Scholarship in US (Baltimore)

Community Fellowship Program to Individuals Committed to Improving the Circumstances of Baltimore’s Underserved Communities
Study Subject: Public and Community Service Fields
Employer: OSI-Baltimore
Level: Entrepreneur
Scholarship Description: The Open Society Institute-Baltimore is accepting applications for its 2011 class of Community Fellows. OSI-Baltimore will award up to 10 fellowships to individuals committed to improving the circumstances of Baltimore’s underserved communities. Fellows will receive $48,750 over 18 months.
Through its Community Fellowships Program, OSI-Baltimore hopes to encourage more entrepreneurial individuals to join the public and community service fields and to promote initiatives that will empower struggling communities to improve the quality of life for residents. Since 1998, over 100 Community Fellows have applied their educational and professional experiences in innovative projects serving marginalized communities in Baltimore. Past fellows have made exceptional accomplishments in a wide variety of areas such as HIV awareness, community-managed open spaces, youth outreach, community art and juvenile justice.
Interested individuals may either apply for a fellowship to work under the auspice of a nonprofit organization or apply for a fellowship to work independently.
Scholarship Application Deadline: 21 March 2011
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