The 2013 Echoing Green Fellowships Application is now closed. If you submitted an application via our online application website, we will reach out to you via email in early February 2013 to notify you regarding whether or not you have been selected to move on to the Semifinal round of the application process. If you experienced technical issues with your application, please email marybeth@echoinggreen.org.
To help you with your application, we’ve posted a number of resources below. You can review the application short answer questions, read the Application Guide for tips on applying, review frequently asked questions, and watch videos with application advice from current Fellows and the Echoing Green team.
APPLICATION QUESTIONS AND GUIDE
Available below is a worksheet with the short answer questions for Phase 1 of the 2013 Echoing Green application.
2013 Echoing Green Fellowship Phase 1 Short Answer Questions
Also available is the 2013 Phase 1 Application Guide. This document explains each question in more depth, provides helpful tips on applying, and explains our submission policies.
2013 Echoing Green Fellowship Phase 1 Application Guide
FELLOWSHIP INFORMATIONAL WEBINARS
As part of our ongoing effort to increase the pool of talent and big ideas we see each year, we hosted three webinars specifically designed for applicants from communities that have been underrepresented amongst our applicants in recent years (women, African-Americans, and U.S.-based Latinos). During these webinars, past Fellows from these communities answered questions from applicants and gave advice on how to put your best foot forward. The Q&A portions of these webinars are available below.
U.S. Latino Social Entrepreneurs – Challenges and Opportunities Webinar
2012 Echoing Green Fellow Juan Maldonado of Regalii answers applicant questions:
Women Social Entrepreneurs – Challenges and Opportunities Webinar
2012 Echoing Green Fellow Anushka Ratnayake of myAgro answers applicant questions:
African-American Social Entrepreneurs – Challenges and Opportunities Webinar
2012 Echoing Green Fellow Toure McCluskey of OKCopay answers applicant questions:
Black Male Achievement Fellowship Webinar
Additionally, we recently hosted an informational webinar on the Black Male Achievement (BMA) Fellowship that covered the basics of the Fellowship and the application process. Shawn Dove, Manager of the Campaign for Black Male Achievement at Open Society Foundations, answered questions about the Campaign for Black Male Achievement and BMA Fellowship. Current BMA Fellow Donnel Baird also joined the webinar and answered questions about the application process and his experiences as a social entrepreneur.
VIDEOS TO GUIDE AND STRENGTHEN YOUR APPLICATION
The videos below to answer some questions you may have about the Echoing Green Fellowship. The first five webinar-style videos cover the details of the Echoing Green Fellowship, the eligibilty requirements, the evaluation criteria, advice on a few specific short answer questions from the application, and tips on how to write clear and concise answers. In the last video, Echoing Green President Cheryl Dorsey discusses her life and career, answering questions from Echoing Green’s newest program, Work on Purpose.
Details of the Echoing Green Fellowship:
Eligibility for the Echoing Green Fellowship:
Evaluation Criteria for the Echoing Green Fellowship:
Advice on Questions #1, #4, and #9 from the Echoing Green Fellowship application:
Tips on how to write clearly and concisely in your application:
Interview with Echoing Green President Cheryl Dorsey:
Looking for more information? Visit our FAQ page.
If you have a question that is not answered on the FAQ page, you can send it to marybeth@echoinggreen.org.