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Stride Rite Postgraduate Fellowship Description & Requirements

Stride Rite Post-Graduate Fellowships are intended for Harvard seniors who were devoted to service as undergraduates, and who demonstrate a future lifetime commitment to service. The spirit of the award is to provide fellows with the opportunity to put their vision for social change into action. Each fellow is awarded up to $25,000. The grant money is intended to support the fellow’s living expenses as they work on a public interest project full-time in the year following graduation. The money may not be used for project expenses, but fellows are encouraged to seek other project funding if applicable.

The committee generally favors projects with the following characteristics:

Entrepreneurial

Community based

Within the U.S. (ideally in a community with which the applicant has worked in the past)

Builds on undergraduate service experience

Potential for ongoing impact

The committee generally favors applicants with the following characteristics:

Participated in year-round public service during their undergraduate career

Built long-term relationships with one or more communities

Plan to work in a human services profession long-term

Passionate, energetic, effective leaders

The application deadline for 2008-2009 funding is
Friday, March 14th, 2008 at 5:00 PM

The selection committee will review applications and make selections in April. Applicants may be required to come in for interviews the week before final notification. Grants will range up to $25,000 (budget and program plans will be considered in setting the specific award amount). Three to five grants will be awarded.

You will be notified of the selection results by the end of April 2008. If selected, you will be invited to receive your award at an end-of-year awards reception.

NOTE: All applicants must attend an information/advising session with Stride Rite Fellowship Administrators. The session will provide further information about the fellowship and help applicants to write effective proposals. Contact Ariel Harms to indicate your intent to apply and find out information session dates.

Profiles of former Stride Rite Fellows
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