Fellowships
Service and learning should continue beyond seasons, beyond semesters, and beyond Bowdoin.
Overview
We support students who wish to engage in intensive public work over summer break and after graduation. Since we deeply believe that committed and qualified students should have the opportunity to engage in these life-building and life-changing experiences regardless of their need to earn summer wages, the McKeen Center offers an array of fellowship opportunities for full-time work with community initiatives in the United States and abroad. Not only do fellowships help students explore career options while building capacity in non-profit and civic organizations, but they also offer students the chance to tangibly contribute to communities today and gain the tools necessary to lead communities in the future. And when a student sees a need in a community that isn't being addressed, we're here to help them lead from day one.
- Summer fellowships with community organizations around the globe
- Open to 1st, 2nd, and 3rd year students
- 4-5 fellowships available
- $6,000 stipend, with an additional $1,000 supplement for students of aid, for 10 weeks, full-time work
- Includes 6-week pre-departure seminar to prepare for the summer
- Schedule a meeting with Tom Ancona for more information
- Summer fellowships with community organizations in Midcoast Maine
- Open to 1st, 2nd, and 3rd year students
- 11 Community partners host fellows
- $6,000 stipend, with an additional $1,000 supplement for students of aid, for 10 weeks, full-time work
- Schedule a meeting with Tom Ancona for more information
- Summer fellowship with in-depth community work and potential academic connectings during senior year
- Open to rising seniors
- 8-9 fellowships available
- $6,000 stipend, with an additional $1,000 supplement for students of aid, for 10 weeks, full-time work
- Schedule a meeting with Tom Ancona for more information
- Summer fellowships in federal, state and local government offices
- Open to 1st, 2nd, and 3rd year students
- $6,000 stipend, with an additional $1,000 supplement for students of aid, for 10 weeks, full-time work
- Contact Wendy Van Damme for more information