Post-Grad Programs
- Lucero Gamez
- Apr 3, 2018
- 4 min read
Here is a list of fellowships and programs that provide recent graduates with work experience:
EDUCATION
Teach For America is a nonprofit organization whose stated mission is to "enlist, develop, and mobilize as many as possible of our nation's most promising future leaders to grow and strengthen the movement for educational equity and excellence."
College Advising Corps works to increase the number of low-income, first-generation college, and underrepresented high school students who enter and complete higher education.To deliver on this mission, well-trained, recent college graduates from 24 partner programs are placed as full-time college advisers in the nation’s high schools.
At Urban Teachers, teachers are trained to be highly effective educators who empower every child through learning. Teachers become career educators committed to equity and inclusivity, ensuring every student receives a great education. Urban Teachers believe access to a quality education gives young people the tools to become forces of change in their communities.
PUBLIC SERVICE
CivicSpark is a Governor’s Initiative AmeriCorps program dedicated to building capacity for local governments in California to address community resilience issues such as climate change, water resource management, and access to opportunities. CivicSpark is administered by the Local Government Commission in partnership with the Governor’s Office of Planning and Research.
AmeriCorps is a voluntary civil society program supported by the U.S. federal government, foundations, corporations, and other donors engaging adults in public service work with a goal of "helping others and meeting critical needs in the community."
The Peace Corps is a service opportunity for motivated changemakers to immerse themselves in a community abroad, working side by side with local leaders to tackle the most pressing challenges of our generation.
PUBLIC POLICY
Capital Fellows are placed at some of the highest levels of California state government and assist state legislators, senior-level executive staff, and court administrators with a broad range of public policy issues and projects and are typically given assignments with a significant amount of responsibility and challenges.
Recent college graduates can take advantage of this paid fellowship, which opens doors for talented young Latinos who are pursuing a career in public policy. You will spend nine months working in Washington, D.C., with significant exposure to leaders in congressional offices, federal agencies, national nonprofit advocacy organizations, government-related institutes, and more—growing both personally and professionally during your fellowship experience.
The Fellows program is a unique opportunity to learn about local government while working full time as a City employee.
Competitively selected applicants will join a cohort of up to 18 Fellows for an 11.5 month full-time work experience as City employees. Fellows will earn an annualized salary of approximately $55,000, plus health, dental, retirement and other benefits.
The Fellowship Program is a year-long training program for young leaders who have completed, at minimum, their undergraduate degrees by the start of the program. Fellows are assigned to specific program areas and develop expertise with the direction of a policy director and the Academy Director. Each Fellowship experience is unique and is shaped by the current policy focus of their program area. Although the curriculum is similar to that of the Associates program, Fellows are given more responsibility and independence to implement projects and programs. The learning environment is based on combining experiential learning opportunities, individual development and team participation.
Each year, through the James C. Gaither Junior Fellows program, the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace offers approximately 12-14 one-year fellowships to uniquely qualified graduating seniors and individuals who have graduated during the past academic year. They are selected from a pool of nominees nominated by several hundred participating universities and colleges. James C. Gaither Junior Fellows work as research assistants to Carnegie’s senior scholars. Please see your school’s nominating official to learn more about the college application process and please see our FAQ for eligibility requirements.
The California Education Policy Fellowship Program (EPFP) builds education policymaking capacity in California for K-12 and higher education. The program creates cohorts of education policy leaders from a range of roles across the state who are well-versed in key issues affecting student success and who have the relationships needed to work together across systems. Each year, California EPFP enrolls a new cohort of about 20 mid-career education professionals, called Fellows, drawn from K-12 and higher education, executive and legislative branches of California government, and education- related non-profit organizations. Fellows learn to approach and analyze issues and challenges from different perspectives.
The College Board looks to identify, recognize, and reward rising leaders of color who are especially effective in closing the achievement and attainment gaps that separate African American, Latino, Asian Pacific and Native American students from their white peers. The Fellowship program will provide emerging leaders of color with a formal mentorship, fully funded travel to the College Board Forum and a one-time one-year $5,000 award to support the work that they are doing to improve educational opportunities and outcomes for students of color. We are seeking a diverse group of people ages 28-45 representing both K-12 and higher-ed; from the worlds of practice, policy, research, and advocacy; representing all regions of the country as well as rural, suburban, and urban areas.
HEALTH
The Environmental Health Fellowship provides bachelor's-, master's and doctoral-level scientists the opportunity to support initiatives related to human chemical exposures, such as targeted biomonitoring or environmental health surveillance. Key information for potential host laboratories.
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