Careers in Fellowship Programs

By Willy Franzen

Looking for an entry level job or internship in fellowship programs? Here's an overview of how to approach the search and a list of companies that might have entry level and internship opportunities that will interest you.

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Not sure what you want to do with your career but want a good taste of one path? Want to make a lasting impact at an organization? Consider a fellowship program, which falls somewhere between an internship and a full-time job.

The types of fellowship programs you’d be eligible for as a recent grad are most often found in non-profit and academic organizations. They usually concentrate on a specific program that the organization is looking to improve or build and that you (the fellow) have the skills to work on. The nature and length of a fellowship program vary widely, lasting anywhere from three months to two years. Most last between six and eighteen months.

Compensation also varies widely; you may be compensated full employee wages (including employee benefits if you’re lucky), or you may receive a small stipend that covers only living expenses.

You’ll need a bachelor’s degree for almost all fellowship programs, as well as the drive to work on these programs, working independently and creating new initiatives when needed.

Companies with Entry Level Jobs and Internships in Fellowship Programs

American Conservatory Theater - American Conservatory Theater is a San Francisco based non-profit that aims to "renew, and reinvent the rich theatrical traditions that are our collective legacy."

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Job Title	Location
Need singing lessons	Los Angeles, CA
Need singing lessons - 513018614	Los Angeles, CA
Senior Graphic Designer	San Francisco, CA
Senior Graphic Designer	California

See all 2 job postings

Center on Budget and Policy Priorities - The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities is a DC based non-profit that “conducts research and analysis to help shape public debates over proposed budget and tax policies."

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Job Title	Location
Bilingual HR Generalist	Winchester, VA
MANAGER, IT FINANCE	Owings Mills, MD
Chief Financial Officer	Dayton, OH
Administrative Analyst	San Luis Obispo, CA
Regional Director - Medical Education Programs and DIO	Portland, OR

See all 2,723 job postings

Stratfor - Stratfor is an Austin, TX based “geopolitical intelligence firm that provides strategic analysis and forecasting to individuals and organizations around the world.”

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Job Title	Location
Caregiver-Live In, Fairfield County, CT	Stratford, CT

See all 0 job postings

National Collegiate Inventors and Innovators Alliance - National Collegiate Inventors and Innovators Alliance is an Amherst, MA based non-profit that supports “technology innovation and entrepreneurship in higher education."

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No current job openings.

Ducks Unlimited - Ducks Unlimited is a Memphis, TN based non-profit has become “the world’s leader in wetlands and waterfowl conservation.”

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Job Title	Location
Agent	Odessa, TX
Sales Intern	Norwalk, CT
Sous Chef - Blue Duck Tavern	Washington, DC
Housekeeper	Germantown, TN
President, Normandale Community College	Saint Paul, MN

See all 5 job postings

Treatspace - The Internet plays a huge role in how people find doctors, and Pittsburgh, PA based Treatspace wants to ensure that patients accurate, helpful information.

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Job Title	Location
Business Management Internship	Pittsburgh, PA
Community Manager	Pittsburgh, PA
Front-End Engineer Design Internship	Pittsburgh, PA
Sales Representative	Pittsburgh, PA

See all 4 job postings

Lend for America - Lend for America is a New Brunswick, NJ based non-profit that helps "college students change the lives of their communities’ low-income families" through microfinance.

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Job Title	Location
Spring Design Intern	Washington, DC
Restaurant Management (Entry Level)	Warwick, RI
ColdFusion Developer	Denver, CO
Education Coordinator	Trenton, NJ
Process Engineer	Joliet, IL

See all 726 job postings

City Hall Fellows - City Hall Fellows is a San Francisco, CA based non-profit that engages “diverse, talented young people in the work of cities.”

See the complete City Hall Fellows profile

Job Title	Location
VIP Model Marketing Host	Atlantic City, NJ
Community Affairs Fellow And Summer Interns	New York, NY
Fellowship Program	United States
Financial Analyst	Las Vegas, NV
Become an Environment America Fellow	United States

See all 49 job postings

New York Needs You - New York Needs You is a non-profit that is aiming to enable “first-generation college students to realize their college and career ambitions."

