- Fellow Candidate Guidelines -

• Be committed to improving the performance of government
• Be seen as the current and future leaders of their agencies
• Be willing to explore new ways of working to achieve results
• Demonstrate high achievement and high potential
• Be eager for personal and professional growth
• Rank at the GS/GM-14 level or above, or equivalent in the
  military, state, or other pay systems. (Exceptional managers at
  the GS/GM- 13 level may also apply)
• Be based in the greater Washington DC area or able to travel to
  Washington, DC for meetings
• Be nominated by managers at the GS/GM-14 level or above
  Have appropriate documentation from their training/ human
  resources offices.

EACH CANDIDATE APPLICATION MUST INCLUDE:

• A candidate’s statement responding to questions about the
  candidate’s career highlights, discussing the candidate’s
  commitment to being a leader in the government, and
  outlining the candidate’s Proposal of Results to be achieved
  during the Fellows year.
• Two nominators’ statements supporting the candidate’s
  participation in the program, assessing the expected value of
  the candidate’s participation to the individual and to the
  government, and including the agency’s charge to work on a
  specific goal during the year. The nominators should be
  managers who have equal or greater responsibility than the
  candidate and should be able to assess the candidate’s leadership
  performance and potential.
• The name of the candidate’s sponsor who will support the
  Fellow during the program. The sponsor can be an individual
  nominating the candidate or someone else. The sponsor
  should be a senior executive within the agency who will
  observe and contribute to the Fellow’s accomplishment of
  Results and will take an active interest in the Fellow’s leadership
  development.