Note from the CEC: At the CEC, we aim to assist students in their post-graduation gap year opportunities search by making them more accessible and less challenging to navigate. At the top of this page include opportunities that either do not have a due date or are accepting applicants on a rolling basis. As you scroll through this page, the rest of these opportunities will be organized by month the applications are due. We wish you all the best during this process and feel free to reach out to hecec.human@cornell.edu if you have any questions. Happy job/internship searching :).
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No Due Dates Indicated/Rolling
DISCLAIMER: The following jobs and internships either do not have due dates posted on their website or are accepting applicants on a rolling basis. It is advised to closely monitor these opportunities and to apply as early as possible.
Northwell Health’s Emergency Medicine Clinical Research Team
This position of Clinical Research Assistant is paid and full-time, designed for recent graduates who are interested in clinical research, biostatistics, quality improvement and hospital administration. Candidates who can commit to a minimum of two years in the position and have research backgrounds are preferred.
This program involves volunteer opportuniites helping others and meeting critical needs in the community, offering several ways to be invovled via part-time local service to fulltime residential programs in all states. Programs include supporting climate change mitigation, building affordable housing, and recovery projects. Participants must be US citizens or permanent residents of the US.
Benefits: Monthly living stipend, health benefits, up to $6,000 educational award
September 2024
October 2024
This opportunity is a yearlong, language training and cultural immersion at a job placement aligned with your interests in Asia, composed of a beginning two months of intensive language training. Accepted applicants are contacted individually to discuss interests and experiences.
Application Due Date: October 1, 2024
VIA Global Community Fellowship
This fellowship lasts 13-15 months providing an opportunity for graduating seniors to work at NGOs and schools across Asia to support community development and youth education. Applications are accepted from international and US citizens, and provides a living and housing stipend, medical insurance, and travel and language study grants.
Application Due Date: October 27, 2024
November 2024
This fellowship is open to college seniors and those in a gap between graduate school intending to pursue a pHd in applied physical and biological sciences, mathematics, or engineering. This can be coordinated with another awarding institution to receive maximum possible compensation. Applicants must be creative problem solvers and commit to helping the greater good.
Benefits: Five years of funding ($250,000)
Deadline: November 1, 2024
December 2024
This scholarship is a paid full-time job for 10-12 months in Washington DC, where fellows are research assistants to Carnegie’s senior scholars. Duties include conducting research and co-authoring journal articles, participating in meetings with high-level officials, and contributing to congressional testimonies. Requirements include a minimum 3.70 GPA, and related coursework and commitment to a career in international affairs.
Benefits: $4,000/month
Application Due Date: December 6, 2024
This is a two-year program that propels recent graduates with a passion for public service into full-time positions in government where they are needed most, such as the Northeast and Midwest. Their goal is to achieve more equitable, people-centered policy outcomes.
Benefits: Competitive salary and benefits package, with salary base starting from $45,000 to $75,000, and extensive mentorship
Deadline: December 8, 2024
January 2025
This scholarship promotes study abroad from May 1st to April 30th in all world regions for those receiving a federal Pell Grant during the time of application, promoting individual growth, and career readiness.
Benefits: $5,000
Application Due Date: January 9, 2025
Samuel Huntington Public Service Award
This award allows graduating college seniors to engage in a meaningful public service activity for one year before proceeding onto graduate school or a career. Projects that have the potential to be sustainable are favored, and many of the projects initiated by past award recipients continue to benefit people today.
Benefit: $30,000 stipend
Application Due Date: January 10, 2025
This scholarship targets alumni committed to public service, and work in positions critical in US national security, funding study abroad in world regions critical to US interests (outside of Western Europe, Canada, Australia, or New Zealand). The scholarship promotes long-term linguistic and cultural immersion.
Benefits: $25,000 for 25-52 weeks abroad
Application Due Date: January 29, 2025
February 2025
March 2025
Project Horseshoe Farm Community Health Fellowship
Fellows engage in volunteer service, community engagement, and teaching students. This is typically by volunteering with students in an elementary school teacher’s classroom, or local community center, or providing medical care in the form of health coaching, budgeting and finance, and home visits.
Benefits: Free housing and utilities, and educational grant reimbursement of around $1000/month
Application Due Date: March 2nd, 2025
April 2025
May 2025
Princeton in Africa Fellowship
A selective yearlong fellowship to recent college graduates with organizations across the African continent with a focus on making significant contributions to Africa’s well-being.
Application Due Date: Late August 2025