High School and Above

GATES MILLENNIUM SCHOLARS PROGRAM

The Gates Millennium Scholars Program is available to graduating high school seniors. The initiative, funded by a grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and administered by the United Negro College Fund and partners, is aimed at increasing higher education access and opportunity to underrepresented groups to reflect the diverse society in which we live. The Foundation seeks to raise the number of African-Americans, American Indians/Alaska Natives, Asian Pacific Islander Americans, and Hispanic Americans enrolling in and completing undergraduate and graduate degree programs.

For more information please visit the program website or contact 1–877–690–4677.

VIRTUAL STUDENT FEDERAL SERVICE (VSFS)

These nine-month digital internships offer students the opportunity to work with one of 60 participating Federal agencies.

Applications open in July. Internships begin in September and last through the following spring. Selected students work ten hours a week on average and some students may apply for course credit. To be eligible to apply to VSFS, students must be U.S. citizens and “in student status” for the duration of the internship. To apply, you must create a profile at usajobs.gov.

Learn more: https://vsfs.state.gov/

SOROS JUSTICE FELLOWSHIP

The Soros Justice Fellowships fund outstanding individuals to undertake projects that advance reform, spur debate, and catalyze change on a range of issues facing the U.S. criminal justice system. The Fellowships Program is part of a larger effort within the Open Society Foundations’ Justice Fund to reduce the destructive impact of current criminal justice policies on the lives of individuals, families, and communities in the U.S. by challenging the overreliance on incarceration and extreme punishment, and ensuring a fair and accountable system of justice. Fellows receive funding ($58,700-$110,250) through either an Advocacy Fellowship or a Media Fellowship.

For more information please visit the program website or contact sorosjusticefellowships@opensocietyfoundations.org.