Public Affairs and Policy Service Opportunities & Fellowships (adapted from listing at www.idealist.org):
Coro Fellows Program in Public Affairs – A nine-month, full-time, graduate-level leadership program that introduces diverse, intelligent and driven young public servants to all aspects of the public affairs arena.
City Year – A national service program that unites young adults, aged 17-24, from diverse racial, cultural and socioeconomic backgrounds for a year of full-time community service, leadership development and civic engagement.
Delay the Real World Fellowship – A yearlong fellowship opportunity that allows you to do what you want to do, creating your own adventure.
Echoing Green’s Fellowship Program – Offers a two-year fellowship to individuals with innovating ideas for creating new models for tackling seemingly unsolvable social challenges. These Fellowships offer the opportunity to expand and test these ideas.
Mickey Leland International Fellows and Other Fellowships – Fellowship for those interested in the global fight against hunger. Mickey Leland fellows will be placed in countries throughout Asia, Africa and Latin America for one year and work in a more policy-setting environment by the second year.
Peace Corps – A US government organization of men and women who live in a country outside the US for two years, working at the grass-roots level to help solve some of the most important challenges facing the developing world.
Philly Fellows – A year-long experience working with a diverse variety of non-profit organizations in Philadelphia.
Public Allies – A program for young adults, aged 18-30, who commit to ten months of intensive leadership training and a professional apprenticeship. Allies receive a living allowance, health and child care benefits, and an educational award.
Public Interest Research Group – Offers two-year fellowships for recent graduates interested in working in public interest advocacy and administration.
USAID - Through its economic assistance programs, USAID plays an active and critical role in the promotion of U.S. foreign policy interests. The investment this agency makes in developing countries has long-term benefits for America and the American people. Development now takes its place alongside defense and diplomacy as the three essential components of American foreign policy.
Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom – Offers a paid, 12 month internship with the United Nations in Geneva and in New York, working on international peace.
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