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NOW ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR THE 2015 FELLOWSHIP ON WOMEN & PUBLIC POLICY
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Are you a graduate student or a mid-level professional seeking to strengthen your leadership skills and broaden your public policy knowledge?
Are you committed to positive social change and to furthering the well-being of women and their families?
The Center for Women in Government & Civil Society invites you to apply for its 2015 Fellowship on Women & Public Policy
The Fellowship on Women & Public Policy is a unique opportunity at the
Center for Women in Government & Civil Society
Rockefeller Collegef Public Affairs & Policy
University at Albany
Since 1983, the program has prepared public policy leaders by instilling the knowledge and cultivating the skills needed to become effective advocates and public policy leaders.
Through a balanced and comprehensive approach that combines academic instruction, field placement in a New York State-based public policy position, and personal and professional development activities, the program supports fellows to:
* Understand the public policy world with both theoretical and practical instruction from leaders in the policy arena;
* Research, analyze, and advocate for issues of concern to women, children, families and communities in New York State;
* Strengthen skills in writing, public policy analysis and creative and critical thinking, and sharpen interpersonal and critical skills needed to become effective leaders;
* Explore ways to overcome personal and professional barriers to leadership, and
* Develop a professional network of mentors and become part of an expanding community of alumna Fellows.
Based in Albany, New York, this six month program runs from the beginning of January through the end of June each year. Fellows are full-time graduate students in the Spring semester, and work thirty hours a week in their placement offices. A $10,000 stipend plus tuition assistance is available to Fellows.
The Fellowship invites qualified graduate students and professionals who have completed at least 12 credits of graduate coursework and possess a minimum of three years of internship/work experience to apply. The Fellowship is an interdisciplinary program that invites applications from all fields of study. Fellows are selected on a competitive basis, and must be in good academic standing at their college or university. The Fellowship is primarily for graduate students, but we also consider mid-level professionals who demonstrate commitment to the vision of the Fellowship.
Deadline for Submitting Applications is
August 1, 2014.
Applications can be found at the
Center's website <http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=0019BgsDdt3hISJ24J8Q5l4JZ0yxnog-WiHG_WFRAvkDsMOF9JjtNuHidhEEx6WX7t1ltHm__sZYMSGy0BeA3gTjNsMi2hbz6KNUa9jkIjGWxIuNsBv2iLFx0OT3XDa8JQSvLgGcBm70dB8ODCeMoOXOi9K3tFyj1h51EINzMhtDZIImSjfq4PtXPVQPwNOt7tg&c=rmcqimKzVTZ7Bh_JrtaDXY3rKHaUkuPcGReEMTg94osuVhUls1Ga3A==&ch=T6ozqrgTfFLCGSzmhe2Szm92vbhO1RZbJLm9w6ypYbedxtLyL-glrw==>
For further information about the Fellowship on Women & Public Policy, please contact Bilge Avci at [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> and at 518. 591-8762.
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The Center for Women in Government & Civil Society advances excellence in public service by facilitating balanced leadership; and promotes gender-responsive public policy that is shaped by women's perspectives. The Center utilizes research, teaching, training and public education to accomplish its mission.
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