USA & International Gap Year & Year of Service Programs

Where only a month is listed, click the link for more information (including the exact application deadline). Please contact Career.Services@oberlin.edu if you would like to recommend an organization or if you have found a dead link.

International

American India Foundation William J. Clinton Fellowship for Service in India (India)

Deadline: January

American University in Cairo, Presidential Scholars Program (Egypt)
Deadline: February

ArtCorps (Guatemala, El Salvador and Honduras)
Deadline: February

Ashoka Social Entrepreneurship Fellow (Worldwide)

Deadline: Rolling

Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange (CBYX) for Young Professionals (Germany)
Deadline: December

Fellowship of Reconciliation Columbia Program (Columbia)

Deadline: January - Must be 23 or older at time of service.

IFESH International Fellows Program (Primarily Africa, but also in Asia, South America & Australia)

Deadline: March

Idealist.org - Fellowships in Public Service (USA-Nationwide & Worldwide)

Listing of a variety of nonprofit and public policy fellowships.

Idealist.org - Term of Service Programs (USA-Nationwide & Worldwide)

Listing of a variety of term of service programs

Peace Corps (Worldwide)
Deadline: Rolling

Princeton-in-Africa (Multiple Countries in Africa)

Deadline: November

Princeton-in-Asia (Multiple Countries in Asia)
Deadline: December

Princeton-in-Latin America (Multiple Countries in Latin America)

Deadline: December

 

USA

Americorps (USA - Nationwide)
Deadline: Rolling

Camphill Soltane Community Co-Workers (USA - Glenmoore, PA)

Deadline: Rolling

Center for California Studies Capital Fellows Program (USA - California)

Deadline: February

City Hall Fellows (USA - Baton Rouge, Houston, San Francisco)

Deadline: April

City Year (USA - Arkansas, California, District of Columbia, Florida, Illinois, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Hampshire, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Texas, & Washington)
Deadlines: 4 per year: February 1, April 1, May 15, November 15

Congressional Hunger Center, Bill Emerson National Hunger Fellowship (USA - District of Columbia)
Deadline: January

Coro Fellows Program in Public Affairs (USA -Los Angeles, New York City, Pittsburgh, San Francisco & St. Louis)

Deadline: January

El Pomar Foundation Fellowship (USA - Colorado)

Deadline: January

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) 2-Year Environmental Careers Program (ECP) (USA - Nationwide)

Deadline: Rolling,but most ECP opportunities are posted in October and November

Friends Committee on National Legislation (FCNL) Intern Program (USA - District of Columbia)
Deadline: March

Green Corps (USA - Nationwide)
Deadline: Until positions are filled.

Health Corps (USA - Arizona, California, Florida, Mississippi, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas)
First Deadline: February. Second Deadline: April.

Herbert Scoville Jr. Peace Fellowship (USA - District of Columbia)
Deadline: January & October

Idealist.org - Fellowships in Public Service (USA-Nationwide & Worldwide)
Listing of a variety of nonprofit and public policy fellowships.

Idealist.org - Term of Service Programs (USA-Nationwide & Worldwide)
Listing of a variety of term of service programs

Indiana State Government Governor's Fellowship Program (USA - Indiana)

Deadline: N/A for 2010-2011

Institute for Women's Policy Research Mariam K. Chamberlain Fellow (USA - District of Columbia

Deadline: March

Julliard School 9-Month Professional Theater & Arts Administration Intern Program (USA - New York)

Deadline: Rolling, with a final deadline of May 1

Kennedy Center Arts Management Fellowship

Deadline: April

Lutheran Volunteer Corps (USA - Nationwide)

Deadlines: March

Musician Corps - Music National Service* (USA - Nationwide)

'09-'10 was the Pilot Year for this program. Applications are not being accepted for 2011-2012.

New Sector Residency in Social Enterprise (USA - Massachusetts)

Deadline: December

New York City Urban Fellows Program (USA - New York)
Deadline: January

Ohio Legislative Service Commission 13-Month Legislative Internship Program (USA - Columbus, OH)

Deadline: April

Ohio Legislative Service Commission 13-Month Telecommunications Internship Program (USA - Columbus, OH)

Deadline: May

Philly Fellows (USA - Pennsylvania)
Deadline: January(NOTE: Website states that program is for graduates of Philadelphia area colleges, however, the program does accept students who attend colleges outside of the Philadelphia area. 2 Oberlin graduates were members of the '09-'10 Philly Fellow class!)

Quaker Experiential Service and Training (QUEST) (USA - Washington)
Deadline: March

Quaker Information Center Extensive listing of gap year and internship opportunities at Quaker and Non-Quaker organizations.

Quaker United Nations Office Program Assistants (USA - New York)
Deadline: February

Samuel Huntington Public Service Award (USA & Worldwide)
Deadline: February

Simon Fellowship for Nobel Purpose (USA & Worldwide)
Deadline: January

Sonoma County Economic Development Board Program Development One-Year Internship (USA - California) (Linked to PDF)

Deadline: February

Student Conservation Association: Conservation Corps (USA - Nationwide)

Deadline: Rolling

The Academy (USA - New York)
Deadline: December
A program of Carnegie Hall, The Juilliard School, and The Weill Music Institute in partnership with the New York City Department of Education serves post-graduate musicians embarking on their careers.

The American Prospect's Writing Fellows Journalism Program (Washington, DC)

Deadline: April

U.S. PIRG Fellowships & Campus Organizers (USA - Nationwide)

Deadline: Rolling

Venture for America (USA - Nationwide)
Deadline: November and February

Villers Fellowship for Health Care Justice (USA - District of Columbia)
Deadline: January

Wellstone Fellowship for Social Justice (USA - District of Columbia)
Deadline: February

Youth Service Opportunities Project (YSOP) Fellows Program (USA - District of Columbia & New York City)

Deadline: Rolling, but apply before February 2012