About the 2010 Emerging Leaders and Diversity Fellows

    Program

The 2009 Emerging Leaders International Fellows are (left to right): Charles Ugalde, USA; Eva Ayiera, Kenya; Zuzanna Komornicka, Poland; Paola Vallejo, Ecuador; Rana Zincir, Cyprus/Turkey; Anderson Giovani da Silva, Brazil.                                                     Photo: Amal A. Muhammad

The Center on Philanthropy and Civil Society's Emerging Leaders International Fellows Program provides nonprofit sector leadership training through seminars, applied research and mentorships. The program is open to young scholars and practitioners interested in building Third-Sector capacity in their home countries or regions.   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.

Fellows will participate in a 3-month seminar (Monday March 1 to Friday May 28, 2010) on the U.S. and international voluntary sectors.  They will learn about the work of key agencies and meet with foundation leaders and other nonprofit representatives. 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 applicants to the 2010 Emerging Leaders Program is community foundations. A limited number of fellowships for research on diaspora or corporate philanthropy may also be available.

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 air travel to and from New York City and a generous stipend (taxable) to help cover research-related and additional living expenses.

Tuition-based appointments may also be made, pending approval by the selection committee. Tuition information is available upon request.

Please note that due to a high volume of applications received, research proposals that address topics other than community foundations, diaspora philanthropy, and corporate philanthropy will not be considered.

Special thanks to the following donors for their support of the 2009 Emerging Leaders & Diversity Fellows: Charles Stewart Mott Foundation, the W. K. Kellogg Foundation and the U.S. Embassy's Bicommunal Support Program in Cyprus.