Fellowship for Emerging Leaders in Public Service

About the Fellowship for Emerging Leaders in Public Service

The Fellowship for Emerging Leaders in Public Service (FELPS) is a unique leadership and career accelerator program for early-career professionals in public service. The Fellowship recognizes the strong commitment to public service that Fellows have demonstrated and strengthens this commitment by providing professional development and networking opportunities to help Fellows think intentionally and strategically about their own leadership and careers.

FELPS is one of the first programs that actively guides and engages emerging leaders in a process that encourages self-directed career development. This process encourages Fellows to explore the facets of public service most appealing to them while simultaneously presenting them with the exciting and challenging options that a modern-day public service career offers. The Fellowship is part of a broader commitment by NYU Wagner's Research Center for Leadership in Action to educate and prepare the next generation of public service leaders.

FELPS anchors next generation public service leaders by:

Inspiring Fellows to reconnect with their initial excitement and commitment to public service in their daily work and use that motivation as they advance their careers.

Engaging Fellows in a series of dynamic conversations and explorations that strengthen this commitment while challenging them to ask, "What's next?"

Connecting Fellows with leaders in public service, to make them aware of career paths they can take and to provide networking opportunities.

Providing Fellows with opportunities to reflect upon the experience as they shape their career development in an action-orientated manner.

FELPS Fellows

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Fellowship for Emerging Leaders in Public Service Class of 2010
Fellows celebrate together at the final reception.
One of the best parts of the fellowship is the network of support Fellows build among people committed to public service.
Fellowship for Emerging Leaders in Public Service Class of 2009
Over the course of the program, Fellows deepen their awareness of their leadership skills and strengths and how to apply them in their current roles and over the course of their careers.
Fellowship for Emerging Leaders in Public Service Class of 2008
The Fellowship for Emerging Leaders in Public Service supports recent college graduates as they enhance their leadership skills and practices; deepen their understanding of the public service landscape; craft a career plan; and build a network of talented, dynamic peers.
Career Guides, who are senior managers and directors in a variety of public service organizations, provide mentorship to Fellows throughout the course of the program.
FELPS Career Guides offer ongoing guidance and insight for Fellows through small group discussions and one-on-one over the course of the seven-month program.
Fellows develop connections they can carry forward with them over the course of their careers.
When Fellows complete the program, they join an active alumni network and participate in a variety of alumni-led social and volunteer activities.
Fellows participate in the program with the support of their supervisors, applying what they are learning in the fellowship to the work of their public service organizations.

Overview

The 2014 fellowship runs from November 2013 through May 2014. Fellows will come together for a series of workshops two to three times each month on evenings and weekends to:

Hear from senior experts in the public service field about their own career trajectories and the leadership lessons they have learned along the way;
Gain a clear assessment of their own assets, knowledge base and skill set and evaluate how they can apply these in their current roles;
Develop a career plan based on personal assessments and professional goals; and
Build a network of peers and mentors who can offer insight and guidance over the course of their careers.

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