Detroit Revitalization Fellows
- Academic:
- Graduate degree in Urban Planning, Public Policy or Administration, Business, or Law, preferred
- Post-graduate and mid-career applicants welcomed
- Minimum: Bachelor’s Degree completed, plus 5 years of relevant experience
- Work experience in real estate, community, economic or business development, or in fields related to urban revitalization preferred
- Applicants will be evaluated based on their scholastic achievements, oral and written communication skills, analytic skills, campus and community service involvement, political awareness, leadership potential, and work experience.
- Efforts will be made to recruit a national pool of qualified applicants. Young professionals living in the region and Detroiters who wish to return to the city and help make a difference are encouraged to apply.
- Non-US citizens must show authorization to work in U.S.
The Detroit Revitalization Fellows Program is designed to attract, develop and retain promising young professionals who will help lead the economic revitalization and development of Detroit. This talent pool is being cultivated in order to build the capacity of public, for-profit, nonprofit and quasi-public organizations, including Detroit’s anchor institutions. The Detroit Fellows program is an outstanding opportunity for those looking to build a career in the fields of economic and business development, real estate and urban planning. It is also an outstanding opportunity to be a key contributor to the transformation of Detroit... to creating the Detroit of tomorrow.
The Detroit Revitalization Fellows Program is modeled after the successful Rockefeller Foundation Redevelopment Fellowships launched in 2007 in New Orleans. That program, administered by the Center for Urban Redevelopment Excellence at the University of Pennsylvania, enabled key redevelopment organizations in New Orleans to recruit qualified professionals from across the country to work on the rebuilding process there.
A completed application will include:
- A completed online form
- Current resume/ curriculum vitae
- List of three professional references, including telephone and email contact information
- A statement of interest (In approximately 500 words, please tell us why you want to be part of this initiative)
- Transcript: Applicants are also asked to have the academic institution which they most recently attended send a transcript directly to us.