Participants must have at least two years of practical experience in any of the following fields:

     • AIDS prevention and care
     • Care for elderly, child and family services, city management,
       child development
     • Dentistry
     • Environmental protection, engineering, educational
       administration
     • Health care administration, housing/community development,
       human resource management
     • Law and court services
     • Journalism and the media
     • Mental health/mental retardation, medicine
     • Non-profit management, nursing education
     • Public administration, primary,secondary and higher
       education, pharmacy
     • Substance abuse and dependency, special education, social
       work
     • Transportation and urban planning
     • Youth services

Any other area of expertise may be submitted for evaluation and consideration.

Applicants must submit completed application form with clear description of the kind of work experience desired. Three letters of recommendation must be submitted before the application will be considered. Letters should be written by employers, supervisors, and professors who are familiar with the applicant's work.