New York City Human Rights Fellowship

The New York City Human Rights Fellowship offers recent college graduates the opportunity to get practical City government experience in the areas of civil rights, community relations, public education, mediation and conflict resolution, and advocacy. This full-time year-long fellowship is a work experience at the NYC Commission on Human Rights – the agency of New York City government with statutory responsibility for fostering positive inter-group relations among the city’s many diverse communities. Fellows will provide hands-on support in community organizing, social justice, and educational efforts in the neighborhoods of the City’s five boroughs.
http://www.nyc.gov/html/dcas/html/employment/humanrightsfellowship.shtml

Kip Tiernan Social Justice Fellowship

Provides a $40,000 stipend and benefit package for one year to a woman, over 21 years of age, so that she can develop and carry out a special project that will further the mission of Rosie’s Place anywhere in New England. (Rosie’s mission is to offer women empowering programs and services and to support legislative and policy initiatives that aim to eliminate poverty and to increase social and economic justice.) http://www.rosiesplace.org

Villers Fellowship for Health Care Justice

The Villers Fellow works as a full-time policy analyst in Families USA’s Health Policy Department. Designed to provide the fellow with a national perspective on health care justice work, the fellowship will be based in the Families USA office in Washington, D.C. and will afford the fellow the opportunity to learn about a range of health care justice issues. The Villers Fellow’s primary responsibilities involve conducting primary and secondary research on a range of health care issues, including Medicaid, Medicare, the State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP), prescription drugs, and the private insurance market, as well as writing and contributing to publications that are relevant to current health policy debates.   The fellowship will last one year and fellows will receive a compensatory package that includes an annual stipend of approximately $35,000 and excellent health care benefits. One Villers Fellow is selected each year. Candidates seeking consideration for the Villers Fellowship must demonstrate a commitment to social and health care justice work following their year of hands-on experience as a fellow. Additionally, in order to further the development of future leaders, Villers Fellows must commit to mentoring at least one person at some point over the course of their careers. 

While there is no bias in favor of any specific academic discipline, a college degree is preferred. There is no minimum GPA to qualify for consideration.

More information and application at: http://www.familiesusa.org/about/the-villers-fellowship.html

Federal e-Scholar Portal

The e-Scholar site provides links to Jobs, Internships, Scholarships, Fellowships, Grants, Apprenticeships and Cooperative Education within the Federal Government for educational opportunities available to students high school through doctorate level and career professionals. Their goal is to simplify the process of finding educational opportunities and to assist Federal agencies in attracting talented professionals.
http://www.studentjobs.gov/e-scholar.asp 

American Jewish Committee Goldman Fellowship Program

 AJC’s Goldman Fellowship Program is open to undergraduates in their junior and senior years, and graduate and professional school students from a broad range of backgrounds. This international, nine-week, paid internship offers opportunities in the fields of: Domestic and Legal Policy; Human Rights Advocacy; International Policy and Diplomacy; Interreligious/Interethnic Relations; and Media Relations. Fellows engage in high-level advocacy, research, and programming,  work in mentored relationships with senior staff, and take part in conferences and meetings. Fellows are sent to American Jewish Committee locations throughout the United States and abroad, depending on their skills and the needs of the office. Fellows receive a stipend of $3,000 plus major travel expenses. Candidates should have a passion for making a difference, an interest in American Jewish identity, analytic ability, and motivation.

More information and the application is at: http://www.ajc.org/fellowship

Samuel Huntington Public Service Award

A stipend of $10,000 is available for graduating seniors for public service commitment anywhere in the world, for one year, immediately following graduation. You may design your own proposal, or work with an established organization.
More information and applications at: http://www.nationalgridus.com/education (click on public service award)

USGA Fellowship in Leadership & Service

The Fellowship is a two-year commitment serving as a member of the United States Golf Association’s Grants and Fellowship Staff, an organization whose mission is to support organizations that seek to open the game of golf to children who are economically-disadvantaged and individuals with disabilities. The program targets individuals seeking full-time, paid positions, as well as post-graduate fellowships in the areas of sports, public service, the not-for-profit sector, finance, and business.
View details at: www.usga.org

The Bill Emerson National Hunger Fellowship

The Congressional Hunger Center’s Bill Emerson National Hunger Fellows Program is a leadership development opportunity for individuals seeking to make a difference in the movement to eliminate hunger and poverty. This 12-month program includes six months in grass-roots urban and rural community organizations all over the US, followed by work in Washington, DC at advocacy and public policy organizations engaged in policy at the national level. Applications are encouraged from candidates reflecting diverse educational, cultural, personal, and experiential backgrounds. Benefits include an annual living allowance, health insurance, travel expenses, housing, end of service award, and relocation stipends.
View details at: www.hungercenter.org/national