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Gap Year Opportunities
Are you considering taking time between graduating from Haverford and starting graduate school or full-time employment? Check out these gap year resources and programs!
There may be additional opportunities of interest on our list of fellowship programs.
The CCPA staff would be glad to chat with you about gap year opportunities as you explore your post-college options.
What is a Gap Year?
- GoGrad: Taking a Gap Year Before Graduate School
- USA Gap Year Fairs (with searchable database)
Gap Year Programs
Program | Category | Focus Area | Location |
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Alaska Fellow Program | Social Impact/Public Service/Volunteering | Domestic | |
American University in Cairo Presidential Associates Program | Professional | Higher Education | International |
AmeriCorps | Social Impact/Public Service/Volunteering | Domestic | |
ArtistYear | Arts | Domestic | |
AVODAH Jewish Service Corps | Social Impact/Public Service/Volunteering | Hunger/Poverty | Domestic |
Baltimore Corps | Social Impact/Public Service/Volunteering | Community Development | Domestic |
Blueprint Schools Network - The Fellows Experience | Teaching/Education | Math Education | Domestic |
Casa de Esperanza - Hands of Hope Service Year Program | Health | Youth | Domestic |
Catholic Volunteer Network | Social Impact/Public Service/Volunteering | Domestic | |
Children's Corps | Social Impact/Public Service/Volunteering | Youth | Domestic |
Christ House | Health | Domestic | |
Citizen Schools | Teaching/Education | Domestic | |
City Year | Teaching/Education | Domestic | |
Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange (CBYX) for Young Professionals | Professional | Cultural Exchange | International |
English Program in Korea (EPIK) | Teaching/Education | English Teaching | International |
FoodCorps | Teaching/Education | Food/Farming | Domestic |
The Friends Committee on National Legislation (FCNL) Program Assistant Fellowship | Government/Law/Policy | Advocacy/Organizing/Lobbying | Domestic |
Friends' School Boulder Teacher Preparation Program | Teaching/Education | Residency/Certification | Domestic |
Global Health Corps | Health | International | |
Green Corps | Environment/Sustainability | Advocacy/Organizing/Lobbying | Domestic |
Immigrant Justice Corps Community Fellowship | Government/Law/Policy | Advocacy/Organizing/Lobbying | Domestic |
Impact America Corps Program | Social Impact/Public Service/Volunteering | Community Development | Domestic |
Island Fellows Program, Island Institute | Social Impact/Public Service/Volunteering | Community Development | Domestic |
Japan Exchange and Teaching (JET) Programme | Teaching/Education | English Teaching | International |
LanguageCorps | Teaching/Education | English Teaching | International |
Lutheran Volunteer Corps | Social Impact/Public Service/Volunteering | Community Development | Domestic |
Massachusetts Promise Fellowship | Teaching/Education | Domestic | |
MATCH Teacher Residency | Teaching/Education | Residency/Certification | Domestic |
MedServe | Health | Domestic | |
Mississippi Teacher Corps | Teaching/Education | Residency/Certification | Domestic |
National Health Corps | Health | Domestic | |
New York City Teaching Fellows | Teaching/Education | Residency/Certification | Domestic |
Pittsburgh PULSE: Pittsburgh Urban Leadership Service Experience | Social Impact/Public Service/Volunteering | Community Development | Domestic |
Project Horseshoe Farm Community Health Fellowship | Health | Domestic | |
Public Allies | Social Impact/Public Service/Volunteering | Community Development | Domestic |
Quaker Experiential Service and Training (QuEST) | Social Impact/Public Service/Volunteering | Community Development | Domestic |
Quaker United Nations Office Programme Assistant Program | International Affairs | Peace and Justice | Domestic/International |
Quaker Voluntary Service | Social Impact/Public Service/Volunteering | Community Development | Domestic |
Repair the World | Social Impact/Public Service/Volunteering | Hunger/Poverty; Education | Domestic |
SAGA Education | Teaching/Education | Domestic | |
Search Associates International Teaching Internship | Teaching/Education | International | |
Service Year Alliance | Social Impact/Public Service/Volunteering | Domestic | |
Spain's Meddeas Language Assistant Program | Teaching/Education | English Teaching | International |
Spain's North American Language and Culture Assistants Program (NALCAP) | Teaching/Education | English Teaching | International |
Teach For America | Teaching/Education | Residency/Certification | Domestic |
Teach Kentucky | Teaching/Education | Residency/Certification | Domestic |
Teach Thailand Corps | Teaching/Education | English Teaching | International |
Teaching Assistant Program in France | Teaching/Education | English Teaching | International |
The New Teacher Project | Teaching/Education | Residency/Certification | Domestic |
UCDS Resident Teacher Program | Teaching/Education | Residency/Certification | Domestic |
Urban Teachers | Teaching/Education | Residency/Certification | Domestic |
US Teaching Assistantships at Austrian Secondary Schools | Teaching/Education | English Teaching | International |
World Wide Opportunities on Organic Farms (WWOOF) | Environment/Sustainability | Food/Farming | International |