2008-2009
The Colin Powell Center for Policy Studies
City College of New York
The New York Life Endowment for Emerging African-American Issues aims to promote the study and understanding of African-American perspectives on policy issues. It supports students from populations underrepresented among policymakers, particularly but not limited to African-American students, to participate in the Colin Powell Center’s unique programs of service-learning and student research combined with professional and academic mentoring.
New York Life Graduate Fellows will receive $15,000 in scholarship support. The Program is designed for highly talented City College graduate students, especially those who have a demonstrated interest in public policy issues.
The Colin Powell Center for Policy Studies is a non-partisan think tank names for one of CCNY's best-known graduates. The Center's research, conferences, training workshops, and community-based projects bring a diverse student body together with practitioners, analysts, and faculty experts to consider real-world policy issues. The Powell Center is committed to developing a new generation of publicly-engaged leaders, with fellowship support, mentoring, and career-development service.
| How to Apply to the New York Life Graduate Fellows Program Deadline: March 14, 2008 The program will select five New York Life Graduate Fellows. Applicants should plan to be full-time graduate students in the 2008-2009 academic year. Students interested in becoming New York Life Graduate Fellows should submit the following:
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If you have questions, please contact Wanda Mercado, Office Administrator, Colin Powell Center, at wmercado@ccnycuny.edu or 212-650-7391
Applications should be submitted to Wanda Mercado, Shepard Hall, Room 550. Finalists will be interviewed and those selected for the fellowship will begin with support in the Fall of 2008. Both citizens and non-citizens are encouraged to apply.
