Program areas at The Policy Academies
Academy Fellowship Training Programs:These are one- and two-year fellowship programs for undergraduates, pre-masters, and graduate students in partnership with the nation's leading think tanks. When Fellows complete their training fellowship they become a part of the Alumni Career and Leadership Development Program. The Policy Academies training programs are free of cost for participating students. TPA covers airfare and lodging and provides a competitive stipend.Academy for Public Policy Analysis and Research with host partner Urban Institute:For over a decade, TPA has refined a program model that combines high-demand technical skills training, personally tailored research mentorship, exposure to scholars from leading think tanks and early career support for public policy scholars of color from historically exploited communities. Our programs are designed to connect The Policy Academies Fellows many of whom are the first in their families to attend college, to leading policy institutions in the United States. Each year, the Academy program drew on the research and policy expertise of over 75 leading scholars, practitioners, and policy officials across prominent institutions in DC and beyond. These influential experts served as research mentors, trainers, teachers, and connectors. Kijakazi Fellowship Program with host partner National Academy of Social Insurance:This new program will cultivate and accelerate the careers of emerging policy scholars whose work addresses the issues to which Dr. Kilolo Kijakazi has dedicated her stellar career. These will be one- or two-year research training programs for graduate student and will focus on racial and gender wealth gaps and structural racism in U.S. social insurance and related public policies. The fellowship will offer intensive full-time programming during the summer -- with additional remote research mentoring support and career guidance during the academic year. -- stay tuned!
Graduate School NetworkGraduate School Network: The Policy Academies has laid the groundwork for collaboration with leading graduate programs in public policy and related fields to support the Academy alumni's further education and training and allow them to complete graduate school on time and debt-free. This component is ready to implement (including program design, engagements with several leading graduate schools, and training and alumni supports), as soon as some graduate school partnerships have ripened, others have been established, and we have additional students with the requisite work experience.
The Alumni Career and Leadership Development Program:The Alumni Career and Leadership Development Program:This program, which is often shortened to "The Alumni Program", supports the early career development of Academy graduates by helping them attend career accelerating conferences, providing specialized training courses, and by providing personalized training and mentorship.
Other programs including Racial Equity in Research Practice and Evaluation and Expansion of Programs.