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Why I Became A
Surge Fellow
2025
Detroit Fellowship
Application
VIRTUAL
EVENTS
APPLICATION &
SELECTION DATES
Application Opens: October 30, 2023
Application Closes: July 5, 2024
Selection Days: August 13-15, 2024
Cohort Announcement: Coming soon.
Welcome Mixer: Coming soon.
IN-PERSON
EVENTS
Disclaimer: Our intended audience for our virtual gatherings are African-American and Latinx leaders in the Detroit education and youth-serving space.
SURGE DETROIT 2025 ACADEMY SESSION DATES
Session 1 & Opening Retreat
October 3-5, 2024
Session 2:
November 1, 2024
Session 3:
December 5-7, 2024
Session 4:
January 10, 2025
Session 5:
February 7, 2025
Session 6 & Closing Retreat and Graduation:
March 6-8, 2025
The fellowship cohort participates in monthly full-day sessions: 9 am to 5 pm (virtual sessions) and 8 am to 5 pm (in-person sessions). Fellows are expected to attend all retreats and monthly sessions.
CANDIDATE
CRITERIA
- Detroit-based African-American or Latinx leader roughly between the ages of 28 to 40
- Bachelor’s degree (minimum)
- Minimum of six years of work experience
- Employed in education or youth-serving role (district, charter, public policy, philanthropy or advocacy/non profit) at the initiation of and for the duration of the fellowship
- Passion for positively impacting the lives of young people and their communities
FELLOWSHIP
EXPECTATIONS
- Attend all sessions
- Complete all requisite pre work before sessions (approximately 5-10 hours per month)
- Get your supervisor’s support
- Show up for yourself!
APPLICATION
REQUIREMENTS
- Completed application, including a résumé and responses to four essay questions
- Two recommendation surveys: one must be from current supervisor
- Memorandum of Understanding signed by applicant and employer
Surge Fellows leave this experience having enhanced their competency in both technical and adaptive leadership skills, including relationship management, problem-solving, negotiation, conflict resolution, communication, anti-racist design, and project planning, management and execution. Surge Fellows also gain a deeper understanding of the sociopolitical and economic context, history and structure of public education. And, importantly, Surge Fellows rediscover themselves, their power and their dreams, and become a part of a community of leaders who see, support and affirm each other.
If you have specific questions, contact Surge at academy@surgeinstitute.org.