Army Fellow Program
Posted: Tue Nov 18, 2025 7:02 pm
My SF has had trouble onboarding one of our Phase 2 PhDs. SMART granted two 6mo extensions of the stipend to try to help (extremely generous). Now that the shutdown is over, the SF (still under a hiring freeze) is signing a memorandum of understanding with the Army Fellow Program (no hiring freeze) in order to hire this PhD. My SF will also now convert all following Phase 2 SMART scholars to Army Fellows before offering fulltime roles at the end of the fellowships. Has anyone else been through something like this?