The Institute of Navigation (ION) is the world’s premier non-profit professional society advancing the art and science of positioning, navigation and timing (PNT). Founded in 1945, it serves a diverse community including those interested in air, space, marine, and land navigation; and position determination. Corporate members include corporations, civil and military government agencies, private scientific and technical institutions, universities and training academies, and consulting firms. Membership is worldwide, and it is affiliated with the International Association of Institutes of Navigation.
The Government Fellows Program is designed to offer ION members a unique educational experience while providing the government a resource of technical experience and private sector perspectives that we hope will help foster effective public policy on the issues that affect our society and our profession.
A Congressional Fellows serves as a Science and Technology staffer for a Member of Congress or a Congressional Committee making practical contributions to the more effective use of scientific and technical knowledge in government, to educate the navigation and engineering community regarding the public policy process, and to broaden the perspective of the science, engineering and governmental communities regarding the value of such interaction.
Eligibility
Fellowship selections are based on technical competence, on ability to serve in a public environment, and on evidence of service to the Institute and the profession. Applicants must:
- Be a U.S. citizen at the time of selection
- Be a current ION member
- Hold a doctoral degree in engineering, physical or earth sciences, computational sciences or mathematics and have a minimum of three years of responsible navigation experience in engineering programs, university teaching, or independent research; or have a master’s degree in engineering and have a have a minimum of six years responsible navigation experience in engineering programs, university teaching, or independent research
- Be eligible to receive federal government funds through the System of Award Management (SAM)
- Male applicants must be registered with the U.S. Selective Service System unless they became naturalized U.S. citizens after age 26 or have received a waiver.
- Complete applications must be received by March 15.
