Deadline: 27th May, 2025
Embark on a transformative journey in educational leadership with their 10-month Impact Fellowship.
This Fellowship is designed for rising leaders with 3-5 years of professional experience who are interested in pursuing non-instructional careers in education, providing an opportunity to lead long-term, systems-level projects in school districts, charter schools, government education agencies, or nonprofit organizations. Join a vibrant community of diverse peers, forge lasting connections, and gain invaluable exposure to critical issues and policies that accelerate a lasting and impactful career in education.
- Fellows lead long-term initiatives that fall primarily within four priority areas: project management, data and analysis, operations, and strategy.
- Fellows will live and work in one of our primary geographic regions*:
- Boston, MA
- Chicago, IL
- Memphis, TN
- Newark, NJ
- New York City, NY
- San Francisco Bay Area, CA
- Texas
- Dallas/Ft. Worth
- Houston
- Central Texas (San Antonio / Austin)
- Washington, DC
- Impact Fellows receive a $58,000 stipend over 10 months.
*While the large majority of placements will be on site in the regions listed above, there may a small number of opportunities in cities outside of our core regions, and/or remote opportunities. In order to maximize your chance of being placed during our Onboarding process, it is important that you are open to working in one of the cities listed above for the entirety of your placement.
Benefits
- Advance Meaningful Work – Make an immediate impact by applying your strategic management and/or data analytics skills to strategic initiatives in education with the support of EP and the partner organization.
- Grow Your Leadership – Through on-the-job learning, in-person convenings, site visits, and communities of practice, Fellows receive valuable leadership development and mentoring from experienced education professionals and EP Alums.
- Build Community – Gain lasting personal and professional connections through a nationwide network of 4,700+ diverse peers.
Eligibility
- Impact Fellowship applicants must be new to this Fellowship and available to complete the full program in person in one of our target cities.
- They should hold a bachelor’s degree and have at least two years of full-time professional work experience.
- It is essential that applicants have authorization to work in the US on a full-time basis, with international students eligible if they do not require visa assistance.
- Above all, candidates should demonstrate a strong commitment to EP’s mission along with a passion for public education.
- Your application should take approximately 1.5 – 2 hours to complete.
- Be prepared to upload your resume, and share personal details, your employment and academic history, areas of professional expertise and skill, and geographic preferences.
- You can start your application and save your progress—you do not need to complete the full application in one sitting.