ABOUT

The Great Lakes Consortium (GLC)’s Professional Fellows Program is a two-way, expenses-paid international exchange program focused on governance and society for approximately 21 emerging mid-level leaders from Albania, Bulgaria, Hungary, Romania, and Slovakia. The fellowship program provides in-person, virtual and blended professional development for community leaders to develop skills for community organizing, citizen engagement, community-led development and advocacy. The fellowship includes an expenses-paid trip to the U.S. of approximately 38 days that includes a four-week internship placement in a professional setting with individually tailored agendas and activities in public institutions, non-profit organizations, and advocacy groups.

OVERVIEW

We invite professionals from any region of Albania, Bulgaria, Hungary, Romania, and Slovakia to apply for participation in an expenses-paid 38-days fellowship in the United States with pre- and post-program opportunities and requirements. We encourage submissions by professionals who are emerging leaders in civil society who have demonstrated expertise pertaining to the fellowship theme of governance, society, and citizen-led democracy. Professionals should be actively involved in programs and organizations related to this theme, including in non-governmental organizations (NGO’s), civic education organizations, citizen advocacy groups, community activists, and community organizers.