See the complete New York Needs You profile

Job Title	Location
Account Executive	New York, NY
Ruby on Rails Developer-San Francisco	San Francisco Bay Area, CA
Sales - Construction Equipment Account Manager	S Burlington, VT
User Experience Designer	Brooklyn, NY
Policy Analyst	New York, NY

See all 13,034 job postings

Smart Growth America - Smart Growth America is a Washington, DC based non-profit organization that believes “smart growth solutions support thriving businesses and jobs."

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Job Title	Location
Web Application Developer	Baltimore, MD
Medical Billing Specialist	Scottsdale, AZ
Controller	Baltimore, MD
B2B Sales - Exciting Growth Company!	Conshohocken, PA
Accounts Receivable Supervisor	Canton, MI

See all 854 job postings

Story Pirates - Story Pirates is a non-profit that pairs “experienced teachers with talented artists to collaborate with schools and community organizations."

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Job Title	Location
Production Internship ROOT SPORTS (Pittsburgh)	Pennsylvania
Marketing and Community Relations Manager - Portland Pirates	Portland, ME
Evening Interpreter C	Williamsburg, VA
Fellowship for Arts Administration, Producing, and Development	New York, NY
Director of Admissions	Charlotte, NC

See all 6 job postings

Gooru - Gooru is a Palo Alto, CA based non-profit that is “organizing free, online education resources into searchable collections" available online.

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No current job openings.

Chewonki Foundation - The Chewonki Foundation is a Wiscasset, ME based non-profit that helps "foster an understanding, appreciation, and stewardship of the natural world."

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No current job openings.

Net Impact - If you’re convinced of the power of business to make the world a better place but still want to work at a non-profit, then check out Careers at Net Impact.

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Job Title	Location
Application Architect	Boston, MA
Test Engineer - Telerik Test Studio	Kennesaw, GA
Application Architect	Chicago, IL
Sales Account Executive- Managed Print Services (Tyson's Corner)	Columbia, MD
Web Deveoper II -- Java	Columbus, OH

See all 5,431 job postings

Citizen Schools - Citizen Schools aims to improve middle school education by "expanding the learning day," and they're hiring new grads to help them.

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Job Title	Location
Laboratory Animal Technician	West Jefferson, OH
Licensed Banker	Sandwich, MA
Summer Intern, Design & Development	New York, NY
68X Mental Health Specialist	Gaithersburg, MD
Foreign Lang. Teachers (multiple): DC area: Local Applicants Only	Arlington, VA

See all 9,546 job postings

New America Foundation - The New America Foundation's approach is broad, but if you think that you could help them build a better America, then take a look at their jobs.

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Job Title	Location
Staff Development Scientist (NGS)	Indianapolis, IN
B2B Outside Sales Representative - Paid Training Plus Benefits	Orange County, NY
Senior Community Manager, Membership Team (North and Latin America)	New York, NY
UX Researcher	New York, NY
Business Analyst	Albany, NY

See all 3,071 job postings

Common Cause - If you like what Common Cause is doing to hold the government accountable, then you should consider a job with them after graduation.

See the complete Common Cause profile

Job Title	Location
Instructor, Digital Media Design	San Jose, CA
Database Engineer	San Francisco, CA
Site Reliability Engineer	San Francisco, CA
System Engineer	San Francisco, CA
QA Scientist II - Quality Management Systems	Lomira, WI

See all 3,266 job postings

Foundation for Sustainable Development - If you’re excited about what Foundation for Sustainable Development is doing, then you should check out their Jobs and Fellowships.

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Job Title	Location
Tester	Glasgow, KY
Director, Online Marketing	Santa Barbara, CA
blueEnergy Global Leadership Program Summer Fellowship	San Francisco, CA
Summer Legal Internship	Washington, DC
Full Stack Software Engineer	Austin, TX

See all 787 job postings

Education Pioneers - Education Pioneers is "building the pipeline of talent to address the urban education crisis,” and they'd love to have you in that pipeline.

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Job Title	Location
Account Executive	San Mateo, CA
Boutique Specialist - Herald Square	New York, NY
Sales- Loan Officer Training (Aces Program)	Plano, TX
Summer 2014 Internship	New York, NY
UX Researcher	New York, NY

See all 2,338 job postings

BlueEngine - If you're fired up about education, then you need to start reading up on BlueEngine’s Fellowship Program. They're recruiting lots of new grads.

