Launch Your Career with the Cleveland Foundation Public Service Fellowship & Summer Internships
Applications are currently open for both the 2021 Cleveland Foundation Summer Internship, as well as the 2021-2022 Cleveland Foundation Public Service Fellowship! Learn more about both opportunities below.
Public Service Fellowship
Launched in 2016, the Cleveland Foundation Public Service Fellowship immerses talented, emerging leaders from across the country in the work of Cleveland’s public sector, providing them an opportunity to develop their skills, enhance their networks, and jumpstart a career in public service.
Why Apply?
The program is ideal for college students and recent grads with a passion for public service. It offers:
- A 12-month, full-time paid placement at a selected public sector agency in Cleveland, providing meaningful career-related work experience
- A $35,000 salary with health benefits
- Participation in professional development that prepares fellows for 21st century public service, administered by Cleveland Foundation staff and professionals with expertise in their fields
- A small cohort with individualized coaching, supervision and support
- Immersion in the rich civic and cultural life of Cleveland, with first-hand opportunities to network and connect with a diverse array of senior leaders, organizations, and community members. Learn more about the program, and hear former fellows share their experiences, in this short video.
Who’s Eligible to Apply?
- College graduates who earned their undergraduate degrees between spring 2018 and spring 2021. A wide range of degrees, including liberal arts and those pertaining to more technical/specialized areas of study, are welcomed.
- U.S. citizens, permanent residents or individuals eligible to work in the U.S. for the duration of the program (review the timeline).
- Relatives of Cleveland Foundation staff or board members are not eligible to apply.
How to Apply
Applications for the 2021-2022 Public Service Fellowship can be submitted online through Feb. 15, 2021. More information, including detailed application instructions, is available here.
Summer Internship Program
Now in its 22nd year, the Cleveland Foundation Summer Internship Program connects undergraduate students with meaningful, career-related experiences in the nonprofit and public sectors. Interns are placed at nonprofit and governmental agencies across Greater Cleveland for an 11-week paid summer internship.
Why Apply?
Cleveland Foundation Summer Interns not only benefit from career-related work experience at their host sites, but also participate in and coordinate seminars that highlight the work of local nonprofit and public sector organizations, their roles within the community, and opportunities for professional development. Visit our blog to hear firsthand from former summer interns who share highlights and takeaways from their internship experiences. And watch this short video, featuring former interns who talk about the value of the program.
Who’s Eligible to Apply?
- College students who are juniors or seniors in fall 2021, seniors graduating in 2021 or first-year graduate students in spring 2021 are eligible to apply.
- Students must be attending college or university in Cuyahoga, Lake or Geauga County OR be permanent residents of Cuyahoga, Lake or Geauga County.
- Relatives of Cleveland Foundation staff or board members are not eligible to apply.
How to Apply
Applications for the 2021 Summer Internship Program can be submitted online through Feb. 1, 2021. More information, including detailed application instructions, is available here.
Global Health Corps Applications OPEN
The intersecting challenges of 2020 have underscored the importance of empathetic, collaborative leadership in protecting global health. What will it take to navigate through COVID-19, protect hard-won health gains in everything from HIV and contraception access to NCDs and malaria, and meet future crises with strength and solidarity? It will take leaders like YOU. Leaders who bring diverse skills and perspectives — plus a lot of grit and resilience — to relentlessly pursue health equity. Do you: …believe health is a human right for everyone, everywhere? ✔️ …thrive in community with others committed to social justice? ✔️ …want to hone your leadership skills so you can help transform health systems? ✔️ On December 2nd, Global Health Corps posted 40+ fellowship roles within high-impact organizations on the front lines of global health in Malawi, Rwanda, Uganda, and Zambia. For reference, check out last year’s fellowship roles, ranging from data analysis and communications to architecture and supply chain management. (Most GHC fellowship roles require no prior work experience or academic background in health.) Note about COVID-19: While it’s too early to predict exactly how the pandemic will shape our programming in 2021, we are recruiting American fellows for placement alongside Malawian, Rwandan, Ugandan, and Zambian nationals within our partner organizations. We anticipate travel restrictions will ease by July 2021 to make this possible. |
Start prepping NOW to apply: Learn about the fellowship. Read about our program, the fellowship year, our eligibility requirements, and our leadership practices. Learn more about what it’s like to be a GHC fellow by reading our digital publication AMPLIFY. Learn about what you’ll need to apply. Consider this application advice, provided by GHC alumni. Gather your materials. Draft your four short personal essays. Consider which current/former supervisor you can reach out to for a recommendation letter. Update your resume/CV (making sure it’s no longer than two pages!) and ask a friend or mentor to review it. Renew your passport if needed OR find another document to prove your citizenship. Secure proof — such as a transcript or a letter from your university — that you will have a bachelor’s degree by July 2021. |
Want to learn more? Watch three GHC alumni share their experiences for an #AskUsAnything session! |
Coro Fellowship in Public Affairs
The Coro Fellowship is one of the nation’s most prestigious public affairs programs for aspiring leaders who wish to create change across sectors and across differences and contribute meaningfully to the public good. Competitively selected applicants will join a cohort of 12 fellows for the nine-month program in a high-impact urban US city: New York, San Francisco, Los Angeles, or Pittsburgh.
