International Public Service Fellowships
International Public Service Fellowships
Congressional Hunger Center Mickey Leland International Hunger Fellows Program matches emerging leaders with effective international organizations that address the root causes of hunger around the world. The program is a memorial to the late Rep. Mickey Leland who led the fight against hunger in the U.S. Congress, and lost his life in Ethiopia on a famine relief mission.
The Dorot Fellowship is designed to assemble and empower a network of young Jewish lay leaders to enliven the American Jewish landscape. Between 10 and 15 Dorot Fellows are chosen each year to live in Israel, where they sharpen the characteristics and skills, acquire the experience, and broaden the networks required for Jewish leadership in the 21st Century. Upon their return from Israel, Fellows participate in the Dorot Fellowship Network.
Fellowship of Reconciliation (FOR) Colombia Peace Presence is an accompaniment project begun in the Peace Community of San Jose de Apartado, one of several rural communities in Colombia that have taken a stand against war by refusing to support any armed group. FOR has a team in Bogota to support this accompaniment and to highlight other Colombian grassroots peace initiatives that youth, rural communities, and others are building around the country. Volunteers serve for 12 months, renewable based on mutual agreement. FOR seeks applicants, 23 years or older at the time of service, with sound judgment and proficient in Spanish, committed to nonviolence, and prepared to live simply in a rural environment. FOR provides training in the United States and in Colombia.
IndiCorps offers one- and two-year competitive public service fellowships for people of Indian origin who want to understand India and challenge themselves to make a difference. Indicorps offers fellowships in India that are designed as one-of-a-kind transformational experiences, emphasizing both public service and personal growth
The Israel Research Fellowship (IRF) supports exceptional young leaders from around the world in a year-long Israel-based fellowship, where fellows are placed in a governmental, non-governmental, think-tank or media setting.
The NIF/SHATIL Social Justice Fellowships enable a cadre of post-college Jewish young adults to spend 10 months immersed in the movement for social change in Israel. These Fellowships, which include a modest stipend, place young Jewish activists in Israeli NGOs for a year of in-depth contribution and learning.
The African Women Public Service Fellowship expands the opportunity for African women to prepare for public service in their home countries. As fellows at NYU Wagner, African women study in one of two graduate programs: the two-year Master of Public Administration or the one-year Master of Science in Management of International Public Service Organizations. The awards for either program will support tuition, housing, travel to and from the United States, and a small stipend to cover books and miscellaneous expenses. Applicants commit to return to their respective home countries at the conclusion of the program with the goal of assuming a leadership position on the continent where they can meaningfully contribute to the challenges currently confronting Africa.
The American India Foundation Clinton Fellowship/The William Jefferson Clinton Fellowship Program enables exchange of technical skills and intellectual resources aiming at building the capacity of under-resourced Indian NGOs, while developing American leaders with a deep understanding of, and continued commitment to, India. Since 2001, nearly 265 fellows have been placed with 115 organizations across India.
American Jewish World Service Partners Fellowship is a partially funded award granted to recent Jewish college graduates and young professionals seeking an intensive international volunteer service experience. On the ten-month-long program, fellows live in India and volunteer with AJWS grantees and other grassroots NGOs working at the intersection of international development and human rights.
Ashoka Fellows is an international nonprofit program that supports social entrepreneurs in Asia, Latin America, Africa, East Central Europe, The United States, and Canada. Ashoka Fellows focus their talents on serving the public good by creating projects with a broad social impact on issues such as health, environment, education, legal rights, women, children, and development.