The Wyss Foundation is no longer accepting proposals for 2010 Wyss Fellow positions. 2010 Wyss Fellow positions were awarded to the Center for Collaborative Conservation, Idaho Conservation League, Outdoor Industry Association, and Sierra Nevada Alliance. 

Terms and Eligibility

Sponsoring organizations contribute staff time to mentor and monitor the Fellow’s work, overhead expenses, and 20% of the Fellow’s salary and benefits. The Wyss Foundation will provide host organizations a grant for programmatic support (project expenses and travel), and 80% of the Fellow’s salary and benefits during the two year Fellowship.  Host organizations are responsible for the selection and hiring of the Fellow, in consultation with Wyss staff. Current employees of the sponsoring organization are not eligible. Organizations that have hosted a Wyss Fellow within the last two years are not eligible.  Wyss Fellows will participate in one training program – selected by the Wyss Foundation in consultation with the sponsoring organization- during each year of the program. If your organization is selected as a final candidate for a Wyss Fellow, you may be asked to submit additional financial and organizational information for review.

Proposals must include the following:

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• Name and address of organization
• Telephone and fax of organization
• Email and website address
• Name and title of contact person(s)
• Name and contact of proposed mentor (if different)
• Date of submission

Narrative (maximum of 4 pages)

• A brief statement of the need for a Wyss Fellow
• A brief overview of your organization (1-2 paragraphs)
• Highlights of the organization’s activities and accomplishments, (1-2 paragraphs or a bullet list)
• A description of the proposed Wyss Fellow position. This section of the proposal will be used in the advertising of the position if your application is accepted. It should not exceed one page in total.  Please include Title, Goals, Activities and Responsibilities, Requirements (any special skills required for the position such as computer or language skills), and Location.
• The proposed stipend for the Fellow, and a brief explanation of the amount. The stipend must be between $35,000-45,000.
• The Wyss Fellows program requires that the host organization identify a mentor for each Wyss Fellow, and underwrite the cost of the mentor’s time to supervise the Fellow. Include a biography and a brief personal statement from the proposed mentor describing his or her interest in the program and approach to staff management and development. 
• A short description of your organization’s commitment to hosting and mentoring the Fellow. Include any internal training or professional development that might be made available, and a description of organizational resources that would be made available to the fellow.
• A short description of the approach your organization would use in advertising the position and hiring.
• Your organization’s total budget for the most recent fiscal year.