The Bill Emerson National Hunger Fellowship program seeks to create effective leaders who will understand and develop innovative solutions to the problems and root causes of hunger and poverty. For the first half of the 11-month program, fellows are placed in community-based organizations throughout the country with a local or regional focus. For the remainder of the term, fellows work at nonprofits or government agencies in Washington, D.C., using the practical experience that they gained to develop policy at a national level to fight problems of hunger and poverty.
Throughout the fellowship, fellows hone their skills and build a strong cohort through in-person trainings, retreats, and professional development sessions. After the fellowship, Emerson alums are eligible for significant discounts on tuition for master's degrees in public health or public policy at select institutions of higher learning (as of 2021, Carnegie Mellon and University of Virginia). Applicants should have demonstrated commitment to anti-hunger/anti-poverty work.
This fellowship program is open to recent college graduates, as well as graduating seniors. Further details are available on the Bill Emerson National Hunger Fellowship website, as well as the JHU National Fellowships Program website. If you are interested in applying, reach out to Leyna Co at lco1@jh.edu.
