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Gap Year, Service Year, and Short-Term Opportunities Gap Year, Service Year, and Short-Term Opportunities The following service and gap year programs are Financial Clinic popular destinations for graduates of selective liberal http://thefinancialclinic.org/ arts colleges. The opportunities vary widely in terms of The Financial Clinic's Fellowship Program is a social focus area and geographical locations but are similar in innovation model for scaling the Clinic’s outcomes-based that they are limited to 1-2 year non-renewable financial coaching development services. By training contracts. Most programs are competitive, offer financial Financial Fellows to be Financial Coaches, providing a support through annual salaries or stipends, and allow living stipend, and placing them with a variety of recent graduates to gain hands-on service experience. established nonprofits and public-sector entities, the program aims to increase financial security for working Economic/Business/Enterprenuership poor Americans. Venture for America Federal Reserve Board http://ventureforamerica.org/ https://www.federalreserve.gov/careers/default.htm Fellows work for two years at emerging start-ups and Research assistants are employed in six divisions: early-stage companies in lower-cost cities (e.g., Detroit, International Finance, Monetary Affairs, Research and Providence, New Orleans). Modeled after Teach for Statistics, the Office of Financial Stability, The Division of America, Venture for America provides a path for Consumer and Community Affairs, and The Division of entrepreneurship to college grads that want to learn how Reserve Bank Operations and Payment Systems. to build companies and create jobs. The Mountbatten Institute Echoing Green Fellowship https://lacn-csm.symplicity.com/students/ http://www.echoinggreen.org/fellowship The one-year experience in London or New York During their first two years, Fellows receive up to combines full-time work with evening and weekend $90,000, participate in leadership development coursework leading to a Postgraduate Certificate, or gatherings, and access the network of Echoing Green MBA in International Business Practice. Fellows, partners, and friends. Fellows work in the Sonoma County Economic Development Board community to launch, manage and grow organizations http://sonomacounty.ca.gov/Departments- that work towards creating social change. Agencies/Economic-Development-Board/ New Sector Residency in Social Enterprise (RISE) During a one year term, the Research and Program http://newsector.org/rise-fellowships/ Development Project Coordinator Fellows may be An 11-month program designed for recent college involved in researching sectors of the local economy and graduates with up to 5 years of post-college experience. preparing reports and recommendations, analyzing and RISE gives recent college graduates the opportunity to distilling economic data for local decision-makers, lead a strategic initiative for a nonprofit organization in coordinating several workforce advisory groups, and Boston or San Francisco. A stipend is provided. making presentations on economic policy. Vassar College Career Development Office • (845) 437-5285 • careers.vassar.edu • [email protected] Career Brief: Job Search Resources Gap Year and Service Year Opportunities 2 Education AmeriCorps Massachusetts Promise Fellows http://masspromisefellows.org/index.html Teach for America Fellows dedicate a year of service to build their https://www.teachforamerica.org/ organizational, leadership, and communication skills and TFA seeks individuals from all backgrounds, majors, and make an impact on young people in Massachusetts. professional experiences who have what it takes to excel Fellows receive a living stipend and benefits, and are as teachers and improve the quality of education for eligible for free courses at Northeastern. children growing up in low-income communities. Citizen Schools’ National Teaching Fellowship City Year http://www.citizenschools.org/careers/teaching- https://www.cityyear.org/ fellowship/ City Year unites young adults ages 17-25 of all The National Teaching Fellowship is a two-year backgrounds for a year of full-time service in 20 major professional and leadership development program. The U.S. cities. Corps Members serve as full-time tutors, opportunity includes service as a team leader at a mentors, role models and leaders of after-school Citizen Schools' campus, professional development in programs for 10 months. Corps Members receive a partnership with a community organization, and the stipend and financial support towards further study. opportunity to enroll in a pioneering Master's program. Fellows receive a salary and become eligible for CoaHCORPS: Urban Teaching Fellowship AmeriCorps Education Awards. http://www.cityonahill.org/urban-teaching-fellowship/ The fellowship is a one-year program (beginning late Japan Exchange Teaching (JET) Program August) intended to train and certify individuals http://jetprogramme.org/en/about-jet/ interested in teaching in urban public high schools. JET participants work either as Assistant Language Fellows are trained and mentored by veteran City on a Teachers (ALTs), Coordinators for International Hill teachers while taking graduate courses at Boston Relations (CIRs) or Sports Exchange Advisors (SEA), University toward a Master of Education (M.Ed.) degree. and are placed in local boards of education or public They receive a $16,000 stipend and reduced tuition in elementary, junior high and senior high schools in exchange for teaching in an urban public school for two Japan. ALTs are primarily engaged in language years upon completion of the program. instruction. All participants receive an annual salary. Great Oaks Charter School Tutor Corps Match Corps http://greatoakscharter.org/about-our-school/mission/ http://www.matcheducation.org/join/match-corps/ An Urban Education Fellowship designed to close the Match Corps is a one-year urban education fellowship. Achievement gap one student at a time. Fellows are Recent college graduates commit to a year in Boston, often recent college graduates who are interested in where they tutor small groups of students in grades 1-12 education and want to give a year of service. In Newark and partner closely with families. A living allowance, an and New York City, people in this category may choose education award, and subsidized housing are provided. to apply to the Great Oaks Teacher Residency. Fellows Math for America invest time and energy in the success of a small group of http://www.mathforamerica.org/fellowships middle or high school students. Most of the day is spent A five-year program for recent college graduates and tutoring students one-on-one or in small groups. Fellows mid-career professionals, the MfA includes one year of also take on secondary projects. A living stipend and full-time graduate study and four years of teaching math housing are provided. and participating in MfA corps activities. MfA Fellows are Blue Engine provided with full-tuition coverage for a year of graduate http://blueengine.org/fellowship/experience study and annual stipends in addition to their annual A one-year urban education fellowship program in New teachers salary. York City. Blue Engine Teaching Assistants NYC Teaching Fellows (BETAs) are placed in school-based teams and work https://www.nycteachingfellows.org/ with teachers to provide academic instruction in core Fellows pursue a master's degree in education while skills including algebra, geometry, English Language teaching full-time in a New York City public school. Arts (E/LA), and writing. BETAs receive a living stipend Teaching Fellows receive a generous annual salary and and unlimited NYC public transportation. subsidized tuition for advanced study. Vassar College Career Development Office • (845) 437-5285 • careers.vassar.edu • [email protected] Career Brief: Job Search Resources Gap Year and Service Year Opportunities 3 Phillips Academy Andover Teaching Fellowship Health/Healthcare https://www.andover.edu/About/CareersAtAndover/Page s/Teaching-Fellowship-Program.aspx The Wellstone Fellowship for Social Justice During a one-year teaching fellowship, recent college http://familiesusa.org/about/careers graduates (bachelor's or master's level) are introduced to The Wellstone Fellowship is designed to increase the teaching as a career through guided classroom work, number of low-income, American Indian & Alaska professional seminars, and exposure to the theories and Native, Asian American, Black/African American, Latino, methods of experienced teaching faculty. Teaching and Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander social justice Fellows contribute to the culture of the school through leaders. Candidates must demonstrate an interest in their involvement in residential, multicultural, and athletic health care policy as a tool for reducing racial and ethnic programs on campus. Fellows receive a stipend of health disparities and in using organizing and advocacy $30,000, plus insurance benefits and campus housing. skills to achieve social change. Fellows receive a generous annual salary and benefits. Schuler AmeriCorps Coach Program http://www.schulerprogram.org/en/americorps/ The Villers Fellowship for Healthcare Justice Coaches work with Scholars in one-on-one and group http://familiesusa.org/about/careers settings to provide subject specific tutoring and Responsibilities include conducting research on a range homework help. The ideal applicant will serve a two-year of health care issues and health reform topics – such as commitment. Coaches receive
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