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Washington, DC - The Corporation for National and Community Service invites former AmeriCorps members to apply for the Eli Segal Fellowship, a year-long leadership opportunity to help advance national service policy, operations, and strategy from the Office of the CEO at the Corporation Headquarters.
This prestigious fellowship was created in 2006 to honor the legacy of Eli Segal, who was a key architect of the 1993 national service legislation and served as the first CEO of the Corporation from 1993 to 1995. Segal died in February 2006.
“Eli Segal was a giant in national service. Because of his role in launching AmeriCorps and the Corporation, combined with the entrepreneurial spirit he showed throughout his life, this fellowship is a particularly fitting way to honor Eli’s life and work,” said David Eisner, Corporation CEO.
The fellowship is open to AmeriCorps alumni who demonstrate exceptional leadership, dedication to National Service and its ideals, a social entrepreneurial spirit, and effective communication and analytical skills. Fellows carry out projects, advance their career development, and gain a first-hand understanding of national service and the workings of a federal agency.
“As the 2007-2008 Eli Segal Fellow, I had the opportunity to work on high profile initiatives with nation-wide appeal, top-level stakeholder partnerships, and executive level policies,” reflected Julie Proulx, the Corporation’s second Eli Segal Fellow. “Complimented by the high level of access I have been given, these experiences have helped strengthen my focus on advancing community development through improved civic engagement.”
Eligible applicants for the fellowship include all AmeriCorps alums who served full-time in the past three years who will be available to serve at Corporation headquarters starting in November. Exceptions to the three-year limit may be made for candidates who have been in school full-time since serving in AmeriCorps, or who have been in military or other national service such as the Peace Corps.
During the first quarter of the year, the fellow will support the efforts of the immediate office of the CEO while identifying a project on which he or she would like to work to forward the CEO’s goals and promote the mission of the agency. The 2009 fellow will have the unique opportunity to be part of the Corporation’s transition to the next Administration as a federal agency. The fellowship includes a $25,000 salary, with full benefits, for a 10-12 month term. The Segal family will be represented in the selection process.
The deadline to apply for the Eli Segal Fellowship is October 6, 2008. For further information, application instructions, and frequently asked questions, please visit: http://www.americorps.gov/for_individuals/alumni/segal.asp. For questions, please email elisegalfellowship@cns.gov.
The Corporation for National and Community Service is a federal agency that improves lives, strengthens communities, and fosters civic engagement through service and volunteering. Each year the Corporation engages more than four million Americans of all ages and backgrounds in service to meet local needs through its Senior Corps, AmeriCorps, VISTA, NCCC, and Learn and Serve America programs. For more information, visit http://www.nationalservice.gov.
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