{"id":44171,"date":"2026-04-29T03:49:19","date_gmt":"2026-04-29T03:49:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/education\/?page_id=44171"},"modified":"2026-05-01T08:07:12","modified_gmt":"2026-05-01T08:07:12","slug":"disability-advocacy-scholars-fellowship","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/education\/disability-advocacy-scholars-fellowship\/","title":{"rendered":"Disability Advocacy Scholars Fellowship"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Join the Disability Advocacy Scholars Program. This is a paid, yearlong fellowship designed for Augsburg students passionate about advancing disability justice. Through dynamic study, dialogue, and real-world action, you&#8217;ll explore how disability intersects with race, gender, class, and more, shaping communities where everyone belongs. Engage with guest speakers, community leaders, and hands-on projects that turn ideas into impact. Open to all majors and backgrounds, especially those interested in dismantling ableism, advocacy, and disability justice. Make a difference. Apply now to be part of this exciting journey! <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/1-LmGfPbK8h54syckI9DECUu8_eMXP7Lh9IZcF0kSb1k\/edit\">Apply Here<\/a><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Benefits<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Get paid for joining a small, supportive cohort of student leaders committed to disability justice and advocacy<\/li>\n<li>Participate in a yearlong fellowship that combines seminar learning with hands-on engagement<\/li>\n<li>Develop the knowledge and skills to advocate for accessibility, inclusion, and equity across settings<\/li>\n<li>Learn from guest speakers, disability advocates, educators, and community partners<\/li>\n<li>Build confidence in dialogue, leadership, and collaborative action<\/li>\n<li>Earn 4 total credits: 2 credits in the fall and 2 credits in the spring<\/li>\n<li>Fulfill the Auggie Experience requirement<\/li>\n<li>Fulfill the Equity, Power, and Social Justice general education requirement<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Apply to be a Disability Advocacy Scholar<\/h3>\n<p>We are currently accepting applications for the next\u00a0<strong>Disability Advocacy Scholars<\/strong> cohort. <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/1-LmGfPbK8h54syckI9DECUu8_eMXP7Lh9IZcF0kSb1k\/edit\">Apply Here<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Students are required to submit both an\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/1-LmGfPbK8h54syckI9DECUu8_eMXP7Lh9IZcF0kSb1k\/edit\"><strong>application form<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0and a\u00a0<strong>faculty\/staff recommendation form<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>If you have questions, please contact the program instructor: [<a href=\"&#x6d;&#97;d&#x72;&#105;&#100;&#x73;&#x40;&#97;u&#x67;&#115;b&#x75;&#x72;&#103;&#46;&#x65;&#100;u\">&#109;a&#x64;r&#x69;d&#x73;&#64;&#x61;u&#x67;s&#x62;&#117;&#x72;&#103;&#x2e;&#101;&#x64;&#117;]<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Applications are due [<strong>August 21st<\/strong>].<\/p>\n<p>Learn more about the Disability Advocacy Scholar experience by viewing student profiles, program highlights, and community engagement opportunities.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Join the Disability Advocacy Scholars Program. This is a paid, yearlong fellowship designed for Augsburg students passionate about advancing disability justice. Through dynamic study, dialogue, and real-world action, you&#8217;ll explore how disability intersects with race, gender, class, and more, shaping communities where everyone belongs. Engage with guest speakers, community leaders, and hands-on projects that turn &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":708,"featured_media":44182,"parent":0,"menu_order":5,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-44171","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/44171","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/708"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=44171"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/44171\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":44181,"href":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/44171\/revisions\/44181"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/44182"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=44171"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}