Justice Fellows Policy Program at Ed Trust

The Justice Fellows Policy Program is a yearlong, paid fellowship designed to amplify the voices of justice-impacted people. The fourth cohort will run from March 2025 to March 2026, and EdTrust is at the moment accepting functions from January 6 to February 4, 2025. This fellowship gives a singular alternative for people with lived expertise within the justice system to make use of their voices to tell increased training coverage for justice-impacted college students.

About the Fellowship

The Justice Fellows Policy Program goals to raise people who’ve overcome vital private challenges and are making significant contributions to their communities. Fellows will play a vital function in shaping coverage suggestions that increase entry to increased training for justice-impacted people. Through this program, fellows will use their lived experiences to tell and amplify EdTrust’s coverage suggestions, guaranteeing that the voices of these immediately impacted by the legal authorized system are represented in coverage discussions.

Over the course of the yearlong fellowship, fellows will:

• Engage in structured conferences {and professional} growth alternatives
• Contribute to coverage work, together with writing op-eds, reviewing and co-authoring publications, and offering interviews
• Participate in EdTrust convenings and contribute to group initiatives

Eligibility Requirements

To apply for the Justice Fellows Policy Program, candidates should meet the next standards:

1. Directly impacted by the authorized system: Applicants will need to have a background with the authorized system (e.g., previously incarcerated or immediately impacted by the legal justice system).
2. Early-career professionals: Applicants ought to have eight or fewer years {of professional} expertise advocating at the intersection of upper training coverage and the legal authorized system.
3. Commitment to twenty hours per 30 days: Fellows should be capable of dedicate 20 hours per 30 days to required actions, together with conferences, duties (e.g., blogs, interviews, and talking engagements), and participation in group initiatives.
4. Availability for EdTrust engagements: Fellows should be capable of attend all EdTrust structured engagements, convenings, and month-to-month skilled growth conferences, each in-person and nearly.
5. Desire to develop increased training coverage abilities: While a postsecondary diploma shouldn’t be required, candidates ought to show a ardour for increasing entry to increased training for justice-impacted people.

Program Benefits

• $35,000 stipend: Fellows will obtain a stipend over the course of the yr to help their participation in this system.
• Networking {and professional} growth: Fellows will take part in month-to-month skilled growth classes and achieve invaluable expertise working in increased training coverage.
• Meaningful impression: Fellows will immediately affect coverage suggestions that advocate for the rights and alternatives of justice-impacted people within the increased training area.

How to Apply

The application for the 2025 Justice Fellows Policy Program is open from January 6 to February 4, 2025. To apply, submit your application by means of EdTrust’s on-line portal. We encourage people who meet the eligibility standards to apply and turn into part of a dynamic and supportive group of change-makers.

Deadline for Applications: February 4, 2025 (11:59 PM ET)

Apply Now

To apply for the Justice Fellows Policy Program or to study extra concerning the fellowship, please go to:
Apply for the Justice Fellows Policy Program

Program Timeline

• Application Period: January 6 – February 4, 2025
• Selection of Fellows: February – March 2025
• Program Duration: March 2025 – March 2026

Program Activities

Justice Fellows will have interaction in a variety of actions designed to construct their coverage data and advocacy abilities, together with:

• Writing and Publishing: Fellows will contribute to op-eds, blogs, and studies on points impacting justice-impacted college students.
• Professional Development: Fellows will take part in month-to-month conferences that cowl matters similar to increased training coverage, legal justice reform, and advocacy methods.
• Collaboration and Networking: Fellows will collaborate with different professionals, group organizations, and policymakers to create actionable options to extend entry to increased training for justice-impacted people.

We stay up for receiving functions from passionate, pushed people who’re dedicated to creating a difference within the lives of justice-impacted college students throughout the nation.

Don’t miss the chance to be part of this impactful program! Apply today!