Using the city as a classroom, Fellows learn through interactions with various stakeholders, numerous work placements, and leadership development seminars to develop critical thinking, analytical, governance, and leadership skills. Coro seeks bright, self-motivated individuals with a demonstrated commitment to ethical, effective leadership and civic engagement.
We encourage applications from candidates of all academic disciplines, careers, and racial, ethnic, and socio-economic backgrounds. Applications for the 2021 cohort are due January 6, 2021. Learn more at corofellowship.org.
Connect with Top Graduate International Relations Schools
Attend and learn about four of the top International Relations Graduate Programs in the northeast. You will hear from alumni and admissions representatives from all of the programs.
The schools presenting will include:
• Columbia University – School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA)
• Georgetown University – Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service
• Johns Hopkins University – School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS)
• Tufts University – The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy.
December 17 at 5:30 pm click HERE
Alum to lead National Economic Council under President-elect Biden
If you’re curious to see where one Midd grad has gone, check out this story from the NYT last week:
“President-elect Joseph R. Biden Jr. has officially selected Brian Deese, who played a leading role in bailing out the automotive industry and negotiating the Paris climate agreement under President Barack Obama, to head the National Economic Council, his transition team said Thursday.
The appointment, which does not require Senate confirmation, highlights Mr. Biden’s plans to use economic policy initiatives to drive climate policy. It also defies pre-emptive criticism from some environmental groups, which have targeted Mr. Deese for his work in recent years as the sustainability director for the asset-management giant BlackRock.”
Read the full article here.
Scoville Peace Fellowship
The Herbert Scoville Jr. Peace Fellowship Program invites applicants to apply for full-time, six-to-nine month fellowships in Washington, DC.
The purpose of the fellowship is to provide an opportunity for college graduates to gain practical knowledge and experience by contributing to the efforts of nonprofit, public-interest organizations working on peace and security issues.
Scoville Fellows will choose to work with one of the twenty-six organizations participating in the program. With the assistance of alumni, board, and staff, fellows will select a placement which best matches their interests and the needs of the host organization. Participating organizations provide office space and support, supervision and guidance for fellows’ work. With the exception of Congressional lobbying, fellows may undertake a variety of activities, including research, writing, and organizing that support the goals of their host organization.
Scoville Fellows create a project, in partnership with their host organizations, related to one of four broad areas:
• Nuclear Nonproliferation and WMD. This category includes but is not limited to: Nuclear nonproliferation and security; prevention of the spread of nuclear, chemical and biological weapons; defense spending and procurement; U.S. interactions with current, de facto, or potential nuclear powers; protection of nuclear and radiological materials.
• Climate and Security nexus. This category includes but is not limited to: environmental concerns with security implications; disaster response with military personnel; international tensions arising from changing arctic region; regional and ethnic tensions exacerbated by resource competition.
• Peacebuilding and Conflict Resolution. This category includes but is not limited to: current and potential incursions within or between neighboring countries; conventional weapons and arms trade; cross-border refugee movements; ethnic tensions with security implications; atrocity prevention; building international and regional institutions to resolve conflicts; development and implementation of novel conflict resolutions strategies; counterterrorism and terrorism reduction strategies; supporting international agreements that can lead to peace, prosperity, and sustainability.
