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About This Webinar

HBCU Connect sponsors this one-hour webinar featuring speakers from the U.S. Department of State and the Foreign Affairs Information Technology (FAIT) Fellowship.

Do you plan to enter your junior year of an IT-related bachelor's degree program or the first year of an IT-related master's degree program in fall 2025? Are you interested in receiving academic funding and pursuing an IT career that makes a difference?

As a FAIT Fellow, you'll receive up to $43,500 annually in academic funding from the U.S. Department of State for two years, two paid summer internships, professional development and mentoring. And when you've successfully completed the program, you will enter the Foreign Service to launch your career as a Diplomatic Technology Officer (DTO).

Want to know more? Sign up now for this one-hour webinar to hear about:


  • How the FAIT Fellowship program works

  • The benefits that FAIT Fellows receive

  • Whether you are eligible to apply for the 2025 cohort

  • How the selection process works

  • Your obligation to the State Department once you accept your approval into the FAIT Fellowship program

  • What Diplomatic Technology Officers do

  • And much, much more



Don't delay! The FAIT Fellowship application deadline is January 21, 2025, at 11:59 p.m. (EST). Register today for this webinar to learn more about this unique fellowship program and to ask questions directly to our speakers with the Department of State and the FAIT Fellowship program.

If you miss the webinar, you'll receive a link to access the on-demand recording!

When: Wednesday, December 4, 2024 · 2:00 p.m. · Eastern Time (US & Canada)
Duration: 1 hour
Language: English
Who can attend? Anyone with the event link can attend
Dial-in available? (listen only): No
Featured Presenters
Webinar hosting presenter
CEO, HBCU Connect, LLC
William Moss founded HBCUConnect.com in 1999 to provide a platform for HBCU students and graduates to communicate, network, and take advantage of related opportunities.
Webinar hosting presenter
FAIT Fellowship Program Manager, U.S. Department of State
Webinar hosting presenter
U.S. Department of State, Diplomat in Residence - Allegheny
Sherry Zalika Sykes joined the Foreign Service in 2000 and currently serves as the Diplomat in Residence (DIR) for the Allegheny region.
Webinar hosting presenter
Diplomatic Technology Officer, U.S. Consulate General, Casablanca, Morocco
Michael Moise became a Diplomatic Technology Officer in 2019, after completing the FAIT Fellowship with the 2017 cohort and is current posted at the U.S. Embassy, Casablanca, Morocco.
Webinar hosting presenter Bria Amos
Senior Coordinator, Marketing and Outreach, The Washington Center
Bria is a senior coordinator of marketing outreach for fellowships at The Washington Center
Webinar hosting presenter Heidi Ramaeker
Marketing and Outreach Manager, The Washington Center
Heidi Ramaeker is the manager of marketing and outreach with The Washington Center for the FAIT Fellowship program.