Open Society Foundations and Echoing Green offers Research Fellowships in the areas of Education, Family, and related to Fatherhood, Mentoring, College Preparatory Programs, Community-building, Supportive Wage Work Opportunities, Communications, and Philanthropic leadership in USA
Study Subject(s):The scholarship is provided to learn in the areas of Education, Family, and related to Fatherhood, Mentoring, College Preparatory Programs, Community-building, Supportive Wage Work Opportunities, Communications, and Philanthropic leadership
Course Level:This scholarship is for pursuing Research.
Scholarship Provider: Open Society Foundations and Echoing Green
Scholarship can be taken at: Students will get their studies in USA.
Eligibility:
- Applicants must be 18 years of age or older.
- Applicants must have sufficient English fluency to participate in interviews and Echoing Green events.
- Organization must be the original idea of the applicant.
- Organization must be in a start-up phase. To be considered a start-up, the organization may have been in operation for up to two years, and the financial support of the BMA Fellowship should qualify it as significant early source of funds. Applicants who have only worked on their organization on a part-time basis or have yet to start the organization are generally considered eligible.
- Organization must be independent and autonomous. Organizations cannot be considered independent or autonomous if they are started under the direction of an existing organization. The applicant must be the primary decision maker for the organization’s development and management. Generally, organizations with fiscal sponsors are still considered autonomous.
- Applicants must make a full-time commitment (minimum 35 hours per week) to the organization’s development for the duration of the two-year fellowship. It is expected that all selected fellows resign from their current employment to dedicate themselves full-time to their initiatives. Students will not be eligible for their fellowship stipend if their organization is put on hold due to conflicts with their studies.
- Partnerships (organizations co-founded and led by two individuals) may apply. Both partners must meet all eligibility requirements and make a full-time commitment of no fewer than 35 hours per week to the development of the organization.
- Applicants must have legal status to work in the US. If you are authorized to work in the US, but this status is granted to you through your current employer and you are only authorized to work for that employer, you are not eligible to apply for a US-based proposal.
- Applicants must commit to attending Echoing Green’s training conferences if selected as fellows. All new fellows attend a conference in summer the year they are selected, as well as a winter conference for two years. Echoing Green covers all expenses related to these events and will announce the dates a few months prior to each conference.
Scholarship Open for International Students: This fellowships for USA Students.
Scholarship Description: The Black Male Achievement (BMA) Fellowship is a new fellowship program established by Open Society Foundations and Echoing Green dedicated to improve the life outcomes of black men and boys in the U.S. It is the first fellowship program of its kind that targets social entrepreneurs who are starting up new and innovative organizations in the field of black male achievement.
Number of awards offered: Eight fellowships are offered.
Tenure of award: It is applicable for  18 months.
Value:
- Â A stipend of $70,000
- Â A health insurance stipend
-Â Â A professional development stipend
-Â Â Professional and organizational development conferences
-Â Â A community of like-minded social entrepreneurs and public service leaders, including the Open Society and Echoing Green networks of alumni working all over the world
Other Benefits:Not Known
Selection criteria:Â The BMA Fellowship selection process is highly competitive.
Notification:Â June 2013: Fellows announced.
How to Apply: The mode of applying is online.
Scholarship Application Deadline: Do submit your applications till January 2013.
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