CY 2010-2011 CONGRESSIONAL FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM
Date Signed: 2/24/2010 | MARADMINS Number: 106/10
Cancelled
MARADMINS : 106/10
R 241805Z FEB 10
UNCLASSIFIED//
MARADMIN 106/10
MSGID/GENADMIN/CG EDCOM PRES MCU QUANTICO VA//
SUBJ/CY 2010-2011 CONGRESSIONAL FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM//
REF/A/MSGID:DOD/22APR2004/-//
REF/B/MSGID:MARADMIN 0586-09//
NARR/REF A IS DOD DIRECTIVE 1322.6, FELLOWSHIPS, SCHOLARSHIPS, AND GRANTS FOR DOD PERSONNEL. REF B IS MARADMIN 0586/09, CY11 CONGRESSIONAL FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM SELECTION BOARD//
POC/M. K. RANKIN/YA-2/UNIT:EDU/NAME:MCU/TEL:LLI/TEL:CMP/-/TEL:COM 703-432-5510/TEL:DSN 378-5510// GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. IAW REF A, THE LEJEUNE LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE IS SOLICITING CIVILIAN MARINE NOMINATIONS FOR THE CY11 CONGRESSIONAL FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM. 
2. COMMANDS ARE REQUESTED TO CONDUCT A COMPREHENSIVE SCREENING PROCESS AND FORWARD ONLY THOSE HIGHLY QUALIFIED CIVILIAN CANDIDATES FOR CONSIDERATION. LOCAL CAREER LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT (CLD) ADMINISTRATORS WILL ACCEPT NOMINATION PACKAGES, CONDUCT A BOARD, RANK AND FORWARD NOMINATIONS TO LLI. UNIFORMED MARINES REFER TO REF B.
3. THIS PROGRAM TARGETS PERSONNEL WHOSE CURRENT OR PROSPECTIVE POSITIONS MAY REQUIRE A WORKING KNOWLEDGE OF THE OPERATIONS OF THE CONGRESS. FELLOWS RECEIVE INSTRUCTION AND HANDS-ON EXPERIENCE IN A FULL-TIME ASSIGNMENT ON THE STAFF OF A MEMBER, COMMITTEE, OR SUPPORT ORGANIZATION OF THE CONGRESS IN WASHINGTON, DC. THE DEVELOPMENTAL ACTIVITIES WILL INCLUDE INTENSIVE BRIEFINGS ON THE OPERATIONS AND ORGANIZATION OF THE CONGRESS AND FREQUENT SEMINARS ON CAPITOL HILL.  SPECIFIC PROGRAM ELEMENTS AND AN APPLICATION FORM ARE OUTLINED AT THE WEBSITE, HTTP:(DOUBLE-SLASH)GAI.GEORGETOWN.EDU/FELLOWSHIP.CFM.
4. MINIMUM NOMINEE GRADE QUALIFICATIONS ARE: GS 13-15,NSPS, NON-APPROPRIATED FUNDED, DCIPS, AND WAGE GRADE EQUIVALENTS.
5. OTHER QUALIFICATIONS INCLUDE:  A BACHELOR'S DEGREE, AT LEAST TWO YEARS OF FEDERAL SERVICE IN THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH, CAPABILITY OF WORKING ON COMPLEX ISSUES WITH SHORT DEADLINES, ABILITY TO WORK IN AN UNSTRUCTURED ENVIRONMENT, DEMONSTRATED FLEXIBILITY IN WORK HABITS, AND THE ABILITY TO WORK INDEPENDENTLY WITH MINIMAL SUPERVISION. THE PROGRAM IS 24 MONTHS IN LENGTH CONSISTING OF 12 MONTHS TRAINING AND
12 MONTHS IN A UTILIZATION ASSIGNMENT. 
6. A HQMC SELECTION PANEL WILL REVIEW APPLICATIONS AND MAKE THE FINAL SELECTION. LLI WILL FUND TUITION, TRAVEL AND PER DIEM FOR THE SUCCESSFUL CANDIDATE IN THE NATIONAL CAPITAL REGION. PER DIEM WILL BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH JOINT TRAVEL REGULATIONS GOVERNING LONG-TERM TRAINING (55 PERCENT PER DIEM RATE). 
7. APPLICATION PACKAGES MUST INCLUDE:
A. A DETAILED RESUME OR CURRENT APPLICATION FOR FEDERAL EMPLOYMENT, NO MORE THAN TWO PAGES IN LENGTH.   
B. AN ASSESSMENT OF THE NOMINEE'S EXECUTIVE POTENTIAL AND NEED FOR THIS TRAINING BY THE SUPERVISOR.
C. A STATEMENT BY THE NOMINEE DESCRIBING A NEED FOR THE TRAINING, THE RELEVANCE OF THE TRAINING TO CAREER GOALS, AND HOW THE TRAINING WILL BE UTILIZED BY THE MARINE CORPS. PACKAGES MUST BE ENDORSD BY THE APPLICANT'S CHAIN OF COMMAND THROUGH THE INSTALLATION COMMANDING OFFICER OR HIGHER LEVEL AUTHORITY AND THE CLD ADMINISTRATOR.
D. A COMPLETED REQUEST, AUTHORIZATION, AGREEMENT, CERTIFICATION OF TRAINING AND REIMBURSEMENT, SF 182. 
E. A SIGNED COPY OF THE "AGREEMENT TO CONTINUE IN SERVICE" ON THE SF 182.
F. A WRITING SAMPLE - A MEMO OR PAPER WRITTEN BY THE APPLICANT ON ANY SUBJECT DEMONSTRATING THE APPLICANT'S WRITING ABILITY.
G. A COMPLETED CONGRESSIONAL FELLOW APPLICATION FORM.
8. NOMINATION PACKAGES MAY BE SUBMITTED ELECTRONICALLY TO MARLA.RANKIN @USMC.MIL OR VIA MAIL TO EDUCATION COMMAND, MARINE CORPS UNIVERSITY, LEJEUNE LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE, CENTRALLY MANAGED PROGRAMS, 2076 SOUTH STREET, QUANTICO, VA, 22134 ATTN:  M. K. RANKIN, BY 1430 ET 19 MARCH 2010 (NO EXTENSIONS WILL BE GRANTED). INCOMPLETE NOMINATION PACKAGES WILL NOT BE FORWARDED TO THE SELECTION PANEL.
9. RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY MAJGEN ROBERT B. NELLER, CG EDCOM, PRESIDENT, MARINE CORPS UNIVERSITY.//