Gap Year Programs

Gap Year Programs

A gap year program is designed to give students the opportunity to gain professional experience, build skills, and explore their interests for one to two years after graduation. These programs emphasize exposure to meaningful and different types of work before pursuing career-related employment or graduate school. They can range from U.S. to international experiences, and tend to include a training period prior to the program.

Below is a listing of Gap Year Programs and Post-Graduate Fellowships. Visit the website for current information. Additional post-graduate programs with upcoming deadlines are also available in Handshake.

Program Name Location Deadline
American University in Cairo, Presidential Associates Program Cairo, Egypt Spring
AmeriCorps National Civilian Community Corps (NCCC) Program Multiple US Locations Rolling
Arden Theatre Professional Apprentice Philadelphia, PA Spring
Asian Pacific American Institute for Congressional Studies (APAICS) Congressional Fellowship Washington, D.C. Winter
Autry Fellowship Durham, NC See website
AVODAH, The Jewish Service Corps Multiple US Locations Spring
Berkeley Repertory Next Generation Fellowship Program Berkeley, CA See website
Capital Fellows Program Sacramento, CA Fall
Catholic Volunteers Network Multiple US Locations Rolling
Challenge Detroit Fellowship Detroit, MI Rolling
Children's Corps Multiple US Locations Spring
Citizen Schools Multiple US Locations Rolling
City Year Multiple US Locations See website
Commonwealth Corps Massachusetts Rolling
Congressional Hunger Center, Bill Emerson National Hunger Fellowship Washington, DC Winter
Coro Fellows Program in Public Affairs Multiple US Locations Winter
El Pomar Fellowship Colorado Rolling
Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Science and Technology and Policy Program Washington, DC See website
Food Corps Multiple US Locations Winter
Friends Committee on National Legislation (FCNL) - Program Assistant Fellowship Washington, DC See website
Global Health Corps Multiple US Locations Spring
Green Corps Multiple US Locations Rolling
HealthCorps Multiple US Locations Spring
Herbert Scoville Jr. Peace Fellowship Washington, DC Fall & Winter
Institute for Defense Analyses Science Policy Fellowship Alexandria, VA Winter
InterExchange Foundation, Christianson Fellowship Multiple Abroad Locations See website
Jewish Organizing Fellowship Multiple US Locations See website
Language Corps Multiple Abroad Locations Rolling
Lutheran Volunteer Corps Multiple US Locations Rolling
Massachusetts Promise Fellowship Multiple US Locations Spring
National Health Corps Multiple US Locations Rolling
NIH Postbaccalaureate Intramural Research Training Awards (Postbac IRTA/CRTA) Multiple US Locations Rolling
NYC Urban Fellows Program New York, NY Winter
Partnership for Public Service, Partnership Internship Program Washington, DC Summer, Fall, Spring
Peace Corps Multiple Abroad Locations Rolling
Pittsburgh PULSE: Pittsburgh Urban Leadership Service Experience Pittsburgh, PA Spring
Princeton in Africa Africa (multiple locations) Fall
Princeton in Asia Asia (multiple locations) Fall
Princeton in Latin America Latin America (multiple locations) Fall
Project Horseshoe Farm, Community Health Fellowship Greensboro, NC See website
Quaker United Nations Office New York, NY Spring
Quaker Voluntary Service Multiple US Locations Spring
Saga Education New York, NY and Chicago, IL Rolling
Samuel Huntington Public Service Award Multiple US and Abroad Locations Winter
Teach for All Multiple Abroad Locations See website
Teach for China China Rolling
Venture for America Multiple US Locations Fall
World Wide Opportunities on Organic Farms Multiple US and Abroad Locations Rolling
Woodrow Wilson Teaching Fellowship Pennsylvania See website
Yale-NUS College Singapore See website
Disclaimer: Information in these external links come from a variety of sources. Career Engagement provides these links as a convenience. It is the responsibility of each individual to research the integrity of the organizations to which one is applying. The individual is advised to use caution and common sense when applying for any position through the Internet. We do not author, edit, or monitor these outside pages and therefore cannot assume responsibility for their content.
Francesca Mariani, '91
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