15 CFR § 326.1 - What is the Fellowship Program?

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title: "15 CFR § 326.1 - What is the Fellowship Program?"
title_number: 15
title_name: "Commerce and Foreign Trade"
section_number: "326.1"
section_name: "What is the Fellowship Program?"
chapter_name: "INTERNATIONAL TRADE ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE"
subchapter_number: "A"
subchapter_name: "MISCELLANEOUS REGULATIONS"
part_number: "326"
part_name: "U.S. AND FOREIGN COMMERCIAL SERVICE PILOT FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM"
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currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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authority: "Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023, Pub. L. 117-328, Division B, Title I."
regulatory_source: "89 FR 37973, May 7, 2024, unless otherwise noted."
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# 326.1 What is the Fellowship Program?

The U.S. and Foreign Commercial Service Pilot Fellowship Program targets graduate students interested in increasing the level of knowledge and awareness of and employment with the Foreign Service, consistent with 22 U.S.C. 3905. The Program develops a source of trained individuals, from academic disciplines representing the skill needs of the Department, who are dedicated to representing the United States' commercial interests abroad.