Atlas Corps Fellowships is the fully funded Fellowships for the world’s top social change leaders.

Summary

Through this Fellowships, Atlas Corps seeks to advance the U.S. State Department Education and Cultural Exchange Bureau’s Mission. In addition to that, the fellowship seeks to promote mutual understanding through people-to-people exchanges and to further U.S. foreign policy objectives by engaging international exchange visitors and American communities in a diversity of positive, safe, and enriching educational, cultural and professional exchange programs.

Program 

Moreover, the Atlas Corps Fellowship is a 12-18 month Fellowship in the United States for the world’s top social change leaders. Basically, fellows serve full-time at Host Organizations to develop leadership skills and learn effective practices through the Atlas Corps Global Leadership Lab professional development series and networking opportunities with other Fellows. The Fellowship also allows participants to engage in group cultural activities like a D.C. Monuments Tour, sporting events, U.S. holiday celebrations, and more.

Funding 

Atlas Corps sponsors the J-1 Trainee visa and covers most visa expenses. Atlas Corps also provides each Fellow with a living stipend to cover basic expenses (food, local transportation, and shared housing), a monthly phone plan, emergency health and travel insurance, and round-trip international airfare.

Eligibilities 

Candidates must have the following qualifications in order to be eligible for this fully funded Atlas Corps Fellowships in the United States of America

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent with two or more years of relevant experience. In addition to that, English proficiency (oral, writing, reading).
• Age 35 or younger
• Commitment to return to the home country after the 12-18 month Fellowship. Similarly, commitment to living on a basic stipend that only covers food shared housing and local transportation.
• Furthermore, candidates must apply to serve in a country other than where you are from; U.S. citizens are not eligible for the U.S. Fellowship.

Application 

The application involves a number of steps. Atlas Corps considers applications on a rolling basis, though Atlas encourages candidates to apply as soon as possible to get Host Organization placements. More information about the application is available here.