Strategic Fellowships

Program specifics.  The selection board will select one (1) URL officer for the two-year ASM program.  The ASM student will carry a full academic load.  Listed below are the approved  ASM institutions.  ASM students with an approved Education Plans that satisfies the 2300P ESRs will receive either the 2300P or 2300D Naval Strategy subspecialty code and the 24B Additional Qualification Code (AQD).  Details of the 2300P ESRs can be found at: https://www.mynavyhr.navy.mil/Career-Management/Education/Subspecialty/.

ASM host universities:

1. Harvard University, Cambridge, MA: John F. Kennedy School of Government

2. Johns Hopkins University, Washington, DC: School of Advanced International Studies

3. Princeton University, Princeton, NJ: Princeton School of Public and International Affairs

4. Tufts University, Medford, MA: The Fletcher School

5. University of California, San Diego (UCSD), San Diego, CA: School of Global Policy and Strategy

6. University of Chicago, Chicago, IL: Department of Political Science

Eligibility: Active Duty O4-O5 Unrestricted Line (URL) are eligible. This includes O3s who have been selected for O4 and who will be promoted before the start of the academic year.  ASM candidates must already possess a master's degree in a politico-military related field such as national security affairs, international relations, strategy, or related discipline.  Neither TAR nor Reserve Officers are eligible. 

Service obligation: ASM students incur a service obligation of three times (3x) the number of months in the ASM program, up to 72 months total.  ASM graduates will serve at least one tour in a validated naval strategist subspecialty billet, subject to career timing and on a not-to-interfere basis with command or milestone tours.

 

Politico-Military Master’s (PMM) program

 

Program specifics.  Eight (8) officers will be selected for the one-year PMM program and will carry a full academic load in one of the designated degree programs.  The approved institutions and their associated one-year master’s degree programs are listed below. 
 
URL PMM students with an approved Education Plans that satisfies the 2300P ESRs will receive the 2300P Naval Strategy subspecialty code and the 24A Additional Qualification Designator Code (AQD).  RL PMM students with an approved Education Plans that satisfies the 2000P ESRs will receive the 2000P National Security Studies subspecialty code and the 24A AQD Code.  Details of the 2300P and 2000P ESRs can be found at: https://www.mynavyhr.navy.mil/Career-Management/Education/Subspecialty/
 
 PMM host universities and programs:

1. Harvard University, Cambridge, MA.: Mid-Career Master in Public Administration, John F. Kennedy School of Government

2. Johns Hopkins University, Washington, DC: Master of International Public Policy, School of Advanced International Studies

3. Princeton University, Princeton, NJ: Master in Public Policy – International Relations, Princeton School of Public and International Affairs

4. Tufts University, Medford, MA.: Master of Arts, The Fletcher School

5. University of California, San Diego (UCSD), San Diego, CA: Master of Advanced Studies in International Affairs (MAS-IA), School of Global Policy and Strategy

6. University of Chicago, Chicago, IL: Master of Arts, Committee on International Relations

University of Washington, Seattle, WA: Executive Master of International Studies, Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies
 

Eligibility: Only Active Duty O3-O5 Unrestricted Line (URL) and Restricted Line (RL) with the designators 1710, 1810, 1820, 1830, and 1840 are eligible. This includes O2s who have been selected for O3 and who will be promoted before the start of the academic year.  Preference will be given to junior officers (O3-O4).  Neither TAR officers nor Reservists are eligible.  Officers who have already participated in a Department of Defense-funded graduate education program are not eligible.  Those officers who have earned a degree through the Tuition Assistance Program or a Service or Joint War College retain their eligibility for the PMM program.

Service obligation: PMM students incur a service obligation of three times (3x) the number of months in the PMM program, up to 36 months total.  PMM graduates will serve at least one tour in a validated naval strategist billet, subject to career timing and on a not-to-interfere basis with command or milestone tours.

 

SECDEF Strategic Thinkers Program (SDSTP)
 

 

Olmsted Scholar Program

Program Information: The Navy is seeking applicants who display the warfighting and intellectual qualities of dedicated career officers who aspire to command. Applicants should be available to commence language training in summer/fallat the Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center in Monterey, CA or Washington, DC, begin two years of study at a foreign university. Olmsted notifications will occur in two phases. Navy nominees will be notified via email following the Navy selection board. Scholars selected by the Olmsted Foundation Board of Directors will be notified via email following the selection board.
 
Subspecialty Code/Additional Qualification Code: Olmsted scholars will earn the 219 AQD code. Additionally, if they complete a degree in a politico-military field they may earn a 2XXXP subspecialty code and become eligible to fill validated subspecialty-coded billets.

Eligibility: All active duty officers with the designators 1110, 1120, 1130, 1140, 1310, 1320, 1810, 1820, 1830,  or 3100 with at least three years of Active Federal Commissioned Service (AFCS) and no more than 13.5 years of total Active Federal Service (AFS) are eligible to apply.

Reutilization/Service Obligation: Olmsted Scholars incur a service obligation equal to three times (3x) the number of months in the education program and will be calculated based on the number of months the officer is assigned overseas.

