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New Memphis Fellows Application

Fellows is the premier community-wide leadership development experience for mid-career leaders in Memphis. With a history that spans over 15 years, the year-long program is designed for high-performing professionals who are already excelling in their careers and positively impacting our community, but who are seeking to amplify that power through access to new connections, skills and experiences.

I. Applicant Information

First Name

Last Name

Name you prefer in an informal setting

Employer

Title or Current Position

Home Phone Number

Work Phone

Cell Phone Number

Best phone number to reach you

Personal Email

Work Email

Best email at which to reach you

Primary Address

City

State

Zip Code

Date of Birth

Ethnicity

Please specify

Gender

Do you consider yourself a native Memphian?

YesNo

What is your hometown?

How many years have you lived in Memphis?

Are you applying to Fellows for the first time?

YesNo

How did you hear about the Fellows? If someone referred you to or nominated you for the program, please list their name.

II. Resume or Curriculum Vitae

Please attach a current resume or curriculum vitae. Please limit to two pages.

III. Essays

In the text boxes below please provide your responses to the following questions. Responses should be 100-200 words in length. We recommend typing & saving your responses in another program and cutting & pasting them into the space below.

1. What significant personal or professional factors have most informed your present outlook, and how do these impact your relationship to the community and your approach to leadership?

2. What do you hope to gain from your participation in the Fellows program?

IV. References
Applicants are required to submit information for two references with their application and have the option to submit reference letters from those references. If you would like to have reference letters submitted on you behalf please forward the form found here to your references for them to complete. References may be someone who has worked with you in a professional setting, community or volunteer colleagues, college faculty and/or other personal references (not including relatives).

Please read: If you choose to submit letters from your references, New Memphis accepts the electronic submission of them via the link above. Letters are not required, and it is not mandatory that these letters be kept confidential from applicants, so please work with references to determine how best to proceed with submission. If references would prefer to send their letters directly to New Memphis, they can email them to didi@newmemphis.org.

Name of Recommender #1

Title

Organization

Letter of Recommendation #1 (if you wish to include it with your application)

Name of Recommender #2

Title

Organization

Letter of Recommendation #2 (if you wish to include it with your application)

V. Administrative Fee
The true cost of this yearlong experience is $7,000. However, New Memphis receives generous support from corporations, foundations and individuals to significantly offset that cost, safeguarding a level playing field.

Fellows pay a $1,200 administrative fee to help ensure a top quality experience. This fee can be paid over time, and a range of payment options are available. Unquestionably, the value of the experience far exceeds the fee.

We request that Fellows pay a quarter of their fee ($300) to guarantee their spot when they are notified of their acceptance to the program. At that time, payment options for the remainder of the fee can be arranged.

VI. Commitment to 100% Participation
Full participation of each member of the Fellows class is key to the group's cohesiveness and crucial to the individual Fellows' experience. As such, attendance at every session over the next 12 months of training is mandatory. If any of the session dates present a conflict, we encourage you to consider applying at a later time.

2020 Note: Due to COVID-19 we postponed the April cohort start date to September. We will have 2 cohorts starting that month, one will primarily be meeting in the morning and one will be after work or evening. There are some exceptions and the calendars for each cohort can be found below.

Note: April cohort sessions are primarily in the evenings, whereas September cohort sessions are held mostly during the day.

Please initial here to indicate your commitment to 100% participation.

Please select your class preference

A21 - primarily evening meeting times (click here to view the class schedule)S21 - primarily morning meeting times (click here to view the class schedule) Either - no preference