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The SNF Paideia Program invites applications for a one-year SNF Paideia graduate fellowship. SNF Paideia creates and supports opportunities for the Penn community to learn about dialogue, from dialogue, and how to dialogue, towards a goal of individual and societal wellness. Through SNF Paideia-designated courses, a Fellows program, resources, events, and initiatives, the program contributes to the diverse dialogue landscape at Penn.SNF Paideia graduate fellows contribute intellectually and operationally to the work of the SNF Paideia Program and engage in a graduate fellows community of practice.
Encompassing a wide range of practices, SNF Paideia’s dialogue work emphasizes intentionality, curiosity, humility, and community as its core values. We encourage meaningful exchange across identities, ideologies, experiences, and histories, and collaborate with many partners across campus and beyond to promote opportunities for students to practice this exchange. Striving to embody the Hellenic concept of paideia, or "education of the whole person," SNF Paideia helps students develop the knowledge, skills, ethical frameworks, and experiences necessary to serve their communities as resourceful, engaged citizens.
Graduate fellows can gain experience teaching and advising undergraduate students, designing and implementing student-oriented dialogue programming, and working professionally as part of a multi-disciplinary team to achieve academic program goals. Graduate fellows receive a $7,000 stipend.
Eligible graduate students:
- are enrolled through May 2026 in a graduate degree program at the University of Pennsylvania;
- have a demonstrated interest in SNF Paideia’s mission and values;
- are available to participate in a graduate fellow orientation and training in August 2025;
- have approval of their graduate program or advisor to take on this fellowship; and
- are eligible to receive additional pay through the University.
This is a part-time fellowship. Each fellow can expect to contribute roughly 10-15 hours per month to fellowship work, beginning in August 2025 and concluding in early May 2026. Each fellow’s responsibilities will be finalized prior to accepting the fellowship. Graduate fellows may:
- Serve as a teaching assistant for one of three half-credit SNF Paideia fellows proseminars by attending weekly, 1.5 hour class sessions, providing student advising, grading assignments, supporting course logistics, and teaching one or more sessions of the class. Proseminars meet weekly in the fall semester.
- Contribute to dialogue workshops and events; advise student dialogue projects; develop dialogue resources; and/or help create and implement evaluation tools for dialogue events and resources.
- Mentor and build community among students involved in co-curricular programming, fostering their leadership development; act as a liaison between SNF Paideia and campus partners to strengthen collaboration and align initiatives.
- Serve on grant review committees, evaluating applications and providing input on decisions.
- Other projects, as determined in consultation with the SNF Paideia staff team.
Applications are due by 12 noon on Monday, April 28, 2025.
*Please note: this application is not mobile-friendly and should be completed using a computer web browser.*
SNF Paideia Program Graduate Fellow
*If you would like to look at this page while submitting your application, please open the application in a new tab.
The SNF Paideia Program invites applications for a one-year SNF Paideia graduate fellowship. SNF Paideia creates and supports opportunities for the Penn community to learn about dialogue, from dialogue, and how to dialogue, towards a goal of individual and societal wellness. Through SNF Paideia-designated courses, a Fellows program, resources, events, and initiatives, the program contributes to the diverse dialogue landscape at Penn.SNF Paideia graduate fellows contribute intellectually and operationally to the work of the SNF Paideia Program and engage in a graduate fellows community of practice.
Encompassing a wide range of practices, SNF Paideia’s dialogue work emphasizes intentionality, curiosity, humility, and community as its core values. We encourage meaningful exchange across identities, ideologies, experiences, and histories, and collaborate with many partners across campus and beyond to promote opportunities for students to practice this exchange. Striving to embody the Hellenic concept of paideia, or "education of the whole person," SNF Paideia helps students develop the knowledge, skills, ethical frameworks, and experiences necessary to serve their communities as resourceful, engaged citizens.
Graduate fellows can gain experience teaching and advising undergraduate students, designing and implementing student-oriented dialogue programming, and working professionally as part of a multi-disciplinary team to achieve academic program goals. Graduate fellows receive a $7,000 stipend.
Eligible graduate students:
- are enrolled through May 2026 in a graduate degree program at the University of Pennsylvania;
- have a demonstrated interest in SNF Paideia’s mission and values;
- are available to participate in a graduate fellow orientation and training in August 2025;
- have approval of their graduate program or advisor to take on this fellowship; and
- are eligible to receive additional pay through the University.
This is a part-time fellowship. Each fellow can expect to contribute roughly 10-15 hours per month to fellowship work, beginning in August 2025 and concluding in early May 2026. Each fellow’s responsibilities will be finalized prior to accepting the fellowship. Graduate fellows may:
- Serve as a teaching assistant for one of three half-credit SNF Paideia fellows proseminars by attending weekly, 1.5 hour class sessions, providing student advising, grading assignments, supporting course logistics, and teaching one or more sessions of the class. Proseminars meet weekly in the fall semester.
- Contribute to dialogue workshops and events; advise student dialogue projects; develop dialogue resources; and/or help create and implement evaluation tools for dialogue events and resources.
- Mentor and build community among students involved in co-curricular programming, fostering their leadership development; act as a liaison between SNF Paideia and campus partners to strengthen collaboration and align initiatives.
- Serve on grant review committees, evaluating applications and providing input on decisions.
- Other projects, as determined in consultation with the SNF Paideia staff team.
Applications are due by 12 noon on Monday, April 28, 2025.
*Please note: this application is not mobile-friendly and should be completed using a computer web browser.*