OSI-Baltimore Seeks Applicants for 2009 Community Fellowships

The Open Society Institute–Baltimore is accepting applications for its 2009 class of Community Fellows. OSI will award up to 10 fellowships to individuals committed to improving the circumstances of Baltimore's underserved communities. Fellows will receive $48,750 over 18 months.

For more information and to receive an application, call OSI at 1-410-234-1091. Applications are due by 5 p.m. on March 16, 2009, and fellowships will begin in the fall.

Through its Community Fellowships Program, OSI-Baltimore hopes to encourage more entrepreneurial individuals to join the public and community service fields and to promote initiatives that will empower struggling communities to improve the quality of life for residents. Since 1998, over 100 Community Fellows have applied their educational and professional experiences in innovative projects serving marginalized communities in Baltimore. Past fellows have made exceptional accomplishments in a wide variety of areas such as media literacy, community art, and juvenile justice.

Interested individuals may either apply for a fellowship to work under the auspice of a nonprofit organization or apply for a fellowship to work independently.

For more information, please see the program guidelines.