2020 Young Professionals Mentoring Program The Young Professionals Mentoring Program (YMP) is an annual career and leadership development program, designed to empower young professionals with the skills they need to actualize their personal and professional goals. Applications for the 2020 cohort are being accepted through February 22, 2020.
Benefits of the Fellowship Fellows will benefit from Mentoring Relationships, Monthly Workshops, Community Projects, Individual Development Plan, Journal Presentations, Book Reviews and more. - Mentoring Relationships: You will be mentored by seasoned professionals in your industry, who are experienced to provide the necessary counsel over the course of the program year.
- Monthly Workshops: You will participate in monthly class sessions that improve your skills in career and networking, project management, personal mastery, entrepreneurship, emotional intelligence and much more.
- Community Projects: Your project team will be assigned as Consultants to a local non-profit to solve some of their most pressing challenges, including but not limited to, process improvement, business plan development, operational strategy design, feasibility studies, as well as marketing and monetization strategies.
- Individual Development Plans: You will receive guidance from your mentors in achieving the personal and professional goals set out in your Individual Development Plans.
- Journal Presentations: You will improve your public speaking skills through journal presentations and peer reviews.
- Book Reviews and more: You will read and analyze the opinions of bestselling authors and apply their ideology to selected topics.
Duration of the Fellowship The fellowship begins March 2020 and ends December 2020 Criteria for Application- Entry/mid-level professionals and graduate students are encouraged to apply.
Requirements of the Fellowship- Full participation in all workshops, tasks and projects assigned to Fellows.
- Adherence to the policies and code of conduct.
Application Process- Complete the Online Application due Saturday, February 22, 2020 at 11:59pm EST
- In the Online Application, you are also required to submit your resume, a 250 word essay, and one Letter of Recommendation
Information Session- Still have questions? Attend our upcoming information session on Saturday, February 8th @ 11:30am. Address: 932 Philadelphia Ave, Silver Spring, MD 20910
- Register for the Info Session here
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