Program Benefits for Fellows Include:

• high-quality training and mentorship at some of NYC’s best community development organizations;
• a $20,000 stipend for the ten-month (Sept. 1 – June 30), part-time (20 hours per week) fellowship;
• the opportunity to meet with leaders in New York City’s government, planning, and community development fields;
• access to our fellow & alumni programming and other ANHD trainings and workshops including mixers, career-building information sessions, and other opportunities to connect with what was described as this community of community development professionals; and
• the possibility to receive academic credit, in accordance with the policies of the fellows’ respective academic programs.

Program Benefits for Host Organizations Include:

• the opportunity to build and expand capacity at the organization for a clearly defined, substantive community development project;
• support the learning and development of emerging community development professionals, fostering relationships to strengthen leadership in the community development field; and
• ongoing support for fellows’ supervisors throughout the fellowship to ensure completion of the project and meaningful learning experiences.

Apply here. All Master’s degree students in urban planning, urban policy, public administration, or related fields are encouraged to apply. Applicants are required to have completed at least one semester by the start of the fellowship in September and be enrolled in their program through the end of the 2024 spring semester.

Apply to be a host here. All ANHD member organizations with a compelling community development project to be completed ​from September to June are encouraged to apply.