Additional Application Information:
Applications for the FY25 Olmsted program are separate and distinct from the application for the other programs covered by this NAVADMIN. Applications must be prepared in accordance with enclosure (2) of reference (f); detailer endorsements are required and should be prepared according to enclosure (3) of reference (f). Both should be submitted via email to the Navy Olmsted Scholar Program Manager and PERS 443 POCs listed at the end of this NAVADMIN. DLAB and GRE scores must be submitted as part of the application package. Official college transcripts may be submitted via the institution to the Olmsted Scholar Program Manager. Detailed information on application requirements, sample application template, and Frequently Asked Questions are located on the Navy College website at https://www.navycollege.navy.mil/sailors/other-navy-programs.htm.

Federal Executive Fellowship (FEF) program

 

Program specifics: Thirteen (13) officers will be selected.  The fellowships will begin in August, following a two-week orientation course in the Pentagon.   URL FEFs will receive the 2300S Naval Strategy subspecialty code and the 24C Additional Qualification Designator Code (AQD).  RL FEFs will receive the 2000S National Security Studies subspecialty code and the 24C AQD Code.

FEF host institutions:

1. Atlantic Council, Washington, D.C.

2. Carnegie Mellon University Institute for Politics and Strategy, Pittsburgh, PA.

3. Center for a New American Security (CNAS), Washington, D.C.

4. Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), Washington, D.C. The CSIS fellow will also serve as an adjunct fellow at the United States Naval Institute (USNI), Annapolis, MD.

5. Chicago Council on Global Affairs, Chicago, IL.

6. Georgia Institute of Technology, Sam Nunn School of International Affairs, Atlanta, GA.

7. Harvard University, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Cambridge, MA.

8. Henry L. Stimson Center, Washington, D.C.

9. Institute for Defense Analyses (IDA), Arlington, VA.

10. Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Security Studies Program, Cambridge, MA.

11. Stanford University, Hoover Institution on War, Revolution, and Peace, Stanford, CA.

12. Tufts University, Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Medford, MA.

13. University of Texas at Austin, Clements Center for National Security, Austin, TX.

Note: Selection for the FEF program does not guarantee a specific geographic location for the fellowship.  Fellows should expect a PCS move and plan accordingly. 

Eligibility: Active Duty O4-O6 Unrestricted Line (URL) and Restricted Line (RL) in the designators 1710, 1810, 1820, 1830, and 1840 are eligible to apply.  TAR officers are eligible for the FEF program.

Service obligation: FEFs incur a service obligation of three times (3x) the number of months of the fellowship. FEF tours are normally 10-12 months.  FEFs will serve at least one utilization tour in a validated naval strategist billet on a major Navy, Joint, or OSD staff as soon as possible, but not later than the second subsequent shore tour. Some officers may serve in multiple strategy positions after the fellowship tour, subject to career timing and on a not-to-interfere basis with command or milestone tours.

 

U.S. Navy Hudson Fellowship (University of Oxford) program

 

Secretary of Defense Executive Fellows (SDEF) program

 

Program specifics: Up to four Navy officers are selected.  Fellowships will begin in July, with a four-week orientation course conducted in Washington, D.C. and at the University of Virginia’s (UVA) Darden School of Business in Charlottesville, VA.  Immediately following the UVA orientation sessions, an additional week of orientation will be conducted in the Pentagon in the first week of August.  All officers who complete the SDEF program will receive the 2000S subspecialty code and the 24F Additional Qualification Designator Code. 
 
SDEF Host Companies: Past SDEF host companies include 3M, Apple, Amazon, Boeing, Caterpillar, Cisco Systems, Deutsche Bank, Exxon Mobil, FEDEX, General Dynamics, Google Intel, J.P. Morgan Chase, Lockheed Martin, Merck, Microsoft, Morgan Stanley, SalesForce.com, and SpaceX. 

Eligibility: All Active Duty URL and RL O5-O6 are eligible.  TAR officers and Reserve Officers are not eligible for the SDEF program.

Service obligation: SDEF fellows incur a service obligation that is three times (3x) the number of months of the fellowship.  SDEF tours are normally up to twelve (12) months in length, depending on the host company requirements and the post-fellowship assignment. SDEFs will be assigned to a follow-on billet focused on innovation and transformation as soon as possible, but not later than the second subsequent shore tour. Some officers may serve in multiple such positions after the fellowship tour, subject to career timing and on a not-to-interfere basis with command or milestone tours.

 

CNO’s Fellowship at the Council on Foreign Relations

 

Program information: The CNO's Fellowship at CFR will begin in August following a two-week orientation course at the Pentagon. Three (3) nominees will be selected by the PERS selection board .OPNAV N7 will submit the nominees to CNO, who will personally select the one (1) officer who will serve as the CNO's Fellow at CFR.
 
Subspecialty Code/Additional Qualification Code: URL officers who complete the CNO's Fellowship at CFR will receive the 2300S subspecialty code and the 24E AQD code. RL officers will receive the 2000S subspecialty code and the 24E AQD code.
 

Reutilization/Service obligation: CNO Fellows at CFR incur service obligation that is three times (3x) the number of months of the fellowship. CNO's Fellowship tours are normally 10-12 months. The CNO's Fellow will serve at least one utilization tour in a validated naval strategist billet as soon as possible, but not later than the second subsequent shore tour. Some officers may serve in multiple strategy positions after the fellowship tour, subject to career timing and on a not-to-interfere basis with command or milestone tours.

 

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