Key Dates
Key Dates for the 2025-2026 AEF Program Application process.
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On-line Application Opens |
August 9, 2024 |
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Application Deadline |
8:00pm EST |
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Completion of Notifications to Selected Semi-Finalists |
February 21, 2025 |
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Interviews in Washington, DC |
March 2 – 5, 2025* |
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Finalists Notifications |
March 21, 2025 |
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Congressional Fellows Placement Interviews |
mid-June, 2025** |
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Fellows Arrive in Washington, DC |
mid-August, 2025 |
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Orientation meeting for the 2024 – 2025 AEF Program Fellows |
August 18 – 21, 2025 |
*Semi-finalists will travel to Washington, DC, on Saturday, March 1, 2025. Orientation will be on Sunday, March 2, followed by interviews on Monday, March 3 and possibly Tuesday, March 4.
**Applicants selected for a Congressional office placement will return for one week in June to interview with Congressional offices.
