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Nomination Overview

In addition to submitting an application, students must be nominated by their school's Nomination Official. The Nomination Official is the Dean, Chairperson, or Academic Program Director of the student's accredited degree-granting college or university graduate program. The school's Career Services Department (or equivalent) may not sign the PMF Nomination Form; however, many colleges and universities use their Career Services Department to coordinate the school's PMF nomination process.

Schools are required to conduct a competitive nomination process from all students who submit a request for a nomination.  Criteria for school nominations must include:  

  • Demonstrated breadth and quality of accomplishments
  • Capacity for leadership
  • Commitment to a career in the analysis and management of public policies and programs

The Nomination Official must:  

  1. Verify the eligibility of their graduate students (see "Eligibility" under the "Academia\Advising Students" webpage).
  2. Ensure all eligible graduate students are aware of the Presidential Management Fellows (PMF) Program and know how to apply for nomination.
  3. Establish procedures to ensure each candidate receives careful and thorough review.
  4. Offer all students an equal opportunity for nomination relative to any specific nomination requirements, competitive processes, and deadlines at the school.
  5. Rate students requesting consideration either qualified or unqualified
  6. Determine preliminary eligibility for veterans' preference; any student who is eligible for veterans' preference and qualifies for nomination must be nominated by the school.
  7. Submit a separate PMF Nomination Form (OPM Form 1300) for each student the school decides to nominate for the Program as a result of the school's competitive process.  The Nomination Form must be faxed to the fax number printed on the form by the nomination deadline, and faxed one submission at a time (separate transmission(s)).  If the Nomination Form is not received by the deadline, the student will not be considered for the program.*
  8. Obtain a fax transmission report to ensure fax transmission and retain as proof of transmission if a nomination comes into question; this should be done for each nomination separately.
  9. Retain the Nomination Form for his/her records.

* Students with Adobe Reader obtain a pre-populated personalized PMF Nomination Form during the application process.  If the student loses his/her PMF Nomination Form or encounters a technical problem, a blank version can be found under the "Become A PMF\Application Process" webpage.  Handwritten submissions are acceptable. Schools should not have a nomination requirement to submit PMF Nomination Forms prior to the application deadline.

Nomination Officials have until 11:59:59 p.m. (Eastern Time), Friday, September 30, 2011, to submit the PMF Nomination Forms for the PMF Class of 2011.  Students not nominated by their school by the deadline will not be considered for the Program.  The PMF Program Office will notify students by email of the nomination decision approximately 3-4 weeks after the nomination deadline.

The PMF Program Office cannot verify a nomination submission.  During the application process, students create an online account in "Application Manager." This USAStaffing system allows students to view the status of their submissions and application. One of the categories shown for the student's PMF application is "Qualification;" the PMF Nomination Form serves as that document. NOTE: The category type of "Qualifications" may change to "Other" after planned systems upgrades take effect for Application Manager in October 2011. After the nomination is faxed, the student will see the "Qualifications" status change to "Awaiting Results -- You will be notified." The PMF Program Office will verify all nominations and officially inform all students on whether or not they have been nominated. Those students not nominated are referred to their school's Nomination Official.

If there was a technical problem and a Nomination Official did indeed nominate a student who appears to have not been nominated (once students have been officially informed on whether or not nominated), the Nomination Official may contact the PMF Program Office by sending an email to

pmfapplication@opm.gov and provide documented proof of the nomination (e.g., the signed nomination form and fax transmission receipt showing the date and time of submission).  The submission will be reviewed and the student's status adjusted accordingly. NOTE: This proof of nomination is only required for those students who receive a notification that they were found eligible, but not nominated. This notification will inform such students on the process for submitting proof of nomination and will have a strict deadline to arrange for such submissions.

UPDATED: 09-01-2011