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Eligibility Requirements & Criteria

We welcome application from individuals who:

• Are U.S. citizens or permanent residents.
• Are 28 years or older at the application deadline date.
• Have lived and worked for at least one continuous year immediately prior to the application deadline in Minnesota, North Dakota or South Dakota.
• Are not former Bush Leadership Fellows.

Selection Criteria

At the time they applied, most Leadership fellows had at least five years experience in their career field, with strong evidence of competence and leadership abilities.

Selection committees review applicants’ records with attention to leadership, learning and impact. When reviewing applications they consider the applicant, the fellowship and the payoff using the following criteria:

Applicant

• Record of leadership

• Personal qualities
  
  
  • Integrity
  • Emotional maturity
  • Intelligence
  • Ability to communicate and engage

Fellowship

• Goals
  
  
  • Ambitious
  • Focused
  • Realistic

• Plan
  
  
  • Appropriate
  • Challenging
  • Complete

The Payoff

• Applicant’s potential leadership growth
• Community impact