Fellowships
The application process for ALL 2024-2025 Mississippi Votes' Fellowships and Internships has officially begun! Please share these amazing opportunities with any and all young people in Mississippi who are interested in making a real difference.
For questions about our fellowship opportunities, please contact us at jobs@msvotes.org.
Mississippi Votes is looking for Interns for the Spring 2025 Semester from Jackson State University, Belhaven University, Milsaps College, Mississippi College, and Tougaloo College. Interns must be active Full Time Undergraduate Students or enrolled as a Graduate Student at any of the aforementioned colleges.
Application Deadline: January 24th, 2025 at 11:59pm CST
Start Date for Selected Applicants: Week of February 3rd, 2025
Internship Details:
MS Votes’ Spring 2025 Internship is an opportunity that engages and empowers young people attending Mississippi’s metropolitan area colleges and universities. This internship is jam packed with travel opportunities and real experience working in the social justice realm. Participants will have the opportunity to work on projects and events from start to finish, work directly with the leaders of MS Votes, and learn more about the organization through normal clerical, day-to-day work. Interns will gain skills such as grassroots organizing, communications, data management, and much more. Interns will deepen their political analysis through readings and various trainings.
Requirements:
- Must attend an in-person orientation
- Must attend 3 political education trainings
- Must have reliable transportation
- Must be able to commit to at least 10 hours in office per week
- Must be able to assist MS Votes with events (sometimes on weekends)
- Must be self-motivated and a self-starter
- Must be task-oriented
- Must have the ability to work collaboratively and respectfully toward resolving obstacles and/or conflicts
- Must have exceptional collaborative learning style
- Must be commitment to the mission of the MS Votes
- This role reports to Mississippi Votes' Operations Assistant
Duties and Responsibilities:
35% of the responsibilities are clerical/administrative;
35% is special projects;
30% is training and leadership development
- Answer phone inquiries, direct calls, and provide basic information; oversee mail deliveries, packages, and couriers
- Perform clerical duties, take memos, maintain files, and organize documents; photocopy, fax, etc. as needed
- Take notes and memos during meetings; type documents, drafts, and reports; sort and manage files
- Run general operations-related errands
- Manage databases and input information, data, and records
- Set up, break down, organize, and maintain conference rooms, training rooms, and meeting rooms; update company calendars
- Attend organization functions and networking events
- Update and post supervised social media and website content; respond to web correspondence, social media posts, and emails
- Plan and manage a minimum of four (4) Voter Registration Events
- Coordinate and/or assist with special projects as assigned (i.e., staffing the MS Votes Voter Information Hotline, Text and Phone Banking, etc)
Frequently Asked Questions:
Q: How much and how often will I be paid?
A: Interns are paid $15.00/hourly and receive their pay on a bi-weekly basis through direct deposit.
Q: What if I already have knowledge of the training being offered? Do I have to attend?
A: All training sessions are mandatory! You never know what ideas could spark during a training session.
Required Readings & Writing:
The political education of young people is a core value of MS Votes. Interns may be required to engage in reading circles with the MS Votes team but surely the Executive Director. Fellows may also be asked to produce blog pieces for MS Votes’ blog site and for public consumption during the duration of their internship.
This year’s required reading for your cohort is:
How the Word is Passed, Clint Smith
Opportunities for Growth
Mississippi Votes’ commitment to the development of young people is true and vast. As opportunities present themselves, MS Votes will oblige any other development requests interns may have.
For Questions or concerns, please contact our Employment Opportunities email at jobs@msvotes.org.
Please click here to apply.
Mississippi Votes is looking for Interns for the Spring 2025 Semester from William Carey University, University of Southern Mississippi, and Jones County Junior College. Interns must be active Full Time Undergraduate Students or enrolled as a Graduate Student at any of the aforementioned colleges.
Application Deadline: January 24th, 2025 at 11:59pm CST
Start Date for Selected Applicants: Week of February 3rd, 2025
Internship Details:
MS Votes’ Spring 2025 Internship is an opportunity that engages and empowers young people attending Mississippi’s metropolitan area colleges and universities. This internship is jam packed with travel opportunities and real experience working in the social justice realm. Participants will have the opportunity to work on projects and events from start to finish, work directly with the leaders of MS Votes, and learn more about the organization through normal clerical, day-to-day work. Interns will gain skills such as grassroots organizing, communications, data management, and much more. Interns will deepen their political analysis through readings and various trainings.
