Presidential Management Fellowship

The Presidential Management Fellows (PMF) Program was established by Executive Order in 1977 to attract to Federal service outstanding men and women from a variety of academic disciplines and career paths that have a clear interest in, and commitment to, excellence in the leadership and management of public policies and programs.

The PMF Program is a leadership development program that provides opportunities to work with and impact public policy, to receive competitive pay, benefits, and career advancement.

This is a rigorous two-year paid program that includes 80 hours of training each year, challenging assignments, accelerated promotions, and opportunities to network between agencies.

Fellows are hired by agencies to work on various domestic and international issues in public administration, science, technology, criminal justice, health, and other field of studies.

To be considered for PMF, students must apply online at pmf@opm.gov. The Department will be notified regularly regarding who has applied from Suffolk University and will vote to support or not support the application. Nominees go on to compete against students from other schools in a process managed by the U.S. Office of Personnel Management. To be considered for nomination by the Department, students must be in the last year of their studies, have at least a 3.5 cumulative GPA (B+ average) and no incompletes (with the exception of PAD 758/759 or 858/890).

For complete information about the PMF Program, please view their website at www.pmf.opm.gov or contact Prof. Doug Snow at dsnow@suffolk.edu.