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About This Webinar

Working on your Foreign Affairs Information Technology (FAIT) Fellowship application?

This step-by-step walkthrough of the online application, presented by the FAIT Fellowship team, will provide tips and guidance to help ensure a smooth application process!

If you are planning to apply for the FAIT Fellowship program or have already started your application, this webinar is for you.

The final deadline for your application submission is January 21, 2025, at 11:59 p.m. (EST). But, if you submit your completed application by January 7, the FAIT Fellowship team will check it to ensure the application is completed in full and the required documents are received. This gives you a chance to make any corrections for the final deadline of January 21.

We will review the eligibility requirements, selection process, your obligations as a FAIT Fellow, and the timeline of the FAIT Fellowship program. Then, we'll walk you step by step through the application and provide tips to help make the process smoother. You'll hear:


  • What transcripts and financial documents are required to be submitted with the application.

  • Who you should ask for your letter of recommendation

  • The importance of your personal statement

  • When the clearance processes and suitability review are conducted

  • The difference between a suitability determination and a security clearance

  • How the selection process works

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

  • The timeline of the 2025 cohort, from orientation to appointment into the Foreign Service

  • And much, much more



The final 30 minutes of the webinar will be dedicated to a live Q&A session, where you'll get a chance to ask your questions directly to FAIT Fellowship staff or our U.S. Department of State guest presenters.

When: Tuesday, December 10, 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 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.
Webinar hosting presenter
Manager, Federal Programs, The Washington Center
Miriam manages the FAIT Fellowship program staff at The Washington Center.
Webinar hosting presenter
FAIT Fellowship Program Manager, U.S. Department of State
Patti is the Program Manager for the FAIT Fellowship at the U.S. Department of State and has been with the Department for more than 10 years.