Future Agents in Training

Washington Field Office Community Outreach
Future Agents in Training

Future Agents in Training (FAIT) is a program hosted by the FBI’s Washington Field Office that invites high school students who reside in Northern Virginia and Washington, D.C. to receive hands-on training. This program works to educate and inform students about the mission of the FBI’s divisions: criminal, counterterrorism, intelligence, counterintelligence, and administrative. Students learn from special agents, intelligence analysts, language specialists, and professional staff about investigative tactics that include gathering evidence, interviewing witnesses, capturing criminals, and solving cases. The FAIT program will be held August 5-9, 2013. All applications are due Monday, June 24, 2013.

Download the 2013 FAIT Application: PDF | Word

Eligibility Requirements for the WFO Future Agent in Training Program:

• Student must be a U.S. citizen.
• Student is required to reside in Northern Virginia or Washington, D.C. (Review the Washington Field Office’s Area of Responsibility). Students who reside outside Northern Virginia or Washington, D.C., should consult the community outreach specialist at their local FBI field office to learn of similar outreach events. Review a list of FBI Field Offices.
• Student is required to be currently enrolled in an accredited high school within Northern Virginia or Washington, D.C. If home-schooled, students must be recognized by their school district. (Students graduating from an accredited high school in the spring of 2013 are eligible to apply).
• Student must be 16 to 18 years old at the time of the Future Agent in Training course. 
• Student has a GPA of 3.0 or higher.
• Student must complete two essay questions describing their interest in attending the FAIT.
• Student is responsible for transportation to/from the FBI Washington Field Office during the week of FAIT. The FAIT program hours are 8:00 am to 4:00 pm.

All questions regarding the FAIT program must be sent via e-mail to WFOCOP@ic.fbi.gov. Phone calls will not be accepted.

Future Agents in Training is not an FBI internship program. Internship programs are coordinated through FBI Headquarters and can be viewed on the FBI Jobs Student Center.

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