Media Coverage Christine Mirzayan Science & Technology Policy Graduate Fellowship Program June 7, 2015 Simultaneously Earn Extra Money and Advance Your Career Inside Higher Ed (Blog) I participated in the Christine Mirzayan Science & Technology Policy Fellowship after I finished grad school, but many of the other fellows in my class were current graduate students. We worked at the National Academy of Sciences for 12 weeks, learning about careers in science policy, gaining relevant work experience, and networking like crazy.