Collegiate Women of Color Leadership Development
Institute Selected Participants
The W.K.
Kellogg Foundation has funded a project to prepare young, collegiate women of color as future leaders in order to
increase gender and ethnic diversity in the work place.
The goal
of the project is to identify collegiate women of color with
leadership aptitude and provide them with opportunities to
test and improve their leadership skills. The project
objectives are:
To recruit and select 50 women of color from 650
private colleges and universities who are completing their
junior year of college;
To sponsor a summer leadership institute for the
participants from Thursday, August 10 Sunday, August 13,
2006*;
To sponsor a mentoring program for the participants
who are matched with women mentors already in leadership
roles from September 2006 to February 2007; and
To provide a $1,500 stipend for participants during the
senior year of college in support for implementation of
the leadership mentoring project on their campus, at a
corporation, or in their community.
* All expenses, including
lodging, food, and ground transportation to and from the
conference site will be covered
Project Overview
The institute will provide information on leadership
theories such as servant leadership, basic skills,
competencies, challenges, work/life balances, and
opportunities. Leadership strategies will also be provided
for serving as a minority and woman leader. Leading women
leaders will serve as keynote speakers and workshop leaders
so that the participants will gain first-hand experience in
interacting with other leaders. To be accepted into
the institute, the women must:
Write a one to two-page essay
Have a 3.0 average or above at the end of their junior
year of college
Submit a transcript and two letters of reference, either
from a
college professor, administrator and or community
leader/organizer
Be a United States citizen
Be a woman of color
The women will also
perform a leadership practicum at a community, corporate, or
campus agency where they will have an opportunity to start
developing their leadership skills. A follow-up training
stipend will be provided to the women during their senior
year that will provide support while they perform the
leadership practicum. The women will write a final
report/essay on lessons learned from participating in the
project.
Application Submission
Please submit completed application, two letters of references,
and transcript by May 29, 2006 via e-mail at fihe@fihe.org or
via mail to: FIHE, 1920 N St., NW, Suite 210,
Washington, DC 20036
Selection & Announcements
Recipients will be notified in mid June 2006.
Collegiate Women of Color Leadership Development Institute
Application
Collegiate Women of Color Leadership Development Institute
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