Job Description

General

TechCongress’ Senior Congressional Innovation Fellowship (our mid-career pipeline) and Congressional Innovation Fellowship (our early-career pipeline) place scientists, engineers, and other technologists to serve as policy advisors to members of Congress.

As a TechCongress Fellow, you will:

• Work with TechCongress to choose a placement with a Member of Congress or Congressional Committee and report directly to a senior staffer (such as a Legislative Director or Staff Director) in that office.
• Perform duties similar to other Congressional staff by applying your experience in technology to a variety of work, including:
  • Researching relevant policymaking on issues such as encryption, autonomous vehicle regulations, facial recognition privacy, health IT, election security, disinformation, open data, cyber/data security, and many others.
  • Helping educate Members and staffers about these issues.
  • Writing legislation.
  • Preparing for and organizing Committee hearings, markups, or investigations.
  • Building coalitions with partners and other groups.
• Support TechCongress by writing about and presenting on your experience periodically, and represent TechCongress and the Congressional Innovation Fellowship at meetings or events.

This is a full-time, paid, in-person fellowship. Fellows must relocate to Washington, D.C. and work in person in order to participate.

You must be a U.S. citizen to apply for the fellowship. Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) recipients, or those eligible for the DACA program, are eligible and encouraged to apply.

You can get a more in-depth look into our eligibility requirements on our FAQ page.

Stipend and Benefits

Senior (mid-career) Fellows will serve in their offices from January through December 2027. They will have the option of a one-month extension, through January 2028, to write about their experience and provide extra time for a post-fellowship job search. We are looking for mid-career fellows to have at least eight years of work or postgraduate study experience. Mid-career fellows (Senior Fellows) receive a stipend of $100,600 per year.

Congressional Innovation (early-career) Fellows will serve in their offices from January through October 2027. Early-career fellows will have between two and six years of experience (including having recently finished, or expecting to finish, a graduate technical degree program such as a Master’s or Ph.D. by January 2027). Early-career fellows (Fellows) receive a $78,000 annual-equivalent stipend.

Applicants with seven years of experience qualify for an intermediate tier, with the stipend allocated based on relative experience, and may select both tiers when applying. Application reviewers will determine final eligibility.

TechCongress additionally provides the following benefits:

• A health insurance supplement of up to $425 per month*
• Up to $2,000 for relocation to Washington, D.C., for those moving from outside the area
• A reimbursement of up to $2,000 for accommodations during the first month of the fellowship in the D.C. area for short-term housing (Airbnb, etc.)
• Up to $2,000 for official travel, including a visit to the home district of your supervisor
• A $500 clothing allowance for purchases of professional attire
• Up to three sessions with a career coach to help plan for post-fellowship opportunities

*Fellows access the same coverage options as Members of Congress and Congressional staff through DC Health Link, the Washington, D.C. Health Insurance Exchange.

How to Apply

You can apply here. Applications close on June 25, 2026 at 11:59pm ET. You can also learn more at these information sessions in June.

Job Categories: Environmental. Job Types: Full-Time. Job Tags: Climate Tech, congress, energy, and policy. Salaries: 80,000 - 100,000.

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