The Rhodes Summer Service Fellowship

Get ready for an intensive, nine week summer experience that challenges you to engage in significant community projects - either those identified by a community organization or something you dream about having time to accomplish – while receiving F11 credit. By choosing your work you will have the opportunity to use your skills and talents to make a difference and pursue your passions. Working full-time with community organizations will give you the insider’s view about how they operate. And, you will be among a group of fifteen dedicated, passionate Summer Service Fellows who live together and participate in group programs that will help you learn even more about Memphis, service, yourself, and ways to tackle challenges you encounter.

What do you care about?

Becoming a Summer Service Fellow is a process of determining what community issues (education, health care, global warming, homelessness, etc.) you most care about right now and what projects community organizations would like to have completed next summer that fit your interests and talents. You may already have an idea or you may want to discover the possibilities.

To explore:

• Read full project descriptions that have been submitted by community organizations.
  
• View projects past fellow have accomplished.
  
• Set up a meeting with the Program Director, Marie Lindquist, to discuss ideas.

The more time you take to find project(s) to accomplish that fit your talents, the stronger your application is likely to be.

How to apply

Once you have decided upon your top choices of potential Summer Service Fellowship experiences:

• Download the program application or obtain an application in 310 Briggs Student Center.
  
• Set up times to meet with each of the non-profits that you think are the best fit for what you want to accomplish. See the program application for more details about these meetings. If you are unsure about which non-profit to approach, set up a time to meet with Marie Lindquist, the Fellowship Program Director.
  
• Complete and submit the application by Monday, February 4.

Details and Policies

• Monday, February 4 by 5:00
  Your application is due to 310 Briggs Student Center
  
• By Friday, February 29
  Applicants will be notified of selection decisions
  

• Eligibility
  Only current Rhodes students who are rising sophomores, juniors and seniors in good academic and judicial standing are eligible to apply.

• Summer Program Dates
  Fellowship begins on Sunday, June 1 and ends on Friday, August 1.

• Fellowship Compensation
  Fellows are paid $3,492 ($9.70 an hour) and campus housing is provided in East Village.

• Other Details
  The program commitment is 40 hours a week: on average 35 hours per week are devoted to community projects and 5 hours per week are devoted to group programming. Fellows are required to live at Rhodes. Fellows may not hold another job or attend summer school to allow participants time and energy to fully engage in the experience. Fellows must provide their own transportation to community sites.
  

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