The Southern Education Foundation (SEF) has been a leader in advancing creative solutions to ensure equity and excellence in education for students of color and low-income students in the South. Our work is achieved through analyzing and amplifying promising ideas through research, government affairs, and developing and growing the capacity of leaders and influencers in the field of education.
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2020 Southern Education Leadership Initiative
Southern Education Leadership Initiative (SELI) is a paid summer fellowship program for undergraduate juniors, seniors, and graduate students. SELI provides emerging leaders with hands-on experience supporting nonprofits, state agencies, higher education institutions, and school districts as they address the South’s most pressing education equity issues.
Applications close on March 1, 2020.
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