The Junior Fellowship provides an opportunity for exceptional graduates interested in public service to work for one year at an organization in the public or non-profit sectors of the greater Philadelphia area. The Fellowship is designed to provide a dynamic, hands-on experience for the Junior Fellow, resulting in a tangible work product that advances the work of the partner organization.

We are interested in supporting projects that focus on issues connected to:

• Child Welfare
• Education
• Juvenile Justice
• Behavioral Health

Successful projects give partner organizations an opportunity to strengthen their program through policy, research, or advocacy work, and provide the Fellow with the chance to gain new skills or experience.  The projects should have a discrete start and end point and allow the primary activities to be completed by the Fellow within one year.

How it Works:

There are four stages to the application process:

1) Partner organizations submit to Stoneleigh an abstract of the project they are interested in pursuing with a Junior Fellow;

2) Stoneleigh advertises projects that meet our selection criteria on our Web site;

3) Interested applicants apply directly to the partner organization;

4) Each partner organization selects an applicant and together they submit a joint application to Stoneleigh.

Timeline:

• The application cycle for the 2009-2010 Junior Fellowship opportunity is now closed.
• Interested applicants should apply directly to the partner organization using the Individual Application. This file is also available in Word format. The application cycle for the 2009-2010 Junior Fellowship opportunity is now closed.
• The partner organization will select the best candidate for the project, and the candidate and partner organization will apply to Stoneleigh Center together by completing the Joint Application. This file is also available in Word format . The joint application must be received by 5:00 p.m. on Friday, December 11, 2009.
• Applicants will be informed of award decisions in mid-March 2010.
• The Fellowship begins on July 1, 2010 and continues through June 30, 2011.

Further Questions

For further details on the program, we invite you to view our Frequently Asked Questions page or you can contact Stoneleigh directly at info@stoneleighcenter.org or at 215-735-7080.