The Community College Global Affairs Fellowship (CCGAF) is a new paid summer enrichment and mentorship program that seeks to expand access to global education opportunities and international affairs careers to community college, transfer, and non-traditional students.
The fellowship helps strengthen the international affairs talent ecosystem in the US. This fully paid fellowship will engage (at least) 30 American community college, transfer, and non-traditional students from across the US in 1-on-1 mentorship, as well as bring them to DC to participate in an immersive two-week summer enrichment program in June 2023. Participants must be US citizens from groups such as first-generation, low-income, or from overlooked regions of the country. Applicants must have/be receiving an Associate’s Degree by August 2023 AND/OR plan to be starting at a 4-year university by Fall 2023. A daily stipend, roundtrip airfare, lodging, ground transportation to and from the airport in DC, and a per diem for meals and incidentals for each day of the program, will all be covered.
Application deadline on Wednesday, March 1, 2023.
https://www.ccidinc.org/community-college-global-affairs-fellowship-2023/
Eligibility
Participants must be U.S. citizens or U.S. permanent residents who are community college, transfer, or non-traditional students from historically underrepresented groups, such as first-generation and low-income, as well as overlooked regions of the country.
Applicants must have or will be receiving an Associate’s Degree by August 2023 AND/OR plan to be starting at a 4-year university by Fall 2023. Applicants should have an interest in international affairs and democracy.
Program Details
Mentorship and 1:1 coaching, access to networks and career supports that global affairs students and professionals need to grow in their work, advance to higher levels of leadership, and become decision-makers on the world stage.
- Virtual mentorship program: May 30 through August 16, 2023. Fellows are paired with current international affairs practitioners, 3 hours per week time commitment
- The fully-paid Summer Enrichment Program will take place in Washington, DC from Sunday, June 18 to Saturday, July 1, 2023. Includes diplomatic skills training course, briefings on how U.S. foreign policy is made, a series of career panel discussions, visits to Federal Agencies and cultural institutions, and more. Includes $128 daily stipend plus fully-paid food, travel and lodging expenses.
