The MIT Science Policy Initiative will be coordinating our 2024 Congressional Visit Days (CVD) from April 7th through 9th. Applications are open through February 9th.

Through a seminar series in collaboration with the MIT Washington Office, you will learn how to schedule and lead constituent meetings with your Senators and Representatives. Your constituent meetings will take place in Washington, DC on April 8th and 9th. Assuming you complete all requirements, travel, hotels, and meals will be provided/reimbursed. No prior experience with policy or advocacy is required.

Participants are required to be active in the preparation for the CVD event. Each participant will learn how to and is required to:

• schedule and lead meetings with Congressional offices

• research Members of Congress to prepare for those meetings

• attend all preparatory meetings

• follow up after the event

In the weeks leading up to CVD we will hold two mandatory training sessions to prepare for CVD. The introductory meeting will have two offerings (i.e., you must attend one) on February 22nd from 6pm-8pm and February 23rd from 4pm-6pm. The second meeting will be scheduled forthcoming. Both meetings will provide food!

Apply now -- space is limited! The event is open to all MIT undergraduate, graduate students, and post-docs. For graduate students / post-docs, we are interested in learning more about your research focus. For undergraduates we're interested in learning more about your UROP research experience(s) or major's (or intended major's) scientific emphasis as applicable.

Application is available at this link.

Decisions will be communicated by February 16th.

Contact Andrew Fishberg (fishberg@mit.edu) or Marie Floryan (floryanm@mit.edu) with questions or concerns.