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Education Pioneers Fellowship - Various U.S. Locations

Education Pioneers recruits and develops talented business, law, policy, and education graduate students with diverse professional backgrounds and helps them launch high-level education leadership careers through the Graduate School Fellowship. There are two placements for the Graduate School Fellowship - the 10-week summer placement and the yearlong placement.
Both placements for the Graduate School Fellowship feature:
  • High-impact work experience as a project consultant for a leading education organization
  • Leadership development workshops that examine complex urban education issues and deepen Fellows' understanding of the landscape
  • Access to a robust, nationwide network of industry experts and Education Pioneers Alumni
  10-Week Summer Placement Yearlong Placement
Duration   10 weeks (June - August 2013)   12 months (June 2013 - May 2014)
Compensation        $7,000 stipend   $60,000 - 80,000 salary*
Placement Locations for the 2013 Fellowships Austin, TX | Bridgeport, CT** | Chicago, IL | Dallas/Fort Worth, TX | DC Metro Area | Denver, CO | Detroit, MI | Greater Boston Area | Houston, TX | Los Angeles, CA | Memphis, TN | Nashville, TN | New Orleans, LA | New York Metro Area | Sacramento, CA | San Francisco Bay Area, CA | Seattle, WA**
10-Week Summer Program Dates 6/10/13 - 8/16/13: Boston, New York Metro, Nashville, Memphis, New Orleans, Dallas/Fort Worth, Austin, Houston                   
6/17/13 - 8/23/13: DC Metro, Chicago, Detroit, Denver, Sacramento, San Francisco, Los Angeles                             
Yearlong Program Dates For each site, Yearlong programming begins on the same date as 10-Week Summer programming and runs through June 2014.
*Exact salary within this range will be at the discretion of the Partner organization, based on the project and on the Fellow's experience.
**Please note that 10-Week Summer placements in Seattle are unlikely for 2013.
Entering its 10th year, the Education Pioneers Graduate School Fellowship has placed more than 1,600 Fellows to date and is on track to have placed nearly 2,400 Fellows by 2014.

Learn more about the Graduate School Fellowship:
The Experience of the Graduate School Fellowship   
Admissions and Selection of Graduate School Fellows
Other helpful resources for Graduate School Fellowship candidates:
Nine Reasons to Become a Graduate School Fellow
View the Graduate School Fellowship 10-week placement job description
View the Graduate School Fellowship yearlong placement job description
Graduate School Fellowship FAQ
Download our 2013 recruitment brochure
Join our 2013 Facebook recruitment group and stay apprised of recruitment events and dates.
Sign up to join our mailing list and learn more about the 2013 Graduate School Fellowship and other opportunities

Contact Information: For all Graduate School Fellowship recruitment and admissions questions, please email us at recruiting@educationpioneers.org.
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