Fellowship Programs
Learn more about the fellowship programs sponsored by the Office of Program Research.
Budget Fellow
The Budget Fellowship program provides one recent graduate with the opportunity to serve as a nonpartisan Fiscal Analyst with the House Appropriations Committee for one year.
Budget Fellows must be a recent graduate of a Masters or Ph.D. program in economics, business, public administration, or an allied field. This is a full-time, temporary position lasting approximately one year.
Budget Fellows receive specialized training in budget development and review, as well as legislative research and drafting, and gain “hands on” experience in the legislative environment. Duties typically include developing and evaluating options to assist House members in meeting their goals, fiscal and policy analysis, review and analysis of agency budget requests and Governor’s budget proposals, research, bill drafting, and presentation of oral and written staff reports.
Policy Fellow
The Policy Fellowship program provides one recent graduate with the opportunity to serve as a nonpartisan Research Analyst or Counsel with one or more policy committees for one year.
Policy Fellows must be a recent graduate of a Masters or Ph.D. program in public administration or an allied field or a J.D. or other graduate program in law. This is a full-time, temporary position lasting approximately one year.
Policy Fellows receive specialized training in policy development, research, and drafting, and gain “hands on” experience in the legislative environment. Duties typically include conducting research and analysis, drafting legislation and staff reports, developing options for House members, and presenting and explaining legislation.