Fellows work in a variety of positions in the public sector and in private businesses. Some of their workplaces include:
- Booz Allen
- Coastal Conservation League
- Deloitte Consulting
- Exelon
- Harford County Government
- Maryland General Assembly
- Maryland Department of Legislative Services
- Maryland Nonprofits
- National Aquarium
- National Institute of Health
- University of Southern California
- U.S. Customs and Border Protection
- U.S. Department of Defense
- U.S. Department of Justice
- U.S. Department of Energy
- And many others!
Fellows work on both research projects and ongoing Schaefer Center programs. For example, recent Fellows have:
- Analyzed deidentified client and program data in Excel and SPSS and written the initial drafts of report chapters on that data;
- Helped schedule focus groups across Maryland, attended the groups as note takers, and analyzed the data from the focus groups via Nvivo;
- Attended stakeholder interviews as notetaker and analyzed the data from the interviews in Excel and Nvivo;
- Drafted surveys for client projects and analyzed the resulting data in SPSS;
- Attended Maryland Certified Public Manager Program and Maryland Equity and Inclusion Leadership Program instruction sessions to answer instructor and participant questions as needed;
- Draft flyers and information packets about the NextGen Leaders for Public Service internship placements, and
- Attend Schaefer Center in-person events to greet participants and help as needed.
Students are limited to 20 hours of work a week for the University of Baltimore. Therefore, they cannot work at another position on campus during their fellowship. This includes Federal Work Study or other paid on-campus positions.
Students are limited to 20 hours of work a week for the University of Baltimore. Therefore, they cannot work at another position on campus during their fellowship. This includes Federal Work Study or other paid on-campus positions.
Yes, Fellows can work for another employer during their fellowship. However, Fellows must complete their fellowship hours during regular working hours (Monday to Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.) and some have found working an additional job on top of the fellowship and a full-time class load was extremely difficult.
The Schaefer Center is not closed for the academic year’s full Winter Break or for Spring Break. Graduate Fellows are expected to work their required hours during both breaks, except during the two weeks the University is closed during the academic year’s Winter Break. Fellows can request off during this time with approval from the Schaefer Center’s leadership, but must plan for how they will make up the hours they would miss during the break.
Work is often available for incoming or continuing Graduate Fellows during the summer term. The ability to work in the summer is dependent upon available funding and needs of the Schaefer Center.
Yes, international students are eligible for a Schaefer Center Fellowship. Applicants will need to be eligible for a U.S. visa from the U.S. Department of State, and issuance of a contract for a Schaefer Center Fellowship may be delayed until the new Fellow has obtained a U.S. Social Security Number if they were not previously in the United States. More information for international students is available on UBalt’s website at International Student Resources.