The Hope Reichbach Fund fellows are placed at Brooklyn non-profits where they will participate and contribute to community organizing or public service, based on their interests. Fellowships offer paid experience and leadership opportunities within a supportive community.
If you do choose to apply to this fellowship please include the name of Colleen Mims, MPA on your application as the referral for this program.
You are eligible to apply for the Hope Reichbach Fund if:
- • You are a resident of New York City.
- • You are a freshman sophomore or junior in college.
- • You demonstrate financial need. (FASFA form required)
- • You are available in the summer full time for 10 consecutive weeks.
If you do not fulfill ALL OF the above criteria, you are NOT eligible for this scholarship.
Our mission at the Hope Reichbach Memorial Fund is to provide vital learning experiences and career development for Brooklyn students, inviting them into a network centered around Hope Reichbach’s memory and values of active leadership and communal responsibility.
To accomplish this mission, we are looking for candidates who:
• Have completed their freshman or sophomore year of college;
• Show demonstrable financial need;
• Excel academically;
• Are active in their communities;
• Show leadership potential;
• Have an interest in mentorship and professional development;
• Are passionate about social change and community and public service work, and
• Are interested in working in Brooklyn-based organizations.