NEXT GENERATION LEADERS FELLOWSHIP
Program Overview
Ready to get in the driver’s seat and bring groundbreaking changes to you and your peers?! Every summer we recruit and train the next generation of student leaders who will join our national movement and become advocates for change. Join us!
The Next Generation Leaders Fellowship is a unique 8-week summer program designed to train and empower students to be leaders in the survivor justice and anti-campus sexual violence movement, and beyond. Fellows learn the ins and outs of how to engage with policy, advocate for legislation and organize a grassroots movement through hands-on experience bringing policy reform addressing campus sexual violence to their state.
A screenshot of the 2021 summer cohort
Fellowship Description
The Next Generation Leader Fellows build skills needed to lead grassroots, legislative advocacy movements. By the end of summer, you will:
Learn the ins and outs of how your states’ legislature works and how to advocate on behalf bills
Cultivate leadership skills by building a movement of students, activists, and other anti-sexual violence movement leaders in your state
Gain advocacy skills including media skills by creating advocacy campaigns through social media and written media
Students who complete the Fellowship will be equipped to lead our movement every step of the way, including: drafting student-written, survivor-centered legislation alongside community stakeholders, advocating for their bill as it moves through the legislature, and holding campuses accountable to the new law. And, following the fellowship, fellows have the opportunity to stay on as key leaders in their state movement.
Program Details
Location: The fellowship program is entirely remote. We are currently prioritizing applicants who go to college in or are from Vermont, Arizona, Oregon, Virginia, Pennsylvania, New Hampshire, Illinois, Maine and Nevada
Time Commitment: The fellowship program is part-time, 10 hrs per week. Fellows must be available for regular evening sessions twice each week.
Fellowship Duration: 8 weeks, from June 5th - August 4th (with a one week break July 3rd-7th) . Following the Fellowship, Fellows have the opportunity to stay on as key leaders in their state movement.
Stipend: Fellows engaging in the program will be eligible to receive a stipend of up to $1,000 to cover costs of living during the program.
Oversight: Fellows will receive weekly one-on-one and team coaching from EVC leaders, including members of the National team and previous fellowship cohorts.
Diversity & Inclusivity
Black students, first-generation students, low-income students, LGBTQ+ students, non-binary students, trans students, POC students, Indigenous students, students with disabilities, women, and all marginalized students experience sexual violence disproportionately. Addressing sexual violence within colleges and universities means addressing systemic issues that silence, betray, and push out students. Sexual violence disproportionately impacts those with marginalized and intersecting identities. We encourage and empower survivors and students who have been pushed to the margins and impacted personally by sexual violence to apply.
Any questions? Email national@everyvoicecoalition.org