The Stoneleigh Fellowship provides accomplished leaders with multiyear funding to transform systems that serve youth.
Donor Name: Stoneleigh Foundation
State: Pennsylvania
City: Philadelphia
Type of Grant: Fellowship
Deadline: Ongoing
Size of the Grant: $100,000 to $150,000
Grant Duration: 2 years
Details:
Addressing the challenges facing the community’s young people requires visionary leadership. It means bringing different systems together and advancing new ways of thinking about what is possible. That’s why they provide exceptional individuals with the time and space to undertake groundbreaking research, improve policies and practices, and fundamentally change how youth are served.
Stoneleigh Fellows come from many disciplines and professional backgrounds and work to advance change in youth-serving systems, such as youth justice, child welfare, education, and health. The Fellows have included:
- Philadelphia’s former Deputy Police Commissioner who is expanding the city’s nationally recognized Police School Diversion Program to reduce youth arrest rates and prevent the collateral consequences of justice system involvement
- An attorney who worked within the School District of Philadelphia to create a comprehensive school safety strategy
- A researcher leading a five-year study on the health of young, child welfare-involved mothers and their children to identify strategies to break intergenerational cycles of abuse and neglect
- An emergency room doctor who replicated his hospital-based violence intervention model locally and nationally.
Funding Information
The award primarily covers a Fellow’s salary; in some cases, it also supports travel or other expenses related to advancing project work. While the amount depends on the personal circumstances of each Fellow and project, awards typically range from $100,000 to $150,000 annually. In addition to the financial award, Stoneleigh’s staff work closely with Fellows to amplify the impact of their projects and provide ongoing opportunities for networking and professional development. Fellowships are generally awarded for two to three years with the possibility of extension.
Eligible Projects
- Fellowship projects must have:
- An impact on policy and practice that affects young people in Philadelphia
- Buy-in from key systems and project implementation partners
- A clear theory of change and a work plan articulating goals and outcomes
- Concrete plans for ensuring sustainability
- Fellows advance change using one or more of the following approaches:
- Research: Generating new knowledge through applied research
- Policy: Changing how systems work to better meet the needs of young people
- Practice: Developing new approaches to program design and delivery, and expanding promising programs
Because they believe that youth are best served when systems work together to holistically address their needs, Stoneleigh prioritizes projects designed to create or strengthen partnerships between or among agencies.
Eligibility Criteria
Stoneleigh Fellowship candidates must have:
- A demonstrated capacity to lead complex, multiyear projects
- Strong existing relationships and knowledge about how systems work
- A proposed solution to a policy or practice challenge that affects youth in Philadelphia
- The ability to devote the majority of their professional activities to their project.
Funding Exclusions
Stoneleigh Fellowships do not support individuals to:
- Provide direct service to individual beneficiaries
- Engage in lobbying or advocacy aimed at influencing specific legislation
- Undertake projects that do not impact youth or young adults
- Carry out the duties of an existing staff position.
For more information, visit Stoneleigh Foundation.
