Submission Deadlines for both are April 12th, 2024, with the the Institute for Community Inclusion of Massachusetts. The Gopen and Crocker Fellowships are sponsored by Massachusetts Developmental Disabilities and their Network partners: The Institute for Community Inclusion at UMass Boston, Massachusetts Developmental Disabilities Council, E.K. Shriver Center at UMass Chan Medical School and the Disability Law Center.
* Information about both Fellowships is below:
- Allen C. Crocker Family Fellowship – The Allen C. Crocker Fellowship is for family members of individuals with developmental disability.As a Crocker Fellow, you will come up with a project idea. Staff from the Institute for Community Inclusion (ICI) will help you with your project. We will help you develop leadership skills and learn about disability policy, disability services, and disability supports. To be eligible, you must:
• Live in Massachusetts.
• Have a family member with a disability.
• Want to learn skills for working in the disabilities field. - Barbara Wilensky Gopen Memorial Fellowship. The Gopen Fellowship is for individuals with developmental disabilities. As a Gopen Fellow, you will come up with a project idea. Staff from the Institute for Community Inclusion (ICI) will help you with your project, help you learn leadership skills and to learn about disability policy, disability services, and disability advocacy. To be eligible, you must:
• Live in Massachusetts.
• Be a person with a developmental disability.
• Out of school and out of a transition program.
• Like working independently
For more information and instructions to apply, visit:
GOPEN: https://www.communityinclusion.org/about/fellowships/gopen/
CROCKER: https://www.communityinclusion.org/about/fellowships/crocker/ or contact Berenise Reyes Albino at Berenise.Albino@umb.edu
