The Ashoka Emerging Leaders Program attracts budding social entrepreneurs of the highest caliber and potential.  Ashoka develops participants' talent and affords him or her substantive work, marketable skills, and a community that lasts a lifetime. We are currently recruiting 20-30 highly entrepreneurial individuals with strong commitment to social change to join Ashoka's Summer 2011 Emerging Leaders cohort.

The program timeline extends from June 2011 - September 2011 and positions are unpaid.  Applications are accepted on a rolling basis, with preference given to applications received before March 1.  In the 'Openings of Interest' section of the online application, please list the positions and/or initiatives within Ashoka that most compel you, in order of interest.

Opportunity details can be found here.  Note that that this list is NOT exhaustive - be sure your application reflects what you are interested in so we can faciliatate the best possible placement!

Check out the links above for lists of openings. Then fill outthe form here.

“I think Ashoka’s Internship program is truly unique. During my time here, I have been given a significant amount of responsibility and the opportunity to do interesting and challenging work. Never once have I felt like my role in the office was to do the menial tasks often assigned to interns. And of course, the surprisingly frequent opportunities to interact with Fellows has been a huge bonus. I came away from my internship experience with a real understanding of the multi-layered work that Ashoka does, as well as a true sense of how social entrepreneurship has made a huge impact on our world.”
-Shilpi Agarwal, recent graduate (Venture/ Measuring Effectiveness)

“My internship at Ashoka blew [my] expectations out of the water… I was given so much trust and responsibility right off the bat; passwords to all the important data bases, calling and contacting country representatives, assisting to market our Innovation Competitions, and upgrading various web pages. I felt so honored and respected as a result.”
-Shelley Stendig, undergraduate (Changemakers.net)