Emerson Application 25th Class

Contact Information

Last Name*

First Name*

Email*

Phone Number*

College/University

Year of graduation

Home town/city*

Home state*

Skills
The menus below include the skill sets most often required by Emerson Fellow projects. Please choose up to 3 of these skills for which you have acquired the highest proficiency.

Skill 1*

Skill 2*

Skill 3

Briefly describe how you have used each of these skills*

Do you speak Spanish?*

Yes No

Experience
Please select up to 4 issues with which you have the most experience (paid, volunteer, academic, or lived experience).

Food security

Racial justice

Food justice

Agriculture

Health

Nutrition

Environmental justice

LGBTQ justice

Policy

Affordable housing/homelessness

Education

Rural issues

Have you ever been affiliated with any of these organizations? (Check all that apply.)

Americorps VISTA

City Year

PPIA

Food Corps

Bonner Foundation

JVC

Public Allies

LIFT

Posse Foundation

Additional Information

Gender
(Not required)

Ethnic Background
(Not required)

Are you a first generation college student?
(Not required)

yes no

Do you have lived experience with poverty or food insecurity?
(Not required)

yes no

How did you hear about the Emerson Fellowship?*
Please choose one.

Other: please specfify
If you answered "Other" in the previous question, please explain where you heard about the Emerson Program:

Have you applied to the Emerson Program before?*

Yes No

Short answer question*
Tell us about a significant challenge you have faced. How did you tackle it and what did you learn?

Upload Application Document*
Applications should consist of one .pdf or MS Word document, three pages in length: the first page should be your resume, the second page your personal statement, and the third page your answers to the two short essay questions.

Please give your document the filename: Last name_First name_Middle initial.doc, and upload it below.

Resume: Please be certain to include your email address and phone number.

Personal Statement:
What values, principles, and identities (race, class, gender, etc.) have shaped your interest in participating in the Emerson Hunger Fellows Program? What particular qualities, knowledge, experiences, and skills will you contribute to your field and policy placements? How do you expect this fellowship to contribute to your professional goals?

Short Essay Questions:

1. How have your life experiences and community work changed your perspective on poverty over time?
2. What role do you believe the government plays or should play in addressing complex social problems such as hunger, poverty, and racism?

Send me a copy of my responses

Email address