Fellowship Programs

Last Updated Date: 1/18/2013

Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts offer Executive Branch managers the opportunity to attend the University's Mid-Career Master in Public Administration Program. The program is designed for experienced professionals who are college graduates, and who are dedicated to public sector management. This fellowship provides a unique means to pursue a well-recognized program of study, enhancing management and public policy analysis skills, which are so vital within this state government environment. Fellowship recipients receive full tuition for the academic year and full salary while attending the MPA program. The fellowship is for the academic year September 2013 - May 2014, and includes the summer program in July/August 2013.

Employees interesting in applying for the Bradford Fellowship program must apply and be accepted at Harvard University Kennedy School and must apply separately for the fellowship program by completing the Harvard Bradford Fellowship - Application  .

March 1st, 2013 

Bradford Fellowship application due

(Completed application forms, with all requested signatures,

must be submitted to by 5:00 PM.  No deadline extensions will be granted)

Week of March 18th, 2013 

Applicants notified of Harvard Kennedy School’s admission decision

Week of April 1st, 2013

Bradford Fellowship interviews: Candidates must interview in person

Suffolk University and the Human Resources Division offer Executive Branch managers and senior professional staff the opportunity to attend the Frank Sawyer School of Management, Master in Public Administration Program (MPA). The MPA Program is designed for managers and senior professional staff who are college graduates. It provides the means for high performing employees to pursue a well-organized program of study to enhance management and public policy skills. The fellowship is for the academic year September 2013 – December 2014.

Employees interesting in applying for the Suffolk Fellowship program must apply and be accepted at Suffolk University Kennedy School and must apply separately for the fellowship program by completing the Suffolk University Fellowship - Application  .

February 21, 2013

Commonwealth & Suffolk University Fellowship Information Session
1 PM – 2 PM, Ashburton Café Conference Room (Basement), 
One Ashburton Place, Boston        

March 15, 2013

Suffolk applications due to be considered for a Merit Fellowship

May 24, 2013

Suffolk and HRD applications due 
(Completed application forms, with all requested signatures, must be submitted to by 5:00 PM.  No deadline extensions will be granted)

Week of June 3, 2013 

Suffolk notifies applicants of acceptance into MPA Program

Week of June 10, 2013

Suffolk Fellowship Selection Interviews: Candidates selected to participate in the interviews must interview in person