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Graduate Student Fellows Program

The Council's summer Student Fellows Program is a unique opportunity for graduate students to work directly with a leader of stature and influence, most of whom are women, to observe first hand the ways in which leadership is manifested and to work directly on issues being addressed by the leaders. The fellows are placed in various areas throughout the world to work with current and former women presidents, prime ministers; current and former women ministers; at foundations working with issues of peace, reconciliation and immigration; at major policy institutions and with the Council Secretariat in Washington, D.C.

The fellowship program is currently open to graduate students from Columbia University or the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University. Interested students may

apply for the program through the career center at either school.

 

The Student Fellows program at the Kennedy School is generously supported each year by the Women's Leadership Board.  The Columbia Fellows Program has been supported by a grant from the Office of the President of Columbia University.


Summer 2007 Placements

  • The Ethical Globalization Initiative, chaired by Mary Robinson in New York City. Mary Robinson is chair of the Council.

  • The Albright Group LLC, chaired by Secretary of State Madeleine K. Albright. Secretary Albright is a Council Board Member and is actively involved in the Council's Madeleine K. Albright Women's Voices at the Aspen Institute Series.
  • Oscar Arias Foundation in San Jose, Costa Rica. Mr. Oscar Arias is a member of the Council’s Advisory Group.

  • The F.W. DeKlerk Foundation in Capetown, South Africa. Mr.DeKlerk is a member of the Council’s Advisory Group.

  • Office of Susannah Agnelli at the Il Faro Foundation in Rome, Italy.

  • The Washington, D.C. office of the Council Secretariat, Secretary General Laura Liswood.

  • New York Stock Exchange Internship.

  • World Economic Forum , office of Saadia Zahidi, Director of the Women's Programme, Geneva, Switzerland.

  • Office of The Honorable Vabah Gayflor, Minister of Gender and Development, Monrovia, Liberia.

  • Office of The Honorable Elena Salgado, Minister of Health, Madrid, Spain.

  • Office of Professor Taipale, Director General STAKES, National Research and Development Centre for Welfare and Health, Helsinki, Finland.

  • Office of Alyson Bailes, Director, Stockholm Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), Stockholm, Sweden

  • Office of the President, The Club of Madrid, Madrid, Spain.

Former Placements

  • Office of Her Excellency Vaira Vike-Freiberga, President of Latvia (1999-present). President Vike-Freiberga is a member of the Council.

  • Office of the President of Gender Equality at the OECD in Paris, France.

  • Office of Her Excellency Luisa Diogo, Prime Minister and Minister of Planning and Finance of Mozambique. Prime Minister Diogo is a member of the Council.

  • Office of Premier Jennifer Smith of Bermuda (1998-2003). Premier Smith is a member of the Council.

  • Office of Minister Jean Augustine, Secretary of State (Multiculturalism and Status of Women), Ottawa, Canada. Minister Augustine is co-chair of the Network of Ministers ofWomen’s Affairs.

  • Office of Rita Süssmuth in Germany, former Chair of the German Bundestag and member of the Council's Advisory Group.

 

   

 

 

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