CLASSIFICATION: UNCLASSIFIED// ROUTINE R 251546Z JAN 23 MID600052691152U FM CNO WASHINGTON DC TO NAVADMIN INFO CNO WASHINGTON DC BT UNCLAS NAVADMIN 017/23 (CORRECTED NUMBER) PASS TO OFFICE CODES: FM CNO WASHINGTON DC//N7// INFO CNO WASHINGTON DC//N7// MSGID/GENADMIN/CNO WASHINGTON DC/N7/JAN// SUBJ/MIT SEMINAR XXI CLASS OF ACADEMIC YEAR 2023-2024 CALL FOR APPLICATIONS// RMKS/1. This is the call for applications for the Academic Year 2023-2024 (AY23-24) Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Seminar XXI - Foreign Policy, International Relations, and the National Interest. Seminar XXI represents a unique opportunity for future policy leaders to share perspectives while cultivating their understanding of the intricate relationships among economy, society, and culture in the international environment. Seminar XXI Fellows develop broad perspectives and analytical skills that enable them to evaluate and formulate national policy. 2. Seminar XXI is an educational program for current and future leaders in the U.S. national security and foreign policy communities. Administered by MIT's Center for International Studies, the program is intended for professionals with significant potential to move into key decision-making roles in the next 5-10 years. Program participants, known as Fellows, come from a wide range of sponsoring organizations including the armed forces, Federal agencies, non-governmental organizations, and private companies. The goal of Seminar XXI is to equip rising military officials and civilian executives with the multi-dimensional analytic skills needed to understand foreign relations and shape effective policy options for the United States. 3. Course Schedule. Participants will meet for a total of nine sessions during the 2023-24 academic year, beginning in September 2023 and ending in May 2024. Sessions will include one (1) introductory session; three (3) weekend sessions in Warrenton, VA; and five (5) weeknight sessions in Washington, D.C. 4. Eligibility. Navy Seminar XXI Fellows will be Navy officers (O5-O7) and civilians (GS14-15, SES, or equivalent) with clear promotion potential, and opportunity to apply these skills in their future assignments in the Navy. This application process is open only to individuals serving in Navy organizations, in the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD), or other offices without dedicated Seminar XXI quotas attached to commands located within a 225-mile driving distance from the National Capital Region for the entire period of September 2023 through May 2024. Navy personnel in Government and Defense Agencies with MIT Seminar XXI programs or at the Joint Staff must apply through their parent organizations. Please contact the OPNAV N7 POCs listed in this NAVADMIN for questions on eligibility. 5. Program Specifics. A total of twelve (12) Navy officers and Civilians will be selected for the AY23-24 Seminar XXI fellowships. Selectees must meet minimum attendance requirements and are encouraged to attend every class with the full support of their command. There is no tuition cost to the participants or their individual commands, regardless of duty station. However, participants or their commands are responsible for all non-tuition expenses, including travel, for Seminar XXI meetings and activities. 6. Admission Process. For AY23-24, MIT will select a total of 80 personnel across the Federal Government. Of these, 12 will be Navy nominees. A Navy selection panel will choose, from all Navy applicants, those 12 individuals with the best combination of experience, accomplishments, and clear potential for significant future advancement and leadership positions. 7. Application Package. Each nomination package must include the following: an application letter including a personal statement, a Curriculum Vitae (CV), and two letters of recommendation (one of which should be from the individual's reporting senior). Prospective applicants should contact OPNAV N7 to request templates for the required documents. All applications should be submitted by applicants directly to OPNAV N712; copy your ranking authority as applicable. The deadline for submission of all individual application materials to OPNAV N712 is 17 February 2023. Reserve Officers, please contact OPNAV N095 for appropriate guidance, as the reserve process may vary. 8. Organization Rankings. Organizations should rank all candidates submitting application packages from their command. Military and civilian applicants should be ranked separately, although a combined ranking may also be submitted. A template for the ranking memorandum can be requested from the N712 POCs. The deadline for rankings, if applicable, is 24 February 2023. 9. The selection panel will meet in March and nominees will be notified upon completion of panel deliberations by early April 2023. OPNAV N7 will also provide the list of the 12 Navy nominees selected by the panel to the MIT Seminar XXI Admissions Board by early April 2023. Navy nominees accepted by MIT will be notified by mid-June 2023. 10. Reutilization/service obligation. Military MIT Seminar XXI Fellows incur a service obligation that is three times (3x) the number of months of the fellowship. 11. Application Materials and OPNAV N7 POCs. Send requests for application document templates and any questions to the OPNAV N712 POCs: a. Branch Head: CDR Anne C. Stehlin; Comm (571) 256-4784; Cell (703) 835-7501; E-mail: anne.c.stehlin.mil@us.navy.mil b. Deputy Branch Head: Ms. Jennifer Rigdon Teter; Comm (703) 692- 1934; E-mail: jennifer.c.rigdonteter.civ@us.navy.mil c. Contract Support: Ms. Hannah Olivieri; Comm (703) 695-5461; Email: hannah.g.olivieri.ctr@us.navy.mil 12. Released by VADM J. W. Hughes, Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Warfighting Development (N7).// BT #0001 NNNN CLASSIFICATION: UNCLASSIFIED//