2023-2024
Fellows Application
Thank you for your interest in applying to the Opportunity Network Fellows Program!
The application for the next cohort of Fellows is closed. If you are interested in applying to become an OppNet Fellow, please review the steps, timeline, and eligibility below.
Deadlines
The Opportunity Network Fellows Program has one extended application cycle. Eligible students are invited to apply ahead of the deadline to ensure all of their materials are successfully submitted.
Info Sessions
Who Is Eligible to Apply?
- All students that are currently enrolled in the tenth grade at a New York City high school regardless of immigration or citizenship status*.
*The Opportunity Network will not release information about identifiable immigration status of students unless consent is given or we are compelled to do so by law. We will do everything in our legal authority to protect the privacy of our community.
- Students that have demonstrated academic commitment. Our current Fellows reflect their academic commitment by taking challenging course loads. Most of our Fellows apply to our program with a GPA of 87 and above.
- Students who identify as a member of a historically and systemically underrepresented community (BIPOC, first-generation college students) and have a household AGI under $125,000. The average AGI for our accepted Fellows is $40,000.00
- Students that are pursuing their hobbies and interests with passion and energy.
- Applicants should not already have access to the kinds of resources, services, and opportunities the program offers such as intensive college counseling and application assistance, mandatory summer programming that conflicts with OppNet’s Summer Institute, or already participate in college and career programs such as SEO, Minds Matter, or Breakthrough.
- Applicants must be self-motivated to join a challenging peer network and commit to OppNet as their primary extracurricular.