Requirements:
- Must attend an in-person orientation
- Must attend 3 political education trainings
- Must have reliable transportation
- Must be able to commit to at least 10 hours in office per week
- Must be able to assist MS Votes with events (sometimes on weekends)
- Must be self-motivated and a self-starter
- Must be task-oriented
- Must have the ability to work collaboratively and respectfully toward resolving obstacles and/or conflicts
- Must have exceptional collaborative learning style
- Must be commitment to the mission of the MS Votes
- This role reports to Mississippi Votes' Operations Assistant
Duties and Responsibilities:
35% of the responsibilities are clerical/administrative;
35% is special projects;
30% is training and leadership development
- Answer phone inquiries, direct calls, and provide basic information; oversee mail deliveries, packages, and couriers
- Perform clerical duties, take memos, maintain files, and organize documents; photocopy, fax, etc. as needed
- Take notes and memos during meetings; type documents, drafts, and reports; sort and manage files
- Run general operations-related errands
- Manage databases and input information, data, and records
- Set up, break down, organize, and maintain conference rooms, training rooms, and meeting rooms; update company calendars
- Attend organization functions and networking events
- Update and post supervised social media and website content; respond to web correspondence, social media posts, and emails
- Plan and manage a minimum of four (4) Voter Registration Events
- Coordinate and/or assist with special projects as assigned (i.e., staffing the MS Votes Voter Information Hotline, Text and Phone Banking, etc)
Frequently Asked Questions:
Q: How much and how often will I be paid?
A: Interns are paid $15.00/hourly and receive their pay on a bi-weekly basis through direct deposit.
Q: What if I already have knowledge of the training being offered? Do I have to attend?
A: All training sessions are mandatory! You never know what ideas could spark during a training session.
Required Readings & Writing:
The political education of young people is a core value of MS Votes. Interns may be required to engage in reading circles with the MS Votes team but surely the Executive Director. Fellows may also be asked to produce blog pieces for MS Votes’ blog site and for public consumption during the duration of their internship.
This year’s required reading for your cohort is:
How the Word is Passed, Clint Smith
Opportunities for Growth
Mississippi Votes’ commitment to the development of young people is true and vast. As opportunities present themselves, MS Votes will oblige any other development requests interns may have.
For Questions or concerns, please contact our Employment Opportunities email at jobs@msvotes.org.
Please click here to apply.
Mississippi Votes is looking for Interns for the Spring 2025 Semester from the University of Southern Mississippi (Gulf Park Campus), Pearl River Community College, and Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College. Interns must be active Full Time Undergraduate Students or enrolled as a Graduate Student at any of the aforementioned colleges.
Application Deadline: January 24th, 2025 at 11:59pm CST
Start Date for Selected Applicants: Week of February 3rd, 2025
Internship Details:
MS Votes’ Spring 2025 Internship is an opportunity that engages and empowers young people attending Mississippi’s metropolitan area colleges and universities. This internship is jam packed with travel opportunities and real experience working in the social justice realm. Participants will have the opportunity to work on projects and events from start to finish, work directly with the leaders of MS Votes, and learn more about the organization through normal clerical, day-to-day work. Interns will gain skills such as grassroots organizing, communications, data management, and much more. Interns will deepen their political analysis through readings and various trainings.
Requirements:
- Must attend an in-person orientation
- Must attend 3 political education trainings
- Must have reliable transportation
- Must be able to commit to at least 10 hours in office per week
- Must be able to assist MS Votes with events (sometimes on weekends)
- Must be self-motivated and a self-starter
- Must be task-oriented
- Must have the ability to work collaboratively and respectfully toward resolving obstacles and/or conflicts
- Must have exceptional collaborative learning style
- Must be commitment to the mission of the MS Votes
- This role reports to Mississippi Votes' Operations Assistant
Duties and Responsibilities:
35% of the responsibilities are clerical/administrative;
35% is special projects;
30% is training and leadership development
- Answer phone inquiries, direct calls, and provide basic information; oversee mail deliveries, packages, and couriers
- Perform clerical duties, take memos, maintain files, and organize documents; photocopy, fax, etc. as needed
- Take notes and memos during meetings; type documents, drafts, and reports; sort and manage files
- Run general operations-related errands
- Manage databases and input information, data, and records
- Set up, break down, organize, and maintain conference rooms, training rooms, and meeting rooms; update company calendars
- Attend organization functions and networking events
- Update and post supervised social media and website content; respond to web correspondence, social media posts, and emails
- Plan and manage a minimum of four (4) Voter Registration Events
- Coordinate and/or assist with special projects as assigned (i.e., staffing the MS Votes Voter Information Hotline, Text and Phone Banking, etc)
Frequently Asked Questions:
Q: How much and how often will I be paid?
