National Fellowships

Teaching and Service-Related Programs

The American Association of University Women
The AAUW provides seed money to individual women, AAUW branches and AAUW state organizations, as well as local community-based nonprofit organizations for innovative programs or nondegree research projects that promote education and equity for women and girls. Two-year Community Action Grants provide start-up funds for longer-term programs and are restricted to projects focused on K-14 (including 2-year colleges) girls' achievement in math, science, and/or technology. Funds support planning activities, coalition building, program implementation and evaluation. Applicants must be women who are U.S. citizens or permanent residents. Grant projects must have direct public impact, be nonpartisan, and take place within the United States or its territories.

Asian Pacific American Institute for Congressional Studies
The organization offers four named fellowships for outstanding graduate students who have a commitment to the Asian American and Pacific Islander communities and who plan to pursue a career in public policy or health policy.

Bill Emerson Hunger Fellowship
The Bill Emerson National Hunger Fellowship, a project of the Congressional Hunger Center, is a unique leadership development opportunity for motivated individuals seeking to make a difference in the struggle to eliminate hunger and poverty. Each year 24 participants are selected for this twelve-month program. Fellows are placed for six months with urban and rural community-based organizations all over the country involved in fighting hunger at the local level, such as food banks, community kitchens, and local advocacy agencies. They then move to Washington, DC to complete the year with six months of work at national organizations involved in the anti-hunger and poverty movement, including national advocacy organizations, think tanks, and federal agencies. Through this unique program, the Bill Emerson National Hunger Fellows Program develops hunger-fighting leaders with a deep understanding of hunger and poverty at both the local and national level that enables them to find innovative solutions and create the political will to end hunger.

Breakthrough Collaborative
The Breakthrough Collaborative (formerly known as Summerbridge) is a national non-profit organization that recruits college-aged teachers for an intensive six-week summer program for under-served middle and elementary school children.

Center for Urban Redevelopment Excellence
Fellows with the Center for Urban Redevelopment Excellence are placed in 2-year project management jobs with top redevelopment organizations nationwide. Fellows work to improve the quality of life and opportunities in distressed areas. The Center also provides additional training and skills development throughout the 2-year Fellowship term by top practitioners and experts.

City Year
An Americorps program, City Year seeks to demonstrate, improve and promote the concept of national service as a means for building a stronger democracy. Founded in Boston in 1988, City Year has established programs in Boston; Chicago; Cleveland; Columbia, SC; Columbus; Detroit; New Hampshire; New York; Philadelphia; Rhode Island; San Antonio; San Jose; Seattle/King County and Washington, D.C. City Year unites a diverse group of 17 to 24 year-old young people for a year of full-time, rigorous community service, leadership development, and civic engagement. Corps members serve as teachers' aides in public schools, run after-school programs, do physical service, run service-learning programs, and teach health and public-safety curricula. Corps members receive a weekly stipend and upon graduation are eligible for additional funds toward college tuition or job training.

Davis-Putter Scholarships
Need-based grants (up to $6,000) to undergraduate or graduate students actively working for peace and justice on campus and/or in the community.

Department of Health and Human Services Emerging Leaders Program
The Emerging Leaders program seeks to attract the best and brightest Bachelor and Masters level graduates to combine scholastic achievement and professional experience in the our nation's Health and Human Services Department. The program includes: a
structured orientation to the Department of Health and Human Services and its operating division; a blended learning environment that incorporates classroom training, web based training, on the job learning activities and an introduction to corporate level competence; diverse development assignments; 3 to 5 rotational assignments with HHS; a mentor to assist with career development; and the ability to chose a career in the following career paths: scientific, public health, social science, information technology; and administrative.

Echoing Green Public Service Fellowships
Funding to conduct public service projects anywhere in the world. For up to two years of support.

El Pomar Fellowship
El Pomar is a general-purpose foundation that supports Colorado nonprofit organizations involved in health, human services, education, arts and humanities, and civic and community initiative. The El Pomar Fellowship brings together highly qualified college graduates with diverse backgrounds and interests. Fellows spend two years developing and honing their leadership skills in a dynamic, active, hands-on program designed to provide them with a 360-degree view of the nonprofit world.