• Emerging Technology Threats. This category includes but is not limited to: questions related to the development, deployment, and use of drones, artificial intelligence, cyber warfare, satellites and space in a security context.
• Global Health Security. This category includes biosecurity and pandemics.
Application deadline to start in fall 2021 is January 4. APPLY HERE
Advance Social Justice & Poverty Interventions This Summer
Apply for a Privilege & Poverty National Summer Internship
The Privilege & Poverty Academic Cluster offers funded summer internships locally, and around the U.S. through its participation in the Shepherd Higher Education Consortium on Poverty.
Middlebury Deadline: Friday, January 15th
Middlebury College is one of over twenty member institutions of the Shepherd Higher Education Consortium on Poverty (SHECP), a nonprofit organization dedicated to the proliferation of poverty studies programs at colleges and universities in the U.S. Middlebury regularly sends 5-7 students to participate in this summer program.
This opportunity is open to students in all majors and career paths. If accepted, you will be matched with an agency that fits your interests and strengths. Located in urban and rural sites, internships offer opportunities in advancing social justice and implementing poverty interventions in areas including: Community and Individual Services; Education and Youth Outreach; Health and Wellness; Immigration and Refugees; and Legal and Business Management.
The Consortium’s internship program includes eight weeks of summer fieldwork bookended by opening and closing conferences, during which student interns come together with peers from other schools (and with faculty and staff) to critically reflect on their experiences. The closing conference also includes an annual symposium on a topic important to understanding poverty.
Please consult this flyer for more information about the application process. If you have any questions on whether your virtual service experience could qualify for funding, please reach out to Ashley Laux at alaux@middlebury.edu or (802) 443-3099.
Green Jobs & Resources
From climate advocate, Ed Carley and his weekly newsletter Ed’s Clean Energy & Sustainability Jobs list, here are some great entry-level jobs he shared:
Analyst. Customer First Renewables. Gaithersburg, MD. https://www.customerfirstrenewables.com/connect-with-us/career/Analyst.664b4.php. Entry level. Thanks Blake!
Energy Efficiency Associate. Energy Solutions. Orange, CA. http://energy-solution.hrmdirect.com/employment/job-opening.php?req=1414636&&#job. Appears to be entry level.
Program Support, Energy Efficiency. ICF. Columbia, MD. https://www.icf.com/careers/jobs/R2003282. Entry level.
Professional Training and Education Programs Manager. PHIUS. Chicago, IL. https://www.phius.org/Jobs/Education%20Program%20Manager.pdf. Bachelors.
GSAM, Fixed Income, ESG & Impact Investing Research Analyst, Associate/Vice President (2 positions). Goldman Sachs. New York, NY or London, UK. https://uscareers-goldmansachs.icims.com/jobs/67320/gsam%2c-fixed-income%2c-esg-%26-impact-investing-analyst%2c-associate-vice-president/job?hub=7&mobile=false&width=730&height=500&bga=true&needsRedirect=false&jan1offset=-300&jun1offset=-240. 1+ year experience. Thanks Betty!
Associate. BSR. San Francisco, CA. https://boards.greenhouse.io/bsr/jobs/4970267002. 1-3 years experience and Masters degree.
Here’s an Event Ed recommends: Build Back Better by Joining the Government by Women in Clean Energy for Biden. December 3 and 4, 2020.
If you aren’t subscribed to Ed’s email and you’d like to be, please sign up here: edsjobslist.com. If you’d like to send a job tip use EdsCleanJobs@gmail.com.
What STEM Careers are in High Demand?
Have you ever wondered what the outlook might be for your STEM career five or even ten years out? Or maybe you are weighing your options for a chosen career path and need to know the type of degree that is required.
“Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education (ORISE) labor trends and workforce studies experts have culled through the BLS data and have summarized the outlook for several select STEM careers. With the right information in-hand—and a prestigious research experience to complement your education—you can increase the confidence you have when selecting a STEM career.”
Check out ORISE undergraduate opportunities for research participation programs with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency HERE.
Hot Handshake SOCIAL IMPACT Jobs & Internships
Welcome back from break! Don’t forget to check out the new opportunities on Handshake since last week. Here is a curated Handshake Social Impact full listing, as well as some new internships and jobs that caught my attention below: