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Gap Year Opportunities
Are you considering taking time between graduating from Haverford and starting graduate school or full-time employment? Check out these gap year resources and programs!
The CCPA staff would be glad to chat with you about gap year opportunities as you explore your post-college options.
What is a Gap Year?
- GoGrad: Taking a Gap Year Before Graduate School
- USA Gap Year Fairs (with searchable database)
Gap Year Programs
| Fellowship | Category | Focus Area | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Venture for America | Business | Entrepreneurship | Domestic |
| AmeriCorps | Social Impact/Public Service/Volunteering | Domestic | |
| Green Corps | Environment/Sustainability | Advocacy/Organizing/Lobbying | Domestic |
| World Wide Opportunities on Organic Farms (WWOOF) | Environment/Sustainability | Food/Farming | International |
| Open Space Institute's Conservation Diversity Fellowship | Environment/Sustainability | Domestic | |
| Friends Committee on National Legislation (FCNL) Young Fellows Program | Government/Law/Policy | Advocacy/Organizing/Lobbying | Domestic |
| Immigrant Justice Corps Community Fellowship | Government/Law/Policy | Advocacy/Organizing/Lobbying | Domestic |
| Christ House | Health | Domestic | |
| Global Health Corps | Health | International | |
| MedServe | Health | Domestic | |
| National Health Corps | Health | Domestic | |
| Project Horseshoe Farm | Health | Domestic | |
| Herbert Scoville Jr. Peace Fellowship | International Affairs | Peace and Justice | Domestic |
| Insight Collaborative | International Affairs | Peace and Justice | International |
| Quaker United Nations Office | International Affairs | Peace and Justice | Domestic/International |
| New York Times Fellowship | Journalism | Domestic | |
| Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange (CBYX) for Young Professionals | Professional | Cultural Exchange | International |
| American University in Cairo Presidential Internship Program | Professional | Higher Education | International |
| Jewish Organizing Fellowship | Social Impact/Public Service/Volunteering | Advocacy/Organizing/Lobbying | Domestic |
| Capital Fellows Programs | Social Impact/Public Service/Volunteering | City Government | Domestic |
| NYC Urban Fellows Program | Social Impact/Public Service/Volunteering | City Government | Domestic |
| San Francisco Fellows Program | Social Impact/Public Service/Volunteering | City Government | Domestic |
| Alaska Fellows | Social Impact/Public Service/Volunteering | Community Development | Domestic |
| Baltimore Corps Fellowship | Social Impact/Public Service/Volunteering | Community Development | Domestic |
| Challenge Detroit Fellow | Social Impact/Public Service/Volunteering | Community Development | Domestic |
| Cleveland Foundation Public Service Fellowship | Social Impact/Public Service/Volunteering | Community Development | Domestic |
| Coro Fellows Program in Public Affairs | Social Impact/Public Service/Volunteering | Community Development | Domestic |
| Haverford House | Social Impact/Public Service/Volunteering | Community Development | Domestic |
| Impact America | Social Impact/Public Service/Volunteering | Community Development | Domestic |
| InterExchange Christianson Grant | Social Impact/Public Service/Volunteering | Community Development | International |
| Lutheran Volunteer Corps | Social Impact/Public Service/Volunteering | Community Development | Domestic |
| Middle East and North Africa Regional (MENAR) Fellowship Program | Social Impact/Public Service/Volunteering | Community Development | International |
| Peace Corps | Social Impact/Public Service/Volunteering | Community Development | International |
| Pittsburgh PULSE: Pittsburgh Urban Leadership Service Experience | Social Impact/Public Service/Volunteering | Community Development | Domestic |
| Princeton in Africa | Social Impact/Public Service/Volunteering | Community Development | International |
| Princeton in Asia | Social Impact/Public Service/Volunteering | Community Development | International |
| Princeton in Latin America | Social Impact/Public Service/Volunteering | Community Development | International |
| Public Allies | Social Impact/Public Service/Volunteering | Community Development | Domestic |
| Quaker Experiential Service and Training (QuEST) | Social Impact/Public Service/Volunteering | Community Development | Domestic |
| Quaker Voluntary Service | Social Impact/Public Service/Volunteering | Community Development | Domestic |
| AVODAH Jewish Service Corps | Social Impact/Public Service/Volunteering | Hunger/Poverty | Domestic |
| Emerson National Hunger Fellowship | Social Impact/Public Service/Volunteering | Hunger/Poverty | Domestic |
| Leland International Hunger Fellowship | Social Impact/Public Service/Volunteering | Hunger/Poverty | International |
| Repair the World | Social Impact/Public Service/Volunteering | Hunger/Poverty; Education | Domestic |
| Children's Corps | Social Impact/Public Service/Volunteering | Youth | Domestic |
| Catholic Volunteer Network | Social Impact/Public Service/Volunteering | Domestic | |
| Samuel Huntington Public Service Award | Social Impact/Public Service/Volunteering | Domestic/International | |
| Service Year Alliance | Social Impact/Public Service/Volunteering | Domestic | |
| Teaching Assistant Program in France | Teaching/Education | English Teaching | International |
| Japan Exchange and Teaching (JET) Programme | Teaching/Education | English Teaching | International |
| LanguageCorps | Teaching/Education | English Teaching | International |
| Teach Thailand Corps | Teaching/Education | English Teaching | International |
| FoodCorps | Teaching/Education | Food/Farming | Domestic |
| Friends' School Boulder Teacher Preparation Program | Teaching/Education | Residency/Certification | Domestic |
| LA Urban Teacher Residency | Teaching/Education | Residency/Certification | Domestic |
| MATCH Teacher Residency | Teaching/Education | Residency/Certification | Domestic |
| Mississippi Teacher Corps | Teaching/Education | Residency/Certification | Domestic |
| New York City Teaching Fellows | Teaching/Education | Residency/Certification | Domestic |
| Teach For America | Teaching/Education | Residency/Certification | Domestic |
| Teach Kentucky | Teaching/Education | Residency/Certification | Domestic |
| The New Teacher Project | Teaching/Education | Residency/Certification | Domestic |
| UCDS Resident Teacher Program | Teaching/Education | Residency/Certification | Domestic |
| Urban Teachers | Teaching/Education | Residency/Certification | Domestic |
| Woodrow Wilson Teaching Fellowships in STEM | Teaching/Education | Residency/Certification | Domestic |
| Blueprint Fellows | Teaching/Education | Domestic | |
| Citizen Schools | Teaching/Education | Domestic | |
| City Year | Teaching/Education | Domestic | |
| Massachusetts Promise Fellowship | Teaching/Education | Domestic | |
| SAGA Education | Teaching/Education | Domestic | |
| Search Associates International Teaching Interns | Teaching/Education | International | |
| Arden Theatre Professional Apprentice | Theatre/Arts | Domestic | |
| Berkeley Repertory Theatre Fellowship | Theatre/Arts | Domestic |