Evaluation of the Professional Fellows Program

The PFP is a two-way, global exchange program for mid-level emerging leaders from select foreign countries. The PFP is managed by the Professional Fellows Division of the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs. Foreign fellows come to the United States for a five- to six-week fellowship, including a minimum four-week tailored placement in a relevant professional organization (NGO’s, business, government, etc.) and an end of program conference in Washington, D.C. While in the Unites States, the foreign fellows volunteer in their local community, stay with local families, and create follow-on project plans to implement back in their home country. A select number of U.S. counterparts travel overseas on an outbound program that is approximately two weeks in length to directly support foreign fellows’ follow-on projects. This program is funded pursuant to the Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 24512464). To fully evaluate the effectiveness and impacts of the program, the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) intends to collect data to include the perspectives of: • the foreign and U.S. fellows who participated in the PFP between 2013 and 2018; • U.S. professionals who interacted the foreign fellows during their exchange in the United States; and • U.S. families who hosted the foreign fellows during their stay. In order to do so, ECA contracted with GDIT to administer surveys and conduct face-to-face interviews with the stakeholders listed above.

The latest form for Evaluation of the Professional Fellows Program expires 2023-06-30 and can be found here.

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