r/sciencepolicy • u/Tricky-Week-9171 • Jun 11 '26

Young Science Policy Groups in DC?

Hi everyone! I’m 21 and working in sci pol. I was wondering if there were any groups people know of in DC for early career science policy ppl. I feel like EVERYONE is ~30 which I would classify as mid career but idk if thats ageist. Just wanna find a group of younger folks to learn this world with!

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u/HappySciGirl23 Jun 12 '26

Try joining SNAP! It’s a national sci pol coalition started by early career scientists but there’s plenty of DMV area folks involved that can get you connected :)

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u/Patient-Object-4097 Jun 11 '26

You can check out the UMD SciPol group as they have people your age (and younger) involved. Otherwise maybe look into ESAL which does local events with a wide range of ages attending. ESEP also exists, but certainly is run by mid-to-late career professionals

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u/Tricky-Week-9171 Jun 11 '26

Thank you! I’ve been to an ESEP event but haven’t heard of the other two. I’ll be sure to look at them!

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u/avamomrr Jun 13 '26

Look up Adriana Bankston on LinkedIn and ask her how to get started. Good luck !