The Institute for Leadership and Social Impact is partnering with non-profit and community organizations in Atlanta by connecting them with Georgia Tech students with a passion for social impact by facilitating supported internship opportunities.
Social Impact Fellows
"The Georgia Institute of Technology Social Impact Fellowship program is hands down one of the most professional and impactful programs at this University. As an Executive Director of a non-profit organization, we rely heavily on the assistance of volunteers to augment the work we do in the community. Since connecting with this program, the students have implemented and maintained our social media platforms, which we now use to do our fundraising and to attract more donors, and have redeveloped our new website, which is more content-driven and provides organization data that can be used by potential funders in the future. To sum it up, the students have thoroughly impressed me, and I am incredibly grateful for our partnership."
- Micheal Daniel, Executive Director of Georgia Center for Youth Excellent
Fellowship Projects
Fellowship projects are driven by our community partners' needs and opportunities. ILSI then promotes the projects to our Georgia Tech students and partners select the candidate that best suits their needs. The purpose of the program is to create meaningful connections for co-learning. Typical projects are semester-long (fall, spring, or summer). ILSI commits to long-term relationships with our partner organizations (three to four semesters). Our partners to date include the Center for Civic Innovation, Hands On Atlanta, Global Growers Network, Plywood People, and Ubuntu.
Please contact Olushola Oladejo at ooladejo3@gatech.edu with questions about the Social Impact Fellows Program.
Apply now for Fall 2024 Fellowships!
Application Deadline for Fall 2024: June 15, 2024
How to Apply for Fellowships
- Interested students can apply to open fellowships by directly emailing the contact person listed for that opportunity.
- If selected for an internship, the organization will recommend the student as a Social Impact Fellow. ILSI will award the Fellowship which will be disbursed to the student’s Bursar’s account in three payments.
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Students will register for one of the below internship audit courses for the term of their Fellowship*:
INTN 2003. P/T Professional Internship. 3 Credit Hours.—Supervised professional work experience in the United States for undergraduate freshman or sophomore interns working 10-19 hours a week in their major field of study for a semester.
INTN 4003. P/T Professional Internship. 3 Credit Hours.—Supervised professional work experience in the United States for undergraduate junior or senior interns working 10-19 hours a week in their major field of study for a semester.
*International students must be enrolled full-time to qualify.
- The student will report directly to the partner for their intern duties for the duration of the engagement. The fellowship will be paid out over the duration of the semester. At the end of the internship the student will submit a blogpost about their experience and will participate in yearly Fellowship event as well as help with marketing the program on campus.
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Students may serve two consecutive terms with the same partner, and they are eligible to intern with various partners up to three semesters. Students may not serve with two different partners in the same semester.
Learn more from the Fellows Perspective
We provide students with experiential learning to develop a passion for meaningful projects, interpersonal skills, and project management abilities.
Partners include Hands On Atlanta, Global Growers, Ubuntu, Plywood, WunderGrubs, CCL, and United Nations.