SNAP 2012 Organizing Fellowship
The SNAP Fellowship is a paid grassroots organizing fellowship for students and youth that is fast-paced, high-impact, and focused on social justice values. This is not your average summer internship – it is your opportunity to create real, lasting change.
As a SNAP Organizing Fellow, you will receive training from experienced organizers with roots in electoral politics as well as the labor and economic justice, environmental, LGBTQ, and immigrants rights movements. You will learn to talk to voters and recruit volunteers to elect Democratic candidates who are ready to put Congress to work building a fairer society.
SNAP seeks to hire 20 Organizing Fellows in our first round and 15-20 more in the second round. All Organizing Fellows will received organizing training from SNAP staff and then be placed on progressive Congressional campaigns in competitive districts across the country.
Stipend
SNAP believes that our country’s leadership should reflect its diversity. We therefore pay all Organizing Fellows a stipend of up to $5,000, based on financial need. The average stipend in summer 2011 was $1,825 plus free housing for 10 weeks.
Fellowship Qualifications
SNAP considers three categories of people for the Fellowship Program:
- Current College Students - people, from 18 to any age, who are enrolled in a two-year or four-year college or university.
- Recent College Graduates - people, from 18 to any age, who have recently graduated from college. You must have graduated from college in or after January 2010 to be eligible for the 2012 SNAP Fellowship.
- Young Adults Under 25 - people who are between 18 and 25 but are not currently enrolled in a college or university.
People of color, people with disabilities, first-generation college students/graduates, immigrants, LGBTQ people, and women are especially encouraged to apply for the SNAP Fellowship.
You do not need to be a U.S. citizen or Legal Permanent Resident to apply for the SNAP Fellowship.
