Roots & Shoots Fellowships

Currently, there are two Roots & Shoots fellowship positions, the Youth Leadership Fellowship and the Graduate Fellowship. These fellowships are examples of how Roots & Shoots provides unique opportunities for outstanding young people to hone their communication, planning and group management skills. Roots & Shoots Fellows work for one year as a full-time member of the Roots & Shoots-USA National Office staff.

Here are some of the duties of the Roots & Shoots Fellows:

• Act as a Roots & Shoots spokesperson at events and conferences.
• Recruit, train and mentor Youth Leadership Council members.
• Develop annual youth campaigns.
• Plan Youth Leadership Council gatherings.
• Serve as youth advisor and liaison for all communications efforts.
• Managing youth-based website content.

To be eligible for a fellowship position you must have:

• No more than one year past graduation from high school (Youth Fellow) or undergraduate college/university (Graduate Fellow)
• Be able to live for one year in Arlington, Virginia and work in our National Office (Youth Fellow), or be able to living Danbury, CT and work in our University Programs Office (Graduate Fellow)
• Have demonstrated leadership skills through experience in Roots & Shoots

Roots & Shoots Fellows receive:

• Hourly wage (up to 40 hours per week)
• Full-time benefits (Health, dental, vision, and more)
• Paid travel to conferences and events across the United States
• Numerous opportunities to meet with Roots & Shoots groups both nationally and globally