HS Students, Join the Fellowship
Students - Join Now!
Join the FellowshipAfter joining, we'll connect you with a local Organizer who will reach out to see if the Fellowship is a good fit for you right now! From there, you'll learn how to organize, increase civic engagement, and become a more conscious leader. The benefits of joining include:
- Mini grants ($200) for mini campaigns
- Real-world leadership experience
- Building a clearer civic identity
- National organizing training
- Local student community
- Professional support
In addition to up to $200 microgrants to supercharge local student-led actions, Fellows become part of an organizing community of brilliant people working together to shape change, co-create shared visions of the world you want to live in, build relationships with mentors, and gain access to leadership pipelines.
JOIN RHIZOME
Sign up today to become a Civic Service Fellow with Rhizome!
Improve our communities, spread big ideas, and become a civic leader! Fellows are given the resources (including seed funding for impactful local actions led by Fellows), training, and community they need to become changemakers.
Timeline
Fellows spend up to 3 hours a week on Fellowship responsibilities until May, with at least 1 hour in weekly virtual Chapter meetings.
Fall - Plan and host a Chapter-wide basebuilding event to build community
Spring - Teams within schools plan and host Community Empowerment Events around issues they are passionate about
Join in 3 Simple Steps!
- Fill out the form at the link below (it only takes 5 mins!)
- Interview with a Youth Organizer
- Join your local Chapter Meetings!
Leadership Pipelines
Students lives are transient, and our group-based leadership approach enables us to engage with youth for many years as they work new jobs, relocate to college, or move. Fellows often continue their leadership journeys by becoming paid Organizers in Rhizome, joining our local partners, or accessing national opportunities.
For Fellows who want to continue with us, the next step is to apply to become a Community Organizer who leads your local Fellowship Chapter.
Community Organizers make up to $6,000 per year, working up to 8 hours per week at $18/hour.
Regional Organizers make up to $10,000 per year, working up to 10 hours per week at $25/hour.
Most full-time staff positions are filled internally, with entry level roles paying at least $70,000 per year.
“Rhizome offers free, research-based civic education communities to promote youth leadership and student voice…Rhizome has created an inspiring, student-led, and high-impact approach to civic engagement.”
- Peter Levine, Associate Dean of Tufts University and Former Director of CIRCLE