The Dinah F. B. Cohen Fellowship Program aims to provide college students and recent graduates with disabilities with professional skills and leadership opportunities.
Fellowship Program Objectives
- Leadership and professional skills development for college students and recent graduates with disabilities;
- Enhanced understanding of mentoring as a disability inclusion strategy; and
- Expanded network to impact career development and access to opportunities.
2025 Fellowship Description
The Fall 2025 cohort of the Dinah F.B. Cohen Fellowship Program supports Fellows from September through December of 2025.
In addition to the specific work outlined below, the Fellows will join the NDMC, enabling opportunities to share perspectives and ideas directly with NDMC leaders and to also learn and network. Fellows will network with and gain professional mentoring from Macy’s and GEICO employees.
The selected Fellow(s) will work closely with the PYD team in this paid, part-time Fellowship position, create a customized project with supported planning and identified outcomes, and participate in NDMC events. The selected Fellows will complete approximately 65 hours of a paid fellowship from September through December 2025. On average, Fellows will complete 5-6 hours/week over a 12 week period. Upon successful completion of the fellowship, fellows will receive a $1500 stipend. Past fellowship projects can be viewed on the right side of the website and through the transition resources tab.
This position will be customized for degree and career interests and intersected with our inclusive mentoring advocacy work. This program seeks motivated individuals and, at this time, seeks college students with disabilities who are eligible to work and be paid in the United States.
Focus on Multiply-Marginalized Populations
To honor the life and legacy of Dinah F.B. Cohen, PYD will actively identify and seek applications from young adults with disabilities who represent multiply-marginalized groups. These groups that are adversely affected by the cumulative discrimination against and social exclusion of more than one minority population include, but are not limited to, youth of color and Jewish women with disabilities.
Fellowship Program Supporters
The Fellowship Program was founded by a group of supporters and sponsors in honor of Dinah’s life and legacy. This group consists of friends from her childhood and college years through her career at the Department of Defense and beyond.
It has since grown tremendously through the support of individual donors and leading support from Macy’s Inc. and GEICO.