A: Interns are paid $15.00/hourly and receive their pay on a bi-weekly basis through direct deposit.
Q: What if I already have knowledge of the training being offered? Do I have to attend?
A: All training sessions are mandatory! You never know what ideas could spark during a training session.
Required Readings & Writing:
The political education of young people is a core value of MS Votes. Interns may be required to engage in reading circles with the MS Votes team but surely the Executive Director. Fellows may also be asked to produce blog pieces for MS Votes’ blog site and for public consumption during the duration of their internship.
This year’s required reading for your cohort is:
How the Word is Passed, Clint Smith
Opportunities for Growth
Mississippi Votes’ commitment to the development of young people is true and vast. As opportunities present themselves, MS Votes will oblige any other development requests interns may have.
For Questions or concerns, please contact our Employment Opportunities email at jobs@msvotes.org.
Please click here to apply.
MS Votes’ Democracy in Action Fellowship is a 10 month program that engages, enrichens, and empowers young people attending Mississippi’s colleges and universities. Democracy in Action Fellows are tasked with the grand responsibility of not just registering their peers to vote, but also engaging their peers in real ways that allow them to see themselves as part of the larger vision for democracy. The research and goal of this fellowship aims to amplify the mission of MS Votes by investing in the leadership of young Mississippi. Fellows will learn skills such as grassroots organizing, communications, data management and much more. Democracy in Action Fellows will deepen their political analysis through readings, training, resources and opportunities unique to their geography and experience.
Our fellows are responsible for hosting forums and events that enlighten, empower, and engage their peers to not only register to vote, but to be informed about the political processes and their local government. Our students will experience direct work relationships with their local and state representatives as they are engaged in legislative work and issues. Our students are the Ambassadors of Change on the campuses of their college or university. This program helps administrators, faculty, staff, and student leaders on college campuses across the state of Mississippi to engage students in national, state, and local elections. Our powerful resources and communally crafted approach to organizing helps us give our students and their campuses the tools they need to not only register young voters but turn them out to vote on election days. Of the 17 colleges and universities in Mississippi, Mississippi Votes has fellows on 12 of those campuses and one of them is YOURS!
Selection Process:
Fellows must be currently enrolled in a college or university in the state of Mississippi. Students will be selected through an application and interview process and confirmed by the MS Votes selection committee.
-Must be enrolled in a college or university in Mississippi.
-Must be registered to vote in Mississippi.
-Have an interest in grassroots organizing and voter registration/voter education.
-Demonstrate a commitment to educating peers about the importance of registering to vote and becoming an informed voter.
-A self-starter who takes initiative to develop and implement their work plans.
-Flexible with time commitments and able to put in an average of at least 10 hours a week through April.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Host at least four (4) events per semester (i.e. voter registration training, volunteer training, “Why Local Elections Matter” forum etc.)\
- Organize GOTV efforts on campus (i.e. walk to the polls, pizza and polls, etc.)\
- Adopt MSV’s #Up2US Campaign (Ex. #up2usjsu #up2usmsu #up2ususm, etc.)\
- Partner with other student groups doing civic engagement work (i.e. voter registration drives)\
- Complete at least 5 hours of community service per semester.\
- Attend at least one of MS Votes’ scheduled Legislative Days\
- Schedule Bi-Weekly Check Ins with MSV Youth Civic Engagement Coordinator\
- Submit end of semester report to Youth Civic Engagement Coordinator
Hours Per Week:
Minimum of 10 hours per week.
- Must complete 2 hours of political education and document them to YCE coordinator (i.e attend MS Votes' events and/or partner events, PE events on campus or in campus community e.g., town halls, council meetings, public forums etc)
*Fellows will be paid at the beginning and the end of the semester*
Please click here to apply.