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AF seeks scholarship, fellowship applicants for 2016 programs

Shelly Petruska tary service by April 1, 2016. Applicants must Program. Named after former U.S. Ambas-
meet minimum academic and language require- sador Mike Mansfield, the program enables
Air Force Personnel Center Public Affairs ments. Application packages are due to AFPC federal employees to develop in-depth under-
by Aug. 14. For more information about the standing of Japan and its government and to
JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-RAN- program, go to the Olmsted Foundation website develop relationships with their Japanese coun-
DOLPH, Texas (AFNS) -- Active-duty Airmen at http://www.olmstedfoundation.org. terparts. Participants will have a seven-week
interested in unique developmental opportuni- home-stay and intensive Japanese language
ties may be eligible for the Olmsted Scholar, White House Fellows Program program in the Ishikawa Prefecture, followed
White House Fellows and Mansfield Fellowship The White House Fellows Program provides by a 10-month placement in Tokyo. Selectees
Exchange programs. emerging leaders first-hand experience in the must be available for reassignment. Nomina-
American government process. Selected officer tion memos are due to AFPC by July 31. For
The programs offer unique professional candidates work for a year as special assistants more information about the program, go to
career developmental experience for Air Force or senior executives to cabinet-level agencies or http://www.mansfieldfdn.org.
leaders, according to Kris Hunter, the Air Force in the executive office. A nonpartisan program,
Personnel Center officer of developmental participants experience the process of govern- Complete eligibility requirements and appli-
education. Applicants for all programs must be ing the nation, working with high-level public cation instructions for all programs are available
released by their career field team before sub- servants and participating in roundtable dis- on myPers.
mitting applications. cussions with notable private sector and public
leaders. Selectees must be available for reassign-
Olmsted Scholar Program ment. Nomination packages are due by July 31
The Olmsted Scholar Program is an oppor- for the 2016-2017 programs. For more infor-
tunity for Air Force line officers to study in a mation about the program, visit http://www.
foreign language at a university overseas. Can- whitehouse.gov/about/fellows.
didates selected for the program will experience Mansfield Fellowship Program
cultural immersion in the selected country, in- Eligible officers and federal government
cluding university study in the native language. employees interested in cultural immersion in
Applicants must be line officers with at least Japan can look into the Mansfield Fellowship
three years of commissioned service, but no
more than 11 years of total active federal mili-

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