Everett Public Service Internship Program
The Everett Public Service Internship Program is a ten-week long summer internship program for undergraduate and graduate students. Students are placed at a wide variety of public service programs to work on substantive projects, develop professional skills, and gain knowledge about the enormous societal impact of public service. New York City and Washington, D.C. Interns gather to attend exciting weekly events, both educational and social, presenting distinguished leaders and young heroes from the public
sector. Interns are provided with a weekly living stipend.

Freeman Peace Internships
Internships are available for people between the ages of 19 and 26 who are committed to peace, justice, reconciliation and nonviolent social change in an interfaith context. Positions are for 11 months provide mentorship, housing, stipend, and health benefits.

Future Leaders Program
The future Leaders program of the Population Institute is a one-year, paid, full-time professional development program. Sessions begin in July of each year. Positions are available in public policy. Media, and field coordination divisions. Fellows must possess leadership qualities, international experiences and perspectives, strong academic records, proficiency in a foreign language, and strong communication skills.

The Samuel Huntington Public Service Award
The Samuel Huntington program provides an annual stipend of $10,000 for a graduating college senior to pursue public service anywhere in the world. This allows recipients to engage in a meaningful public service activity for one year before proceeding on to graduate school or a career. Applications (accompanied by a proposal, budget, transcript, and three letters of recommendation), usually due mid-February. Applicants will be notified by the end of April if they are to be interviewed or if they did not become semi-finalists. The award will be granted soon after the interviews. For more information and application forms visit the offical website.

Insight Collaborative Fellowships for Conflict Management
One-year Insight Fellowships are awarded to exceptional individuals to: study and promote conflict management theory and skills central to Insight's philosophy and services; make humanitarian contributions locally and internationally; and engage in self-development. The Fellowship includes a $20,000 expense allowance to support multiple placements totaling one year, typically in 3-4 month blocks.

Institute on Philanthropy and Voluntary Service
The Institute on Philanthropy and Voluntary Service is a summer program for undergraduates interested in philanthropy, community service, and careers in the non-profit sector. The six-week residential program includes coursework, internships, and participation in a variety of service projects. The program is open to sophomores, juniors, and seniors.

Intercollegiate Studies Institute, Simon Fellowship for Noble Purpose
The Institute offer four named fellowships for graduate work in a range of diciplines. In order to qualify for ISI graduate fellowships, applicants must engage in graduate studies for the purpose of teaching at the college level. Those attending pre-professional (medical, law) schools are ineligible. Applicants must be familiar with the programs and purposes of the Institute.

IREX Small Grants Fund for the Middle East and North Africa
Grants between $2,500 and $10,000 for projects to support civil society organizations, education professionals, media, and journalists in the Middle East and North Africa

J. W. Saxe Memorial Fund
Annual $1,000 scholarship to one or more undergraduate or graduate students working in public service.

Organization of American States
The OAS offers two types of scholarships for international study: advanced study at the graduate level, or research. Fellowships are granted for not less than three months and not more than three years. Applicants must know the language of the study country. Fellowships are tenable in any of the OAS member countries. Fellowships are not given for study of the medical sciences and related areas or for introductory language study.

Math For America Newton Fellowship Program
The Newton fellowship program provides master's level teacher training, ongoing financial incentives, and supportive services for graduating college seniors and mid-career professionals planning to launch careers in mathematics teaching. Applicants do not need to have been math majors, but must have completed at least five college level math courses, and must be willing to consider careers teaching math in New York City.

Public Allies
Allies work four days each week for ten months at a local nonprofit organization to strengthen the community by working in areas such as youth development, community development, public health, and economic development. Allies also participate in weekly workshops led by local community and civic leaders that teach skills such as public speaking, conflict resolution, group facilitation, positive youth development, community building, and media relations. Each Ally is provided a monthly stipend - as well as an educational grant that can be used to pay off student loans or for graduate education. Various deadlines at several sites across the county.

RFK Fellows Program
RFK Fellows are based in Washington, DC and Los Angeles and act as mentors to at-risk youth while creating and implementing community service projects. Fellows receive leader and educational training, and issue-specific training in areas such as community organizing, substance abuse prevention, and conflict resolution. As members of AmeriCorps, Fellows complete 900 hours of community service and receive stipends and educational awards to help pay off student loans or finance additional education or training.

Russian Young Leadership Fellows for Public Service Program
One year of non- degree academic study at leading universities and colleges throughout the United States. Fellows concentrate on community, governmental, or corporate affairs.

Samuel Huntington Public Service Fellowship Award
Annual stipend of $10,000 for a graduating college senior to pursue public service anywhere in the world.

