Proposal should be in PDF format and include:
I. Applicant: Name, email, telephone number, graduate program, enrollment status in the program (e.g., matriculation in MA, MS, MJ, LLM, MJ, MBA, MFA, or PhD program), and expected graduation date.
II. Partner organization: Name and address of organization, site contact, and email and telephone number of site contact.
III. Number of Proposed Fellowship Quarters: 1 to 3 (3 maximum); fellowships are reviewed quarterly and continuation is not guaranteed.
IV. Nomination Abstract and Goals (300-word minimum): This abstract should provide the nominating faculty member with a list of courses relevant to the fellowship project (including undergraduate), a brief statement of what you plan to do during the fellowship, two to three concise and realistically achieved project goals, and a description of why the applicant believes they are academically prepared for the project. The student applying for the fellowship should have an existing relationship with the faculty member (e.g., former/current professor, advisor, mentor) who should be someone that knows the student's academic work within the graduate program. Note: The nomination abstract is meant to convince the nominating faculty member that the applicant should be nominated for the fellowship.
V. Partner Organization Collaboration (200-word minimum): Describe how the project and its goals were developed collaboratively with the partner organization and provide a rationale for why the project will support the goals of the partner. This rationale should align with the project as described in the Partner Organization Letter of Collaboration (see below).
VI. Project Rationale (300-word minimum): (1) Describe how your project will build the capacity of a community, neighborhood, geographic region, and/or organization to improve peoples' lives and/or the natural environment; how the project will contribute to sustainable development driven by the partner organization and related communities. (2) Visit the website of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Select one or more goals and describe how your project will contribute to meeting the goal(s). Directly link your project goals to one or more of the SDGs by explaining how its projected impact will contribute to global systemic change.
VII. Project Commitment to Equity (100-word minimum): DePaul is committed to racial and gender equity, to reducing inequality, and to creating a just and fair society. Advancing equity and equality means investing in communities of color and other groups who have been intentionally marginalized, segregated, discriminated against, underserved and/or under-invested in. How will your fellowship address the root causes of inequity? Relate your answer directly to your project goals.
VIII. Project Timeline: Provide a project timeline for completing your project, including benchmark dates for completion of specific tasks whenever possible.
[Note: If the project requires research with human subjects, you will have to complete an IRB application with DePaul's Office for Research Services. If this is the case, be sure to include this process as it can take multiple weeks, depending on the nature of the research. The Steans Center can provide support in completing the IRB application.]
IX. Student Development (100-word minimum): Provide a detailed description of how the fellowship will contribute to the your academic and/or career goals. How will the knowledge and/or skills acquired through the fellowship contribute to the your future?
X. Additional Documents: Attach (1) a copy of the your most recent resume and (2) a Letter of Collaboration from the partner organization that clearly states why the fellowship project is important to the organization. The letter also should include the time period during which the organization is committed to supporting the fellowship.
For questions about the fellowship and the application process, please contact Howard Rosing hrosing@depaul.edu