Atlas Service Corps Fellowship Program 2008-09

Program: Atlas Service Corps Fellowship (Website)

Offered By: Atlas Service Corps, Inc.

Key Dates:
Deadline for Submission of Applications: May 18, 2008

Applicant Requirements:
1. Must have 3-8 years of experience in the Citizen sector of nis home country
2. Have a Bachelor’s degree
3. Speak, read and write English fluently. If volunteering in Colombia, you must speak, read and write Spanish fluently as well.
4. Be applying to serve in a country other than where the applicant is from.
5. Be committed to his/her country and return home after the one-year fellowship program.

Atlas Service Corps, Inc. (Atlas Corps) is an international citizen sector organization that is seeking to identify the best rising leaders in the citizen sector around the world to participate in a one-year fellowship program. Atlas Service Corps is now accepting applications for the 2008-09 fellowship program.

More on Selection Procedure:
1. Applications will be reviewed by a committee including citizen sector, government and business leaders from multiple countries. Two semi-finalists will be chosen for each fellowship position by the end of May.

2. Colombian and U.S. Host organizations will conduct phone interviews with the semi-finalists in May and early June. The Host organizations will make their final recommendations to Atlas Corps and Atlas Corps will notify the top choices by mid-June.

3. The selected overseas candidates will go to the U.S. Embassy or visit their local Colombian Consulate in their respective countries mid to late June for their J-1 / Special visa interviews. If they receive their visas, then they will become Atlas Service Corps Fellows!

The fellowship begins with an orientation and training in late August. The $500 Fellow deposit is due on the first day of Fellow orientation.

For More details On:
Fellowship Program here
Eligibility Survey here

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