The George and Carol Olmsted Foundation jobs and careers

About The George and Carol Olmsted Foundation

Since 1959, the Olmsted Scholar Program has shaped future leaders for service at the highest levels of the American military and beyond.  The Olmsted Experience challenges top-performing, career-minded junior officers to gain a broader understanding of the world and develop a strategic perspective on international relations.  The three-year program provides the opportunity to master a foreign language, pursue privately-funded graduate studies abroad, and be exposed to a wide variety of perspectives, all while continuing to serve on active duty in the military.  In this way, the Olmsted Scholar Program promotes American leadership around the world and advances the interests of the United States.  The value of the program is abundantly clear: Olmsted Scholars have commanded at all echelons of the Armed Forces to include at the Combatant Command level.  In fact, Olmsted Scholars are selected for senior leadership at significantly higher rates than Service norms or other graduate education programs.