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Ambassador Andrew Young Fellowship
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We’re delighted you’re considering joining the inaugural Ambassador Andrew Young Fellowship from May 18 to 23, 2025! This program offers college students a memorable opportunity to participate in meaningful dialogue and action regarding human dignity, equity, and social justice. Through this fellowship, participants will learn from influential leaders who will challenge them to expand their perspectives and promote positive change. Fellows will spend a week at Anderson University, participating in intensive workshops, discussions, and community-building activities. We are thrilled to extend this invitation to all passionate and driven students.
Program Details
This week-long program will include instruction, discussion, small group projects, a service project with a community organization or ministry, a day trip to Atlanta to visit the King Memorial, and evening social activities. The final day of the program will culminate with group project presentations connected to one of the six principles in the program. All meals and housing are included in the registration fee. Participants will receive a t-shirt and textbook.
Please note: Applications must be submitted by April 1, 2025. A selection committee will review all submissions, and applicants will be notified of their acceptance status via email no later than April 18, 2025. Upon receiving an invitation, selected applicants must confirm their participation by May 1, 2025.
For more details or materials, please email YoungFellowship@andersonuniversity.edu
Eligibility
Applicants must be:
- Current College Student: Enrolled in an accredited undergraduate program during the 2024-2025 academic year.
- Passionate About Human Dignity: This program believes that all people are created by God and bear His image. It seeks to create an environment in which every individual is an accepted, respected, and valued member of the community. Participants will reflect on and celebrate the diversity of God’s Kingdom through an uncommon unity informed by Christian truth, love, and grace. They are committed to promoting human dignity, equality, and justice in their academic and personal lives.
- Able to Travel: Available to travel to the week-long program at Anderson University from May 18–23, 2025.
- Able to Commit to Program Requirements: Ready to fully engage in all activities, including lectures, group projects, and community service.
Travel & Fee
Participants are responsible for transportation to and from Anderson University, in Anderson, South Carolina. The participation fee of $279 covers housing and meals from Sunday, May 18 to Friday, May 23. Scholarships for participants will be considered based on need.
Timeline
Important Dates:
- Applications must be submitted no later than April 1, 2025.
- Applications will be reviewed by a selection committee, and the applicant’s acceptance status will be emailed no later than April 18, 2025.
- Once applicants receive their invitation, they must confirm their participation by no later than May 1, 2025.
Why MLK?
The Ambassador Young Fellowship program is designed to shine a light in a divided world through six key principles rooted in the life and teachings of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Participants will study and discuss six biblical principles that shaped Dr. King’s life and leadership: love, conscience, freedom, justice, perseverance, and hope. These transcendent principles are relevant to every community in every generation. They are also the best hope for society to avoid going down a path of division, hatred and violence. This unique program provides an opportunity to study and model Dr. King’s transformational principles to help you impact your generation to better understand, live, experience, and ultimately form a community around the unifying principles at the heart of the dream to which Dr. King dedicated his life.
