Apply to the Program

Program Eligibility:

Please answer the following four questions to determine whether you are eligible to apply. If there are any "no" replies, we appreciate and thank you for your interest, but you are not eligible for The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Fellows Program at this time. If your answer to all four questions is "yes", we welcome your application.

  • Are you the Executive Director or top staff person of your non-profit organization?
  • Is the major purpose of your agency to serve disadvantaged Maryland residents?
  • Is your organization currently designated 501(c)(3) by the Internal Revenue Service?
  • Are you able to fully participate in all of the sessions included in the 2011 program?

Application Process:

To apply to the program, applicants must:

  1. Complete an online application (a copy of which will be sent to the applicant in PDF format).
  2. Sign the PDF version of the application and have their board president sign the application.
  3. Submit the signed copy of the application along with the following items:
    • a copy of your organization's 501(c)(3) determination letter from the Internal Revenue Service;
    • your most recent resume;
    • two copies of your organization's latest annual report (Form 990 or financial statements may be substituted if an annual report is not available); and
    • a list of your agency's board of directors and officers (please note when the terms expire for the Board President, Board Treasurer, and Board member responsible for resource development, if any).

    The application package must be received by 4:00 p.m. November 5, 2010.

    By Mail

    The 2011 Weinberg Fellows Program
    c/o Schaefer Center for Public Policy
    University of Baltimore
    1420 N. Charles Street
    Baltimore, MD 21201

    Hand Delivery

    The 2011 Weinberg Fellows Program
    c/o Schaefer Center for Public Policy
    University of Baltimore
    10 West Preston Street, 5th Floor
    Baltimore, MD 21201

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