Required Documentation
- Student Application
- Unofficial Transcript
- Resume
- Personal Statement - to be written by the student
Please describe your interest in the County of Santa Clara’s Government Fellowship Program and future career goals. Please include a discussion on:
1. The importance of local public service and how any County initiatives have impacted you personally;
OR
2. Share or describe a time when you have gone above and beyond to support a local community. For example (but not limited to), have you led an initiative, started a program, or identified an unmet need in a community and designed a plan to address it?
For either prompt, please be sure to also include discussion of your top three placements and why you feel best matched with those host departments or projects.
Important Note: It is not acceptable to substitute a different writing sample in lieu of a personal statement.
Information Required by the Student Application
- Major/Minor, if declared
- If undeclared, provide interested fields of study
- Extra-curricular activities/interests/community involvement
- Preferred term
- Summer months availability (June, July, August, etc.)
- Scheduled vacation(s)/requested time off
Please Note
- Selected Fellows will be required to enter into a Stipend Agreement with the County and complete necessary onboarding paperwork
- The County will pay the selected Fellows on a bi-weekly basis
- Selected Fellows may be subject to a background check, fingerprinting, and/or health clearance(s)