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No current job openings.

Nourish International - There’s something special about non-profits that start on college campuses. Nourish International is one, and they're hiring.

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Job Title	Location
Ag Analytics Intern	Kennewick, WA
Ag Analytics Intern	Kennewick, WA
P/T Bakery Outlet Clerk (11332)	Cromwell, CT
Cost Analyst (Ag/ Produce) Earthbound Farm Organic	San Juan Bautista, CA
Temporary Entenmann's Route Sales Representative (11336)	Cromwell, CT

See all 28 job postings

National Bureau of Asian Research - The National Bureau of Asian Research conducts research on U.S. relations with Asia while also training next generation of Asian specialists.

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Job Title	Location
Social/Behavioral Sciences (14-42)	Northridge, CA

See all 1 job postings

MATCH Charter Public School - MATCH High School opened with the goal of preparing "inner-city Boston students to succeed in college and beyond" and they're hiring grads as teachers & tutors.

See the complete MATCH Charter Public School profile

Job Title	Location
Founding Math Teacher	Chicago, IL
Founding English Language Arts Teacher	Chicago, IL
Founding Special Education Teacher	Chicago, IL
Founding Science Teacher	Chicago, IL
Founding Social Studies Teacher	Chicago, IL

See all 83 job postings

Pencils of Promise - Pencils of Promise is making a difference in education one village at a time, and the pace at which they’re doing it is impressive. You can join them.

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Job Title	Location
Outbound Sales & Service Associate	Westville, IL
Senior Concept Artist	Santa Monica, CA

See all 2 job postings

Environment America - As you can see, Environment America spreads their work across a lot of issues, which means that they have a ton of different job opportunities.

See the complete Environment America profile

Job Title	Location
Chemicals Sales Account Manager, Personal Care - Chicago, IL	Chicago, IL
Channel Marketing Manager	Boulder, CO
Electrical Estimator	Heber City, UT
Sales Internship - Paid Internship	Auburn, WA
Sales Technician	Fremont, CA

See all 62,080 job postings

Global Green USA - Right now Global Green USA is looking for a Database & Development Associate, and they are also involved with the The Herbert Scoville Jr. Peace Fellowship.

See the complete Global Green USA profile

Job Title	Location
Research Scientist	Newark, DE
Business Development Center Representative	New Castle, DE
Summer Intern: NYC Office & Coalition for Resource Recovery	New York, NY
Intern: NYC Office & Coalition for Resource Recovery	New York, NY
Video & Communications Intern	New York, NY

See all 361 job postings

Root Capital - If you’re excited about international development, but also like the free market approach to investment, then you should check out Root Capital’s Jobs page.

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Job Title	Location
Financial Analyst	Newton, MA
Online Marketing Manager	Washington, DC
Online Marketing Director	Washington, DC
Management Trainee, Financial Advisor	Irvine, CA
COMMUTER RAIL MECHANICAL SUPERINTENDENT	Seattle, WA

See all 2,305 job postings

Taxpayers for Common Sense - Taxpayers for Common Sense aims for “a government that spends taxpayer dollars responsibly and operates within its means,” and they're hiring new grads to help.

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Job Title	Location
ENFORCEMENT & SECURITY COMPLIANCE SPECIALIST	Bartow, FL
Director of Development (Austin, Texas)	Austin, TX

See all 2 job postings

The Financial Clinic - The Financial Clinic has a ton of resources and partnerships to help them focus their programs, but the real work is done through their Fellowship Program.

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Job Title	Location
Social Worker- Quality Services	Harrison, AR
Nurse Practitioner/Physician Assistant (East Providence)	Providence, RI
Chief Financial Officer	Dayton, OH
Financial Counselor, OBGYN and Float	Seattle, WA
Director Surgical Services	Lebanon, NH

See all 6,736 job postings

U.S. PIRG - U.S. PIRG does a really nice job with their Career site, so it should be easy for you to find out about all of their opportunities.

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Job Title	Location
USPIRG Legal Internship	United States
Fellowship Program	United States
Assistant General Counsel	United States
Campus Organizer	United States
Design Associate, Public Interest GRFX	Philadelphia, PA

See all 45 job postings

The Reinvestment Fund - If you’d like to help “build wealth and opportunity for low-wealth people,” then you need to look no further than The Reinvestment Fund’s Jobs page.

