To meet this moment when the country faces critical challenges such as COVID-19, climate change, and intensified competition with U.S. leadership in science, technology, and innovation, we are working together with the National Science Policy Network (NSPN) to identify a cohort of early career researchers — new, diverse voices — to generate a compelling set of actionable new policy proposals, and shape the future of science policy.
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By harnessing the creativity and energy of diverse, early-career researchers with the proven track record of a FAS Day One Science Policy Accelerator, we hope to empower new voices to develop compelling policy ideas into actionable policy memos and mobilize decision-makers to make changes that improve people’s well-being.
Specifically, the FAS-NSPN Accelerator aims to:
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Bring fresh, new ideas from diverse early career researchers into federal science policy.
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Provide experience with generating a policy idea and translating it into impact.
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Generate action-ready proposals, led by early career researchers, that are usually about 2,000 - 4,000 words in length.
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Work toward creating change in policy by increasing the likelihood that policy proposals are implemented.
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Enable access to mentorship from both policy professional and peer-to-peer networks through the accelerator cohort and FAS network.
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​The Early Career Science Policy Accelerator kicked off on January 24, 2022 and will run until late March. Programming will be virtual (with exception of in-person happy hours) and all federal holidays will be observed.
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If you wish to receive updates about this and future policy accelerator opportunities, click here to indicate your interest and make sure you receive additional communications.
Please reach out to Erica Goldman (egoldman@fas.org) or Mike Fisher (mfisher@fas.org) with any questions.
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