Coverdell Fellowship for Returned Peace Corps Volunteers (RPCVs)

More Coverdell Fellowship Benefits

• Professional Development: Fellows participate in professional development workshops offered by our department’s office of Career Development and External Relations.
• Advancing the Third Goal: Fellows help organize social and educational events to raise awareness about Peace Corps across campus, and with Worcester’s RPCV community. Many Fellows serve as Course Assistants and/or provide guest lectures on their volunteer experiences for undergraduates considering a future in the Peace Corps through Clark’s Peace Corps Prep program
  

Positive Social Impact

All Coverdell Fellows complete an internship (150 hours) supporting an underserved American community.

• Internships related to the fellow’s field of study may receive academic credit toward degree requirements.
• Internship hours can be completed in one semester or throughout a fellow’s time at Clark.
• Recent Coverdell fellows have had internships at the U.S. Agency for International Development, the city of Worcester, and many local nonprofit organizations, such as African Community Education.

Advance Your Career

We host in-house career development offices to support students. Our recent Coverdell fellows are serving in the following positions:

• Energy and sustainability specialist at ICF
• Program assistant, Transatlantic Climate Policy Project, Global Energy Center at the Atlantic Council
• Senior research, learning, and analytics specialist at World Vision
• Operations permit manager at Avangrid Renewables
• Management associate at RTI International
• Refugee case manager at Forward Service Corp.
• Program associate at Panagora Group
• Disaster program manager at the American Red Cross
• Community health case manager at Neighborhood House
• Claims representative at the U.S. Railroad Retirement Board
• Geospatial analyst at GEE Agriculture
• Associate at Palladium: Make It Possible