The National Association for the Advancement of Orthotics and Prosthetics (NAAOP) is accepting applications for its annual George and Dena Breece Health Policy and Advocacy Fellowship. The Fellowship is a paid, nine-week summer program based in Washington DC. One Fellow will be competitively selected for the 2026 term. The fellowship is expected to run between late May and early August 2026.
The Fellow will learn about O&P policy and advocacy at the federal level, and how NAAOP and other O&P organizations function on behalf of the O&P community—and in the broader context of rehabilitation and disability policy and advocacy. The Fellowship also includes exposure to O&P clinical and business settings inside and outside of Washington DC, and state-based public policy and advocacy, at NAAOP’s expense.
The deadline to electronically submit an application and all related documents is by January 20, 2026, at midnight ET. Finalists will be interviewed via videoconference and one Fellow will be selected by early March. If the finalist selected cannot accept the fellowship for any reason, the next highest ranked candidate will be offered the position.
To apply, visit the NAAOP website.
