Thank you for your interest in nominating a young person for the COYN Fall 2026 Fellowship Program!

The fellowship will run from October 5th through December 5th. The Fellow will work under the supervision of the local nominating site.

The Fellow will support:

• the site's youth community outreach efforts;
• the design of the youth community input processes;
• the delivery of a youth survey;
• the development of a project documenting youth leadership effort. 

Fellows will intern at their host location approximately 20 hours per week and receive a $3,000 stipend directly paid to them in two payments that will be disbursed on November 5th and December 5th.

Deadline to submit nominations is Friday, September 18th. 

If you have any questions, feel free to reach out to Laura C. Romero, Ph.D. at lromero@brillantestrategies.com.

Thank you to our sponsors: Walter S. Johnson Foundation, Conrad N. Hilton Foundation, Stuart Foundation