Fellowship for Equitable Development
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2025 Awardees
Linda Appeynarh
University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Association of Enterprise Opportunity
Washington, DC
Alexander Barnes
University of Pennsylvania
Friends of the Rail Park
Philadelphia, PA
Diego Diaz
Willamette University
Housing Oregon
Portland, OR
Stella Egbelana
Morgan State University
Community-Vision Solutions, Benefit LLC
Washington, DC
Odia Kaba
The George Washington University
The Housing Assistance Council
Washington, DC
Ari Kamau
Howard University
Local Initiative Support Corporation (LISC-DC)
Washington, DC
Jaspreet Kandola
Yale School of Public Health
The Community Foundation for Greater New Haven Mission Investment Company
New Haven, CT
Sasha Legagneur
American University
Poverty & Race Research Action Council
Washington, DC
Keonna Parrish
Western Governors University
Runwei | AI & ML for Financial Inclusion and Economic Mobility
Washington, DC
Lauren Taylor
Howard University
Hip Hop Caucus
Washington, DC
Maddison Wells
Howard University
Parity Baltimore Incorporated
Baltimore, MD
Isaac Yeboah
Virginia Commonwealth University
Washington Area Community Investment Fund (Wacif)
Washington, DC
The National Community Reinvestment Coalition matches top-level graduate degree students with premiere community development organizations
The NCRC Fellowship cultivates the next generation of community development leaders and empowers them to tackle the issues of tomorrow. The community development sector will face significant challenges in the coming decades from climate change, widening wealth gaps, food insecurities, extreme housing shortages and other needs. These challenges will disproportionately impact low-wealth communities and communities of color. Therefore, it is NCRC’s intention and pledge to uphold the values of community empowerment in the fellowship program.
Interested students and host organizations must apply for this fellowship opportunity.
Program Benefits for Student Fellows Include:
- High-quality training and support from regional leaders in the nonprofit, government, planning and community development fields
- A $20,000 stipend for the nine-month, part-time (20-hours per week) fellowship
- The opportunity to meet with leaders in the nonprofit, government, planning and community development fields
- Academic credit, in accordance with the policies of the Fellows’ respective universities
- Complimentary admission to the NCRC annual Just Economy Conference
Program Benefits for Host Organizations Include:
- Fresh, innovative talent to help advance organizational mission
- The opportunity to help shape the next generation of community development leaders
- Participation in a fellowship program at little to no cost
Contact us for more information about NCRC’s Fellowship for Equitable Development.
What is the application process?
Host Partnerships
Fellowship host partners must be NCRC members. If your organization would like to participate in the Fellowship but is not a member, you can join here and then apply.
The Host applications were open February 3, 2025 and closed February 28, 2025.
Student Fellow Applications
Fellow applications will open for eligible students once host projects have been reviewed and finalists selected. Students will apply to be considered for a specific host project.
Fellow applications opened beginning April 1, 2025 and closed on April 30, 2025. Top student candidates were interviewed by NCRC as well as the host organization.
Fellow INFORMATIONAL WEBINAR
Host INFORMATIONAL WEBINAR
Questions about NCRC’s 2025 Fellowship? Reach us at impact@ncrc.org
2024 Awardees
Eke Agbai
Howard University
Association for Enterprise Opportunity
Washington, DC
Abigail Amankwah
University of New Mexico
Santa Fe Habitat for Humanity
Santa Fe, NM
Matthew Aranez
University of New Mexico
City of Albuquerque
Albuquerque, NM
Amanda Banegas
Howard University
HomeAid National Capital Region
Washington DC
Maci Battle
Alabama A&M University
Miles College Community Development Corporation
Fairfield, AL
Staphord Bengesi
Bowie State University
Runwei | AI & ML for Financial Inclusion and Economic Mobility
Queens, NY
Chloe Bui
Willamette University
Community Development Corporation of Oregon
Gresham, OR
Mark Dellostritto
University of Pennsylvania
Housing Alliance of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA
Joseph Enyonu
Southern Connecticut University
The Community Foundation for Greater New Haven Mission Investments Company
New Haven, CT
Kory Fleming
Virginia Union University
STREAM Innovations
Birmingham, AL
Akhia Floyd
Alabama A&M University
IGNITE ALABAMA
Birmingham, AL
Emmanuella Gibson
George Washington University
Latino Economic Development Center
Washington, DC
Quintessa Guengerich
Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh Community Reinvestment Group
Pittsburgh, PA
Tyiesha Head
Wayne State University
Southwest Economic Solutions dba MiWealth
Detroit, MI
Mouhamadou Hoyeck
Howard University
MOVE Chamber
Falls Church, VA
Joshua Johnson
University of Cincinnati
Housing Opportunities Made Equal of Greater Cincinnati
Cincinnati, OH
Iga Andita Lestari
University of California Berkeley
California Capital Financial Development Corporation
Sacramento, CA
Amanda Moore
Drexel University
Friends of the Rail Park
Philadelphia, PA
Kristin Murphy
Wayne State University
Detroit Future City
Detroit, MI
Joshua Odam
Pratt Institute
Runwei | AI & ML for Financial Inclusion and Economic Mobility
Queens, NY
Oluwaseun Omotayo
Alabama A&M University
Hispanic and Immigrant Center of Alabama – ¡HICA!
Birmingham, AL
Ibrahim Onafeko
Howard University
Washington Area Community Investment Fund (Wacif)
Washington, DC
Jaya Parashar
George Washington University
Association for Enterprise Opportunity
Washington, DC
Parth Patel
Morgan State University
Economic Action Maryland
Baltimore, MD
Greg Robinson, II
University of Cincinnati
Working In Neighborhoods
Cincinnati, OH
Justin Sackey
Howard Univesity
Housing Assistance Council
Washington, DC
Stacie Sanders
Morgan State University
Morgan State University
Baltimore, MD
Emily Shay
Southern Connecticut University
Bridgeport Neighborhood Trust
Bridgeport, CT
Maddison Wells
Howard University
Poverty & Race Research Action Council
Washington, DC
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