Encourage Students to Apply for the USM Langenberg Legacy Fellow

Please encourage TU undergraduate and graduate students to apply for the University System of Maryland (USM) 2023-24 Langenberg Legacy Fellowship. The fellowship is a grant program designed to fund student-led projects focused on civic education and/or civic engagement. It offers students the opportunity to launch projects, enabling them to bring together their unique vision related to four civic engagement imperatives: news literacy, inequality, climate justice, and engagement with the democratic process. This is a competitive award program. Each USM institution can nominate one student to compete to become a Langenberg Fellow. Fellows require a faculty or staff sponsor.

Through the Langenberg Legacy, students will receive:

  • $1,000 stipend at the beginning of the project;
  • $500 at the end of the project; and
  • Invitation to participate in Langenberg Legacy community building events (e.g., webinars, recognition events, meet and greet).

Through the Langenberg Legacy, faculty/staff sponsors will receive:

  • $500 at the end of the project;
  • Invitation to participate in Langenberg Legacy community building events (e.g., webinars, recognition events, meet and greet).

Student Eligibility 

  • Both undergraduate and graduate students are eligible to apply.
  • Students must be currently enrolled and be enrolled at the completion of the project.

Fellowship Timeline

  • March 6, 2023: Students need to submit applications to Romy Hübler (rhuebler@towson.edu) (the selected institutional nominee will be notified by the end of March 2023)
  • April 2023: USM hosts Fellows and Sponsors Meet and Greet (exact date TBD)
  • January 31, 2024: Final date for students to complete projects
  • February 29, 2024: Students submit final project report to USM
  • April 2024: Celebration and Project Presentations (exact date TBD)

For program details, including application instructions, visit the Civic Engagement and Social Responsibility website.

Questions can be directed to Romy Hübler, rhuebler@towson.edu.

Applications are due March 6, 2023. 

 

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This post was written by Rixham, Judith R.