The Island Fellows Program places college and master’s degree graduates in Maine’s coastal and year-round island communities for two years. Fellowships provide a unique opportunity for recent graduates to apply their skills and gain experience helping to build sustainability within communities whose way of life and identity face many challenges. Island Fellows work directly with a host organization within the community on a community-identified priority project, while also contributing their own interests and energy to the community they live in.
The Island Fellows Program provides support for these communities by:
Qualifications:
Essential Functions:
Physical Demands and Work Environment: The physical demands and work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
The Island Fellowship position is a two-year placement. After the first year, Fellows will participate in work planning to determine the direction of the second year. Fellows are paid an hourly wage and are provided on-island housing, including utilities for no charge. Fellows are also eligible for health insurance and have access to professional development funds.