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Administration of the 2027 Thomas R. Pickering Foreign Affairs Fellowship Program

The U.S. Department of State is seeking an organization to administer the 2027 Thomas R. Pickering Foreign Affairs Fellowship Program. - Government buyer: U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Human Resources, Office of Outreach, Fellowships, and Internships (HR/OFI). - Opportunity: One cooperative-agreement recipient will manage program, financial, and administrative operations for a cohort of approximately 10 fellows pursuing two-year master’s degrees. - Services requested: Coordinate tuition, fees, stipends, and summer allowances; track academic and financial progress; support examination, medical, suitability, and security-clearance requirements; coordinate domestic and overseas internship logistics; and deliver professional development, mentoring, reporting, and program evaluation. - Funding limits per fellow are up to $55,000 per academic year for tuition, $33,000 per academic year for living stipends, and $11,000 per summer for summer activities. - Program activities include 7–8 professional seminars, coordination of a two-week session at National Defense University, and pairing fellows with tenured Foreign Service mentors. - Notable requirements: Maintain a minimum 3.2 GPA target, make timely disbursements, comply with federal financial requirements, safeguard participant data, and coordinate closely with HR/OFI, which retains substantial review and approval authority. Source materials differ on whether cost sharing is mandatory. - Funding: Maximum stated funding is $2,813,620. No OEMs, commercial vendors, product part numbers, or physical products are identified.

Description

The U.S. Department of State seeks an eligible organization to administer the programmatic, financial, and administrative operations of the 2027 Thomas R. Pickering Foreign Affairs Fellowship Program. The work includes managing tuition and stipend disbursements, academic tracking, security and medical clearance support, internship logistics, professional development, and mentoring for the fellowship cohort. The cooperative-agreement project is expected to run for 32 months, beginning around January 2027, and anticipates one award. The stated maximum award is $2,813,620.

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