Information Tech at the State Department

The Federal News Network reports on how the State Department is filling it information technology positions. It says:

The Foreign Affairs IT fellowship, it’s been around since 2017. And it’s a merit and needs based program, and it’s designed to attract outstanding students and professionals to prepare them for a career. To apply their technology, technology skills, in support of business of diplomacy. They will become a diplomatic Technology Officer with the Department of State we offer undergraduate and graduate students this opportunity to be eligible for this scholarship, you need to be a US citizen and you need to be enrolled or planning to enroll in a full time IT related degree program at a US based accredited institution. The timeline for the scholarship as an undergraduate need to apply in your sophomore year, graduate students need to be seeking admission to a full time it related master’s degree program. And another requirement is you need to have a minimum 3.2 GPA on four-point scale at the time of your application. At the end of this fellowship program. Students they have a five-year service commitment to be in the Foreign Service to serve abroad. That is the service commitment that they make in the fellowship throughout the fellowship. What it provides is up to for $43,500 annually for two years to fund tuition, room and board books and other fees, travel expenses. Students also receive stipends for housing and travel allowances. There’s one domestic internship and one overseas domestic internship and they also get personalized mentoring and professional development opportunities.