Atlas Corps is currently inviting applications for its fellowship program. Established in 2006, the Atlas Corps is an international network of nonprofit organizations that works to promote innovation and cooperation to address the challenges faced by the modern world. The mission of Atlas Corps is to address different social issues by promoting innovation through an overseas fellowship of skilled nonprofit professionals. Atlas Corps offers best experience to its fellows to learn best practices, build organizational capacity, and return home to create a network of global changemakers.
The Fellowship Program
The Atlas Corps Fellowship is a 12-month professional fellowship offered twice a year (March & September). Fellows serve at Host Organizations located either in the United States or Latin America working on issues that complement their expertise. Fellows learn leadership skills while sharing best practices and supplement daily knowledge with theoretical topics presented in the Atlas Corps Nonprofit Management Series.
Fellows Serving in US
Benefits
- Visa Expenses: Selected candidates are expected to pay for their travel to the U.S. Embassy and pay the initial visa expenses. If the visa is approved, Atlas Corps will reimburse your visa fees, but not the travel to the Embassy.
- Training: Fellows will receive approximately one week of orientation in early September or early March. In addition, Fellows will be enrolled in Nonprofit Management Series training program while in the United States.
- Placement at a U.S. organization: Fellows will be placed for a full time, 50-week volunteer position at an outstanding U.S. nonprofit organization.
- Health Insurance: Fellows will be enrolled in a basic health insurance plan in the U.S.
- Travel: Atlas Corps will arrange for an economy class round-trip airline ticket from the Fellow’s home country to the Fellowship host city.
- Cost:
Fellows are required to give a USD$500 deposit after being accepted into the program, due on the first day of orientation. The deposit will be returned to the Fellows after they return to their home countries, provided they finished the program in good standing.
Fellows Going to Latin America
- Benefits:
- Visa Expenses: Atlas Corps has the faculty to sponsor a Temporary-Special Visitor visa for nonprofit volunteers in Latin America. As such, all Fellows are required by the Government to apply for a Temporary-Special Visitor visa. To qualify for a Temporary-Special Visitor visa, an alien must be a citizen or permanent resident of a foreign country. Candidates are expected to pay for their travel to the appropriate Consulate in their countries.
- Training: Fellows will receive approximately one week of orientation. In addition, Fellows will be enrolled in an on-going training program, generally on the last Friday of every month. Fellows will receive free housing and a food stipend during the pre-placement orientation session.
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Placement at a Colombian organization: Fellows will be placed for a full time, one-year volunteer position at an outstanding Latin American nonprofit organization.
- Program Fee: The Fellow will be required to pay a $1,000 USD fee to participate in the program. There are 3 options to pay this tuition:
- Pay total $1,000 fee at beginning and receive a 10% discount.
- Pay $500 USD at the beginning and $500 USD over the course of the year.
- Receive a lower stipend until the program fee is covered.
Applications for both the Fall and Spring programs are accepted year-round.
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