The Education Policy Fellowship Program (EPFP™), a program of the Institute for Educational Leadership (IEL), is a nationally recognized fellowship program that engages a diverse and collaborative community of strategic leaders to promote equitable education policy. The Mississippi Education Policy Fellowship Program (MS-EPFP) site is hosted in partnership with IEL.
For 25 years, the MS-EPFP has been bringing individuals together to advance equitable policies for Mississippi’s students. Housed at the Social Science Research Center at MSU, MS-EPFP creates meaningful opportunities for Fellows to come together to learn about education policy.
MS-EPFP Fellows are professionals who have a direct interest in education policy from early childhood through higher education and workforce development. This includes administrators, educators and higher education professionals as well as individuals from non-profit, community-based, and business organizations and social service agencies.
Over a nine-month commitment, Fellows concentrate on three program strands: policy, leadership, and networking.
Through program activities, Fellows:
- develop deeper understanding of current local, state, and national education policy design and implementation with a focus on educational equity
- learn about rural education contexts and the unique policy needs of rural educational settings, like those in most of Mississippi
- build knowledge and skills to engage in effective advocacy, including the skills to engage with the people and institutions that shape policy
- strengthen leadership skills and build capacity to work in collaborative settings
- build networks of diverse professionals to advance their work and the work of education advocacy.
To learn more and apply: MS Education Policy Fellowship Information and Application Link
- For priority consideration and a discounted rate, apply before August 15th.
- The application deadline is September 1, 2024.
