Stoneleigh Center Fellowships are designed to support creative, accomplished researchers, practitioners, and policymakers who have demonstrated leadership in child welfare, education, juvenile justice, or related fields.

Candidates might be mid- to senior-level practitioners in youth- or family-serving organizations or systems. They might also be seasoned policymakers, analysts, or researchers working in non-profit, governmental, or academic institutions.

The roots of the Stoneleigh Center Fellowship are in Philadelphia. Our first fellows are either based in Philadelphia or doing work in the region. During our first years of funding, we are testing various approaches. Currently, we prefer applicants to have some connection to Philadelphia, the Delaware Valley, or to Pennsylvania. Because in the long term we want to support work that can impact public policy at the national level, in the future we will consider applications from individuals who live and work in other parts of the country.

Stoneleigh Center seeks individuals who have:

• A track record of advocating for change in the fields of child welfare, education, or juvenile justice;
• Knowledge, understanding, contacts, and institutional support to bring changes in policy and improvements in practice to fruition;
• Demonstrated ability to design and lead system reform; and
• Imagination, tough-mindedness, and a focus on results.

Along with these qualifications, selection of fellows is based on the

• Quality and feasilibity of the proposed ideas; and
• Fit of the proposed project with the Stoneleigh Center's goals.

Awardees are expected to relinquish their day-to-day job duties in order to devote their time fully to the projects supported by the fellowship.

Candidates are asked to apply in partnership with a sponsoring organization and to have the support of the systems within which they will be working for change. Proposals must identify a sponsoring organization that can house the fellow and funded project, as well as provide administrative support. The sponsoring organization can be the candidate's current employer or another organization central to the proposed work.  Sponsoring organizations will be compensated for administrative expenses.

To apply for a Stoneleigh Center Fellowship, see Become a Stoneleigh Center Fellow.