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Job Title	Location
CSR/Teller	Hays, KS
Research Associate	Chapel Hill, NC
Assistant Controller	Brooklyn, NY
Entry Level Accountant	Dallas, TX
Research Assistant Professor (Intervention & Policy)	Chapel Hill, NC

See all 148 job postings

The Aspen Institute - The Aspen Institute is all about promoting dialogue and the sharing of ideas, and they have a number of jobs available for new college grads.

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Job Title	Location
Global Industries Accounts Associate	New York, NY
Client Finance Specialist, New York	New York, NY
Technology Attorney	Washington, DC
Credit Card Transactions & Compliance Attorney	Washington, DC
Asset Management Compliance Professional	Washington, DC

See all 123 job postings

New York City Teaching Fellows - New York Teaching Fellows is an NYC-based alternative teacher certification program that places high quality teachers in New York City public schools.

See the complete New York City Teaching Fellows profile

Job Title	Location
Editorial Fellowship, Entrepreneurship & Innovation, New York	New York, NY
Research Community Manager	Manhattan, NY
Teaching Artists (TAs)	New York, NY
Social Media Fellow, HuffPost Parents (New York)	New York, NY
HuffPost PR & Communications Fellow, New York	New York, NY

See all 196 job postings

Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation - Although the Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation doesn’t have any permanent positions posted right now, they do have an annual fellowship that they offer.

See the complete Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation profile

No current job openings.

Polaris Project - It’s hard to believe that human trafficking happens so close to home. That’s why the Polaris Project exists and why you should consider joining their team.

See the complete Polaris Project profile

Job Title	Location
Microsoft CRM - Principal Consultant	Pennsauken, NJ
Assistant Cataloger	Fort Wayne, IN
Supply Chain Intern/Co-Op - Purchasing	Wyoming, MN
Business Analyst, Junior PM	New York, NY
Data Analyst	Columbus, OH

See all 865 job postings

Museum of Science, Boston - If you were a nerdy kid like me who loved science and you want to share that passion with today’s kids, check out jobs at the Museum of Science, Boston.

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Job Title	Location
STEAM Lab Director	Boston, MA
Windows Systems Administrator	Cambridge, MA
Intern - Software Engineer	Quincy, MA
Summer Education & Public Programs Internships	Cambridge, MA
Software Developer Intern	Boston, MA

See all 42 job postings

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Math for America - If you really love math and want to share that love with the next generation, then Math for America is perfect for you.

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Job Title	Location
Member Services Representative	Roosevelt, UT
Math Content Editor	New York, NY
Nuclear Officer	United States
Financial Advisor	Melville, NY
Mechanical Estimator	Waynesboro, VA

See all 2,870 job postings

Internationals Network for Public Schools - Internationals Network for Public Schools calls their alternative certification program ISTART, and they are still hiring Teacher Apprentices for 2008-2009.

See the complete Internationals Network for Public Schools profile

Job Title	Location
Territory Manager	Chicago, IL
Crowd Funding Internship	Seattle, WA
Community Organizer	Arlington, VA
Community Organizer	Jacksonville, FL
Social Media internship	New York, NY

See all 554 job postings

The New Teacher Project - Headquartered in NYC, The New Teacher Project recruits on college campuses and most of these positions are in Communications or Operations

See the complete The New Teacher Project profile

Job Title	Location
Account Executive	Huntington Station, NY
Associate Vice-President, Information Technology/Chief Technology Officer	Fremont, CA
Territory Manager	Chicago, IL
Marketing Manager	San Mateo, CA
Product Manager	San Mateo, CA

See all 2,286 job postings

New York City Teaching Fellows - New York City Teaching Fellows offers excellent benefits and a starting salary of $45,530 for recent grads with only a Bachelor's Degree. Great for entry-level!

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Job Title	Location
Editorial Fellowship, Entrepreneurship & Innovation, New York	New York, NY
Research Community Manager	Manhattan, NY
Teaching Artists (TAs)	New York, NY
Social Media Fellow, HuffPost Parents (New York)	New York, NY
HuffPost PR & Communications Fellow, New York	New York, NY

See all 196 job postings

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