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U.S. Department of Energy National Nuclear Security Administration Nonproliferation Graduate Fellowship Program Office o

U.S. Department of Energy National Nuclear Security Administration Nonproliferation Graduate Fellowship Program Office of Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation. Phyllis B. Byrd Federal Program Manager NA 20.1 Office of International Operations . Nonproliferation Graduate Fellowship Program.

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U.S. Department of Energy National Nuclear Security Administration Nonproliferation Graduate Fellowship Program Office o

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  1. U.S. Department of EnergyNational Nuclear Security Administration NonproliferationGraduate Fellowship Program Office of Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation Phyllis B. Byrd Federal Program Manager NA 20.1 Office of International Operations

  2. Nonproliferation Graduate Fellowship Program • Established by Office of Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation • Focus on the NA-20 mission • Administered by Pacific Northwest National Laboratory • Unified approach • Lab brings additional resources • Established in 1993 • Over 170 alumni • More than 50 now working directly for NNSA mission

  3. Program Objectives • Promote awareness of careers in nonproliferation • Provide participants with training and experience • Aid NNSA in achieving its mission • Develop a talent pool

  4. Approach: Mission-focused NGFP Mission Statement: The Nonproliferation Graduate Fellowship Program produces exceptional leaders through a proven platform that is based on: • Guiding principles • Tested criteria • Targeted recruiting strategy • Lifecycle management approach.

  5. Approach: Modular and Lifecycle-based Program Elements Documentation Annual Lifecycle

  6. Recruitment Strategy • Three-pronged strategic approach • Targeted universities • Selective criteria • Professional associations • Annual recruitment calendar: based solely on security clearance timing • Winter: analysis, strategy • Spring: outreach set calendar • Fall: most events; applications due late October • Extensive application to accommodate clearance requests

  7. Recruitment Approach • Marketing principles • Consistent visuals, key messages • Website, NGFP brochure, application help/FAQ flier, event ads/emails, school-specific fliers, Annual Report • Online outreach • More than 100 universities • Online career fairs • Technical vs. policy students • Quality over quantity

  8. Maximizing the Fellowship Experience • Experience and training • Orientation reviewed/updated every year • Exposure to technology and policy • Technical Fellows are exposed to how policy works; policy Fellows learn the technologies • Career development and networking • At least two career events each year; reviewed and updated yearly • Roundtables, Career Networking Workshop • Informational Interviews at PNNL • Career planning assistance

  9. NGFP Class of 2010 American Military University American University Columbia University George Mason University George Washington University Georgetown University Georgia Institute of Technology Johns Hopkins - SAIS Monterey Institute The Ohio State University Purdue University Texas A&M University University of Denver University of Kentucky University of Michigan University of Pittsburgh University of Washington University of Wisconsin

  10. Contact NGFP Web: ngfp.pnl.gov Email: ngfp@pnl.gov Phyllis B. Byrd – NNSA Federal Program Manager phyllis.byrd@nnsa.doe.gov (202) 586-2061 Jana Fankhauser – PNNL PNNL Program Manager jana.fankhauser@pnl.gov (206) 528-3264 Clarissa Berkman – PNNL Recruitment Coordinator Clarissa.berkman@pnl.gov (206) 528-3204

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