidates for interviews.
• 4-5 February 2025 – Interviews of Fellows applicants. Depending upon travel ability, interviews may be virtual.
• 4 February 2025 – Annual dinner for Government Fellows Committee and current government fellows