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Description
PIRG fellowships provide recent college graduates with the training and experience to assume leadership positions in the public interest movement.
PIRG Fellows work side by side with the organization?s top researchers, attorneys, scientists and lobbyists. They build expertise on a social problem, conduct research and report on the problem, make the case for solving the problem to decision-makers, act as a spokesperson to the media, and organize a politically powerful alliance of supports.
Through this work, PIRG Fellows employ a wide variety of skills, from writing to public speaking to one-on-one persuasion. A two-year commitment is required.
Qualifications
We are looking for motivated individuals who are willing to commit themselves to getting results. We value experience with campus groups or student government, academic achievement, public interest commitment, and outstanding verbal, writing and leadership skills. But most of all, we look for people who find a way to make a difference.
Salary and Benefits
Current graduates earn $18,500 in their first year with the state PIRGs, and $20,000 in their second year. Participants in the state PIRGs' Fellowship Program receive full health insurance, accrue two weeks paid vacation, three weeks in their second year, and are eligible for college loan assistance.