Woodruff, Whitehead, and Evans Foundations Fellowship
The Robert W. Woodruff Foundation, Joseph B. Whitehead Foundation, Lettie Pate
Whitehead Foundation and Lettie Pate Evans Foundation seeks applicants for an annual fellowship position. The fellowship is a one-year opportunity for a recent college graduate to gain work experience and exposure to the philanthropic sector in Atlanta. Applicants should be bright, curious, self-motivated and have strong written and oral communication skills. The fellow will participate in a range of foundation activity.
Fellowship Position Description
Emory has an internal review process. The University nominates three candidates to the foundations with a cover letter from Emory’s President. The foundations will consider December 2026 and May 2027 bachelor's degree graduates for this position. Students with heavy community engagement often do well in the selection process.
Apply to the Emory review committee by submitting a cover letter and resume. Please format and address your documents as you would if submitting directly to the foundations for the fellowship. The application deadline is 11:59 p.m. EST on Sunday, November 22, 2026. Semi-finalists for the Emory nominations will participate in a 20 minute Zoom interviews from December 1-3, 2026.
*You will need to be logged into your Emory Outlook email account to access the application form.
If you have questions regarding the internal Emory review process, please contact Van Tong at vtong3@emory.edu.
Information Session
Friday, November 13, 2026
12:15pm - 1:30pm
Meeting ID: 293 912 390 817 715 0, Passcode: wA39Gm7i
Click the link above to join. The session is hosted by the Foundations' current Fellow.
