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Island Fellows Program
Be a Fellow
Help guide the planning and economic development in some of the most unique and spectacular places in the United States: the year-round island communities of Maine. The Island Insititute, based in Rockland, Maine, will begin accepting applications for fellowship awards in January, 2010. Fellowships will begin in September, 2010.
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The Island Fellows program is one of the signature initiatives of the Island Institute, a nonprofit committed to ensuring the sustainability of Maine’s year-round islands and working-waterfront communities. Since 1999, the Island Fellows program has placed over 60 recent college and master’s-degree graduates in coastal and year-round island communities for one to two-year assignments addressing community-identified projects. Fellowships provide a unique opportunity for recent graduates to apply their skills and experience to help build sustainability within communities whose way of life and identity face many challenges. In the 19th century there were more than 300 year-round island communities in Maine; today there are 15. Fellowship placement sites will be determined in April, 2010, with candidate interviews conducted on a rolling basis as applications are received. Applicants are encouraged to apply early. Preliminary interviews are primarily conducted in Maine, but some phone interviews may be possible. Top candidates will be invited to an on-island interview to meet with key members of the host community.
News |
| Jul 28, 2009 | | Update to Fellow Placements |
| Jul 06, 2009 | | Planning and Development Fellow - Deer Isle / Stonington |
| May 12, 2009 | | Tentative 2009-10 Island Fellow Placements Available |