2011 Emerging Leaders International Fellows Program &U.S. Diversity Fellowship

August 19, 2010
The Center on Philanthropy and Civil Society’s Emerging Leaders International Fellows Program provides leadership training through seminars and applied research.

Job Description: Fellowship awards are available for emerging leaders at community foundations and organizations that support community philanthropy. Those interested in building Third-Sector capacity and strengthening local philanthropy are encouraged to apply.
This year’s Fellows will be selected from abroad and also from communities of color under-represented in the U.S. grantmaking sector. Fellows are based at The Graduate Center of The City University of New York, where they design and pursue an individualized research project and participate in a seminar with Third-Sector leaders.The Center determines the program’s topics of focus each year.
From Monday February 28 to Friday May 27, 2011 Fellows will participate in a 3-month seminar on the U.S. and international voluntary sectors. They will learn about issues in the field and will meet with leaders of foundations, philanthropy support organizations and other nonprofits. They will also attend selected workshops or conferences.Fellows are expected to produce a 25-page research paper on their findings, which will be presented in the seminar.

The research topic for fellowships to the 2011 Emerging Leaders Program and U.S. Diversity Fellowship is community foundations.

Other topics including corporate and diaspora giving will be considered on a tuition or institutionally-funded basis.

Each fellowship award covers the cost of tuition. As part of the award, the Center will also provide single-room dormitory accommodations with shared facilities at International House (adjacent to Columbia University), economy round-trip travel to and from New York City and a stipend (taxable) to help cover research-related and additional living expenses.

Tuition-based or institutionally-supported appointments may also be made, pending approval by the selection committee. For further details on such fellowships, please send an e-mail request to cpcs@gc.cuny.edu. Applicants must meet the eligibility requirements to be considered for selection on a tuition or institutionally-supported basis.

Special thanks to the following donors for their support of the 2010 Emerging Leaders: Charles Stewart Mott Foundation, Turkish Philanthropy Funds, the Winnipeg Foundation, Centro Prodh (via The Ford Foundation) and other institutional and individual donors.

Eligibility and Selection
The program is open to practitioners and researchers under the age of 36. Applicants must hold a college or university degree and speak and write English fluently. In addition, preference will be given to candidates who have strong professional ties to a community foundation or a local grantmaker support organization, and who are well-placed to implement research recommendations.

To apply, prospective candidates should complete and submit the online application located at http://CPCS.ELIFP2011.sgizmo.com.
The application deadline has been extended. Application materials must be received no later than Wednesday September 29, 2010. The selection will be made by a committee of leaders from the voluntary sector. Notification of awards will be made on or about October 30, 2010.

Please send queries to cpcs@gc.cuny.edu and indicate “ELIFP 11″ in the subject line.




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