{"id":127735,"date":"2018-06-11T15:49:28","date_gmt":"2018-06-11T19:49:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/?p=127735"},"modified":"2020-09-17T10:23:11","modified_gmt":"2020-09-17T14:23:11","slug":"activist-fellowship-application","status":"publish","type":"bu-article","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/news\/articles\/2018\/activist-fellowship-application\/","title":{"rendered":"Activist Fellowship Application 2019-2020"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-prepress-component-metabar sphnews-prepress-layout-metabar\">\n\t<div class=\"wp-prepress-component-metabar-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-prepress-component-metabar-date\">June 11, 2018<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-prepress-component-metabar-credits\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-prepress-component-metabar-share js-bu-prepress-share-tools\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"icon-twitter\"><span>Twitter<\/span><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"icon-facebook\"><span>Facebook<\/span><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"icon-action\"><\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>The Activist Lab sponsors the Activist Fellowship Program, an opportunity for up to 2 students\/academic year to engage in activities related to advocacy or contributing to meaningful change on a public health topic. We will be seeking candidates for two positions for Fall 2019 through Spring 2020.<\/p>\n<a href=\"\/sph\/files\/2018\/06\/Activist-Fellows_regionalization_application_2019-2020_.docx\" class=\"button\" >Application Form<\/a>\n<p>Fellows will work on the following projects:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Improving public health infrastructure in Massachusetts (\u201cRegionalization\u201d)<\/li>\n<li>To Be Determined\u00a0(look for an announcement later in summer 2019)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The Regionalization\u00a0Fellow will be selected by the end of June, allowing sufficient time for international students to apply and follow appropriate administrative procedures (see below) to <strong>begin work in Fall 2019 through Spring 2020<\/strong>.\u00a0The Activist Lab will post a second position by late Summer on a different topic.\u00a0 That Fellow will be selected in early Fall.<\/p>\n<p>Note: The Fellowship activities themselves will not yield credit.\u00a0 However, the Fellow will essentially receive a tuition scholarship. The Fellowship cannot be counted as the student\u2019s Public Health Practicum.<\/p>\n<h2>Eligibility criteria:<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Matriculated prior to Fall 2019 (cannot be selected in student\u2019s first semester)<\/li>\n<li>In good academic standing<\/li>\n<li>U.S. citizen, or appropriate employment authorization documentation:<br \/>\nInternational Students: in order to be able to apply for the Fellowship, international students must apply for OPT (optional practical training) authorization through ISSO.\u00a0 As this process must begin 90-100 days prior to beginning the internship, if the student selected for the Fellowship is not a US citizen, he\/she must apply for OPT during summer 2018.\u00a0 (Students should contact Caleb Felder (617-353-5198 or <a href=\"mailto:wcelder@bu.edu\">wcelder@bu.edu<\/a>) for specific instructions.)<\/li>\n<li>Completion of the application form<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<a href=\"\/sph\/files\/2018\/06\/Activist-Fellows_regionalization_application_2019-2020_.docx\" class=\"button\" >Application Form<\/a>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Questions?<\/h2>\n<p>Contact Dr. Anne Fidler, Asst. Dean for Practice, Activist Lab: 617-358-4049 or <span><a href=\"mailto:afidler@bu.edu\">afidler@bu.edu<\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Activist Lab sponsors the Activist Fellowship Program, an opportunity for up to 2 students\/academic year to engage in activities related to advocacy or contributing to meaningful change on a public health topic. We will be seeking candidates for two positions for Fall 2019 through Spring 2020. 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