Paid Fellowship for the University of Maryland Grads

Lead For America is looking for the nation's most dynamic and diverse young leaders to join the 2021 LFA Hometown Fellowship.

The basics of the program: LFA's flagship program is a paid two-year high impact fellowship for leaders ages 21-30 to serve their hometowns, particularly in neighborhoods and communities where the narrative of success has meant leaving and never coming back. Fellows work full-time alongside community leaders to address critical challenges and recruit other young leaders to return to and remain in the community. We currently have 93 Fellows serving 81 communities nationwide; our cohorts include Truman, Udall, and Gates Millennium Scholars, as well as military veterans and TFA alumni.

Each Fellow works full-time alongside dynamic local government and non-profit leaders and receives ongoing support and training from us to ensure they are critical contributors on priority projects from the start. We provide additional support to alumni to help them not only advance into positions of civic leadership, but also to recruit and pave the way for other young leaders to be able to do the same. The summer before their fellowship begins, all Fellows receive 4 weeks of graduate-level public administration, leadership, and equity training from leading institutions like the Harvard Kennedy School’s Institute of Politics and UNC’s School of Government, while also joining other Fellows for retreats throughout the course of the two years.

Our first application deadline is coming up on November 15th! The first round app only requires a resume, writing sample, and one 250-word short response. Learn more and apply here. 

Nominations: Professors, peers, and colleagues are invited to nominate outstanding candidates in their community via this form. Nominees will be contacted by Lead For America regarding next steps.

Survey Raffle: Current college students are invited to complete a 3-minute survey about Lead For America to enter a raffle to win $200 sent via PayPal. Participants do not have to plan to apply for the fellowship to be eligible for prizes. Click here to get started.

Questions? Please reach out to Lorenzo Johnson, LFA's Recruitment and Selection Manager at info@lead4america.org.