HSRD Fellows

Department of Homeland Security

Each year, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and RAND select a small number of senior DHS personnel to work and study at RAND. The DHS-RAND Fellowship seeks to:

Develop Leadership: Develop emerging government leaders with the strategic analysis and planning skills needed to meet the challenges of an organization with a complex mission set

Achieve DHS Missions: Help achieve DHS's missions and evidence-based decisionmaking by integrating applicable operational concepts into cutting-edge research, analysis, and evaluation with renowned RAND researchers on critical homeland and national security issues

Build Partnerships with Expert Communities: Strengthen partnerships with leading researchers in homeland security

Foster Innovation: Support the innovation needed to better manage DHS resources

The Office of Program Analysis and Evaluation administers the selection process for DHS. The selection committee, which is composed of representatives from the offices of Program Analysis and Evaluation and RAND, makes the final decision based on the application package and weighs each item equally.

Contact the Office of the Chief Financial Officer, U.S. Department of Homeland Security at randfellowship@hq.dhs.gov for more information on the process.

Coast Guard

In addition to the general DHS fellows, each year the U.S. Coast Guard selects officers in the grade of O-5/O-6 to attend Senior Service Schools, of which RAND is one. The Coast Guard sends officers to these programs to develop senior leaders with the strategic thinking and planning skills needed to meet the challenges of USCG missions and to prepare the Coast Guard for the future, to provide superior public service across all missions, to form effective partnerships inside and outside the service, and to support the innovation needed to more effectively manage Coast Guard resources.