Racial Justice Fellowship for Youth
Posted: February 23, 2017
Categories: Events / Food in the News / GoodFoodBites
The inaugural Racial Justice Fellowship is looking for youth (aged 18-30) who wish to impact racial justice and community ownership in the food system. Applications for this project are due March 15th.
This fellowship is funded by Cooperative Food Empowerment Directive (CoFED), a national network and training program designed to support the development of food cooperatives on college and/or university campuses.
CoFED is looking for applicants to propose Fellowship Projects that advance racial justice and community ownership. They highlight that there is no one “type” of project, and all forms of expression are welcome. “To build a community owned food system, it’ll take everyone with each of our unique gifts and talents.”
For more details regarding the fellowship, application, and process check out their website. We have also copied the important points below:
Fellowship Award
Fellows receive:
- $5,000 stipend
- Full scholarship to Summer Co-op Academy* (worth an estimated $2,000) that includes:
- Transportation to and from Academy location
- All housing, food, and transportation during the Academy
- Leadership coaching
- Technical assistance
- Networking opportunities
The project stipend will be paid in 4 instalments over the project period.
*CoFED’s Summer Co-op Academy (SCA) is a weeklong cooperative business boot camp for collective liberation and transformation. Fellows must be available to attend SCA, Aug 7-13, 2017 at the Highlander Center in New Market, TN. At SCA, Fellows are invited to share their project and also learn/teach business tools and concepts, including the business model canvas.
Fellowship Timeline
*All dates are in 2017
| Feb 1 | Applications open | |
| March 15 | Applications due | |
| April 1 | Invitations to interview sent out | |
| April 15 | Fellowship notifications sent out | |
| Summer | Fellows begin their projects | |
| Aug 7-13 | Fellows attend Summer Co-op Academy | |
| Sep 1 | Fellows write a project reflection for CoFED’s blog |
Application Process
To apply, please answer the questions below in a word document no more than 2 pages long. The word document should include your name and contact information clearly stated at the top. Email your application with subject line “Racial Justice Fellowship” to Hnin@cofed.org. If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to reach out.
- Who are you? What do you want us to know when reviewing your application? If you prefer, you can answer this question in any medium, for example, poems, photos or links to videos, music, websites, dances or other things you’ve created. 200 words max.
- Why do you want to be a CoFED Racial Justice Fellow? 300 words max.
- Please describe your proposed Fellowship Project. How would your project impact racial justice and community ownership in the food system? 300 words max.
- What does racial justice and community ownership in the food system mean to you? 300 words max.
- How would this fellowship help you build and practice transformative leadership? 200 words max