Job Description: The Trinity Fellows Program of Marquette University was created in keeping with an ideal central to the university’s mission – the promotion of justice and faith through service – to develop urban leaders with a commitment to social and economic justice.
Trinity Fellows participate in a 21-month study/work program while earning Master’s degrees in one of the following fields:
Business Administration*
Civil & Environmental Engineering
Communication
Dispute Resolution
Economics
Educational Policy and Leadership*
English
History*
Applied Philosophy
Political Science
Pol Sci-International Affairs
Public Service, specializations in:
Administration of Justice,
Dispute Resolution,
Healthcare Administration,
or Nonprofit Sector
Theology*
Fellows are expected to complete their Master’s program in two years, enrolling in approximately nine credits per semester. They are also required to take nine elective credits in the following urban issues courses:
• Nonprofit Organizations
• Nature of Cities
• Social Justice, Social Activism
In addition to their full time studies, Fellows work in meaningful, substantive projects designed by selected nonprofit organizations in the Milwaukee area. Fellows work at their agency-based graduate assistantships 18 hours per week during the academic year, and 40 hours per week during the summer between academic years. Expectations for time at work site are dictated by the agency’s calendar, not the University’s calendar.
Requirements: Applicant must meet the admission requirements of the Marquette University graduate program of choice. Prior Peace Corps, Jesuit Volunteer Corps, Americorps or other comparable post baccalaureate full-time volunteer service is also mandatory.
Benefits: Fellowships include a full tuition scholarship and a monthly stipend for books, health insurance, and other living expenses. Current stipend is $1565 per month.
Fees: Each Fellow contributes a participation fee of $1,250 per semester; the participation fee totals $5000 for the 21-month, four-semester fellowship term. This contribution may come from an Americorps education voucher, a portion of the Peace Corps readjustment allowance, or a similar grant.
Expected Fall Enrollment: 10 Fellows
Fellowship term: Fellowship term is from mid-August 2011 – May 31, 2013
For more information: Visit www.marquette.edu/trinityfellows, or contact Carole Ferrara, Trinity Fellows Program Coordinator, at (414) 288-5861 or [email protected].
Student Application Deadlines
December 31, 2010 (History fellowship)
January 14, 2011 (all other fellowships)
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