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Líderes Avanzando Fellowship Program

DEADLINE:  6:00 PM PST on June 26, 2019

UnidosUS, previously known as NCLR (National Council of La Raza), is the nation’s largest Latino civil rights and advocacy organization. Through its unique combination of expert research, advocacy, programs, and an Affiliate Network of nearly 300 community-based organizations across the United States and Puerto Rico, UnidosUS simultaneously challenges the social, economic, and political barriers that affect Latinos at the national and local levels. To achieve its mission, UnidosUS conducts applied research, policy analysis, and advocacy, providing a Latino perspective in five key areas—assets/investments, civil rights/immigration, education, employment and economic status, and health. In addition, it provides capacity-building assistance to its Affiliates who work at the state and local level to advance opportunities for individuals and families.

The Líderes Avanzando Fellowship
The Líderes Avanzando Fellowship program is geared to second and third-year college students who are passionate about making meaningful change in their campus community and beyond. This Fellowship will develop a cohort of civically, socially and educationally engaged college students to act as levers of change in their respective campuses and communities. The Fellowship will provide guidance, support, content knowledge, and strategic skills for responsible advocacy and activism around social, programmatic and policy issues. The program will provide an avenue through which Fellows can elevate student voices to the forefront of conversation, moving thought into action and empowering Latino youth.
 
Qualifications
  • Must be a first-generation student pursuing third or fourth year of college.
  • Must have strong academic standing.
  • Must possess the willingness and ability to participate in three, multi-day training modules (travel, hotel accommodations, and most meals to be paid in full by UnidosUS), monthly webinars, assignments, conference calls, a culminating policy proposal memo, and guest blogging when applicable.
  • Must be available to travel to in person-modules on the following dates:
    • Module 1: Sept 26-29, 2019
    • Module 2: Week of Feb 6, 2020
    • Module 3: First week of April 2020
  • Must be accessible to UnidosUS staff and fellow cohort members via phone and email and reply to all written requests and/or emails within a 48-hours
  • Must be willing to represent UnidosUS in various education forums (as needed) to help advance the organization’s policy positions.
  • Must be willing to formalize your commitment to the Líderes Avanzando Fellowship via a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU)

Application Timeline
June 12, 2019 Líderes Avanzando Fellowship Application Opens
June 26, 2019 Application Deadline (Must be submitted by 6:00pm PST)
July 8, 2019 Interview Notifications Delivered
July 26, 2019 Final Acceptance Notifications Sent
July 31, 2019 Signed MOUs due to UnidosUS





Fellowship Timeline
August 2019 Welcome Webinar
September 26-29, 2019 Module 1
September-December 2019 Conference calls and individual work
October 2019 Webinar 2
November 2019 Webinar 3
January 2020 Webinar 4
February 6-8, 2020 Module 2
February-March 2020 Conference calls and individual work
April 2020 Module 3
May 2020 Deliverables due to UndiosUS








Questions can be directed to Leticia Hart, Senior Program Manager, Higher Education at lhart@unidosus.org.


The deadline to submit all materials is 6:00 PM PST on June 26, 2019
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