Karabelle Pizzigati Initiative Fellowship Application

The School of Public Policy and the School of Public Health partner annually to name students as Karabelle Pizzigati fellows. These students have a commitment to a career in children's advocacy. In addition to required coursework, fellows will participate in paid internships. Fellows will work closely with the program director to identify and prepare for an internship opportunity in the children's advocacy field.

Application Opens: October 15, 2025
Deadline: November 14, 2025

Apply for the Karabelle Pizzigati Initiative Fellowship

First Name

Middle Name

Last Name

Email Address

Phone Number

Degree Program and Class Year

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Your Resume

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Your Cover Letter

Submit a cover letter listing your professional objectives and expectations for the fellowship and describe why this fellowship is relevant to your course of study and career interest, and/or how this experience will relate to your future professional goals.
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Which policy area of children’s advocacy would you most like to develop through this fellowship? Please rank the following policy areas in order of your interest by sliding them up or down, with the top being your top priority and the bottom being your lowest priority.	Weight
Early Care and Education	Weight for Early Care and Education
Foster Care and Child Welfare	Weight for Foster Care and Child Welfare
Education	Weight for Education
Health	Weight for Health
Poverty	Weight for Poverty
Juvenile Justice	Weight for Juvenile Justice
Youth Development	Weight for Youth Development
Immigration	Weight for Immigration
Mental Health	Weight for Mental Health
Budgeting and Finance	Weight for Budgeting and Finance

Please explain why your top choice matters most to you.

Which advocacy skills would you most like to develop during this fellowship? Please rank the following skills in order of your interest by sliding them up or down, with the top being the skill you most want to strengthen and the bottom being the least.	Weight
Policy research and analysis	Weight for Policy research and analysis
Legislative advocacy and lobbying	Weight for Legislative advocacy and lobbying
Coalition building and partnership development	Weight for Coalition building and partnership development
Strategic communications and storytelling	Weight for Strategic communications and storytelling
Community engagement and grassroots organizing	Weight for Community engagement and grassroots organizing

How do you hope to apply the advocacy skills you develop during the fellowship to advance children’s policy or systems change in your future work?

Letter of Recommendation 1

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Letter of Recommendation 2 (optional)

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Letter of Recommendation 3 (optional)

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