Where can Shansi lead you?

Fellowship benefits

We are the only Fellowship available to recent Oberlin Alumni that provides:

 

Pre-departure medical expenses up to $2,000.

A guaranteed $1,500 grant for professional development and independent exploration.

Teaching English as a Second Language (TESOL) training for teaching Fellowships.

Reimbursement for visa expenses.

Shansi offers one of the most generous and comprehensive benefits packages of any post-graduate Fellowship program.

Shansi is one of only two Fellowship programs to offer intensive 6-8 week language training at a language school prior to the Fellowship.

We also provide opportunities for continued language instruction throughout the Fellowship.

The full list of Shansi Fellowship benefits includes:

  • A monthly stipend to cover living expenses

  • International roundtrip airfare

  • Major medical and evacuation insurance

  • Intensive language training program before beginning the Fellowship, including tuition, housing, books, and travel

  • Multi-week Teaching English as a Second Language (TESOL) training for teaching fellowships

  • Pre-departure medical expenses reimbursed up to $2,000

  • Guaranteed $1,500 grant for professional development and independent exploration

  • Reimbursement for visa expenses

  • Extensive paid vacation time (up to 3 months per year for Teaching Fellows, up to 6 weeks for Fellows at NGO partners)

  • Eligibility for deferral of some federal student loans

  • Access to career mentorship from alumni and staff