This year, 267 young leaders across the country applied to the Coro Fellowship in Public Affairs. On Saturday, March 14th, Coro Pittsburgh plans to host 36 finalists or “candidates” for 12 local Fellowship positions. These newcomers will get their first taste of the Fellowship - and Pittsburgh - on Selection Day.
The next class of Coro Fellows will begin their full-time, nine-month, intensive graduate-level training in August. Unlike any other program offered in Pittsburgh, the Coro Fellows Program provides opportunities for recent college graduates from around the world to explore a variety of professional and leadership opportunities in Pittsburgh while conducting an individual strategic plan for their own growth as leaders. This level of individual and team-based work and professionalism necessitates that we find the 12 best candidates possible.
Candidates represent a diversity of education backgrounds, ethnic heritages, languages spoken, and socioeconomic backgrounds. Oftentimes, this means that not every candidate has the means to make the trip to Pittsburgh easily. In order to address this need, we are starting an “Opportunity Fund” for incoming candidates. (We call this an “Opportunity Fund” because it allows candidates the “opportunity” to make it to Selection Day.) However, we realize that not all contributions need be fiscal in nature. Please review the options for getting involved and we will get back to you as soon as possible.
If you are interested in serving as a Judge on Selection Day, please RSVP as soon as possible.