Secretary Elaine L. Chao Internship Program
The Student Internship Program provides students with the opportunity to work within various agencies within the department of Labor. Students will work on projects assigned to them, attend agency presentations, and participate in weekly brown bag discussions. Previous interns have worked in areas such as public affairs, speechwriting, and outreach programs.

Teach for America
The nonprofit organization recruits high-achieving seniors from top colleges and asks them to commit themselves to two years of teaching in inner-city or rural schools. TFA currently supplies teachers to 18 districts across the country, including Newark, New Jersey; rural districts in the Mississippi Delta; Phoenix, Arizona; and Houston, Texas.Most TFA recruits serve in schools that qualify for funding under Title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act due to their high concentrations of students living in poverty.

The Women's International League for Peace and Freedom
The WILPF currently annually offers two 11-month internships for young women who wish to learn more about the work of our organization in the areas of disarmament/economic justice and human rights, in the context of the United Nations and International Organizations. The internships run from mid-January to mid-December each year. Deadline for applications is 1 May of the previous year. The interns reside in Geneva. The programme focuses on work of the United Nations, WILPF, and the community of non-governmental organizations (NGOs), in either disarmament/economic justice or human rights. WILPF sees these issues as inter-related and emphasizes the need for a gender perspective. The interns prepare articles, reports and other materials in their respective subject areas for publication by WILPF and help in the preparation of WILPF meetings. Interns attend NGO and UN meetings on behalf of WILPF. They also assist in carrying out the daily tasks of the International Secretariat.

The United States Institute of Peace, Jennings Randolph Program for International Peace
Senior Fellowships enable outstanding scholars, policymakers, journalists, and other professionals from around the world to conduct research at the U.S. Institute of Peace in Washington on important issues concerning international conflict and peace. The program integrates the work of senior fellows into the Institute's education, research, and training activities. Application deadline is usually in September. Peace Scholar Dissertation Fellowships allow students at U.S. universities to work on researching and writing doctoral dissertations on international conflict and peace. Citizens of all countries are eligible, but must be enrolled in an accredited college or university in the United States. Applicants must have completed all requirements for the degree except the dissertation by the commencement of the award. The dissertation fellowship award is currently $17,000 for one year and may be used to support writing or field research. Application deadline is usually in early January.

Truman Scholarships

United Way Community Fellows program
The Community Fellows program is a year-long professional development program that combines formal training at the United Way of America in Alexandria, Virginia with a twelve-month local field placement in community-based United Way organizations across the country.

United Way Rural Service Fellows
Rural Service Fellows work with low-income rural residents in upstate New York. Fellows' host sites represent a range of issues such as literacy, mental health, childcare, and food pantries. Fellows learn community development strategies while helping to build the service capacity of participating nonprofits.

Wellstone Fellowship for Social Justice
The Wellstone Fellowship is a yearlong, full-time, salaried position that will begin in
September. The fellow will be engaged in health care advocacy work in Families USA's
office in Washington, DC where he or she will learn about Medicare, Medicaid, efforts to
achieve universal coverage, and other important health policy issues.

The Women's Research and Education Institute (WREI)
The institute is an independent, national public policy research and education center whose mission is to inform and help shape the public policy debate on issues affecting women in their roles in the family, the workplace, and the public arena. The WREI Fellowship program is one element in a range of WREI efforts to increase policymakers' access to useful and timely research on women. The WREI Fellowships are designed to train women as potential leaders in public policy formation and to examine issues from the perspective and experiences and needs of women. A WREI Fellow works 30 hours per week in a Congressional office as a legislative aide on policy issues affecting women. Only students who are currently enrolled in a master's or doctoral program at an accredited institution in the United States or who have completed such a program within the past 18 months are eligible. WREI strongly recommends that applicants complete at least nine hours of graduate coursework before applying and have a demonstrated interest in research or political activity related to women's social and political status. Application deadline is usually in mid-June. Fellows receive a stipend and some tuition reimbursement

World Teach
World Teach arranges for volunteers to teach for one year in Ecuador, Costa Rica, Namibia, the Marshall Islands, or China. There is also a summer teaching program for each of these locations. Undergraduates may apply for the summer program, but the year-long program is intended for graduating seniors and recent college graduates. No teaching experience is required, and program specifics vary at each location. Travel is not covered, but most programs provide housing and a living allowance.