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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| AmeriCorps | Social Impact/Public Service/Volunteering | Domestic | |
| Alaska Fellow Program | Social Impact/Public Service/Volunteering | Domestic | |
| Green Corps | Environment/Sustainability | Advocacy/Organizing/Lobbying | Domestic |
| World Wide Opportunities on Organic Farms (WWOOF) | Environment/Sustainability | Food/Farming | International |
| Island Fellows Program, Island Institute | Social Impact/Public Service/Volunteering | Community Development | Domestic |
| The Friends Committee on National Legislation (FCNL) Program Assistant Fellowship | Government/Law/Policy | Advocacy/Organizing/Lobbying | Domestic |
| Immigrant Justice Corps Community Fellowship | Government/Law/Policy | Advocacy/Organizing/Lobbying | Domestic |
| Christ House | Health | Domestic | |
| Global Health Corps | Health | International | |
| MedServe | Health | Domestic | |
| National Health Corps | Health | Domestic | |
| Project Horseshoe Farm Community Health Fellowship | Health | Domestic | |
| Quaker United Nations Office Programme Assistant Program | International Affairs | Peace and Justice | Domestic/International |
| Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange (CBYX) for Young Professionals | Professional | Cultural Exchange | International |
| American University in Cairo Presidential Associates Program | Professional | Higher Education | International |
| Baltimore Corps | Social Impact/Public Service/Volunteering | Community Development | Domestic |
| Impact America Corps Program | Social Impact/Public Service/Volunteering | Community Development | Domestic |
| Lutheran Volunteer Corps | Social Impact/Public Service/Volunteering | Community Development | Domestic |
| Pittsburgh PULSE: Pittsburgh Urban Leadership Service Experience | Social Impact/Public Service/Volunteering | Community Development | 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 Voluntary Service | Social Impact/Public Service/Volunteering | Community Development | Domestic |
| AVODAH Jewish Service Corps | Social Impact/Public Service/Volunteering | Hunger/Poverty | Domestic |
| Repair the World | Social Impact/Public Service/Volunteering | Hunger/Poverty; Education | Domestic |
| Children's Corps | Social Impact/Public Service/Volunteering | Youth | Domestic |
| Catholic Volunteer Network | Social Impact/Public Service/Volunteering | Domestic | |
| Service Year Alliance | Social Impact/Public Service/Volunteering | Domestic | |
| Teaching Assistant Program in France | Teaching/Education | English Teaching | International |
| Japan Exchange and Teaching (JET) Programme | Teaching/Education | English Teaching | International |
| LanguageCorps | Teaching/Education | English Teaching | International |
| Teach Thailand Corps | Teaching/Education | English Teaching | International |
| FoodCorps | Teaching/Education | Food/Farming | Domestic |
| Friends' School Boulder Teacher Preparation Program | Teaching/Education | Residency/Certification | Domestic |
| MATCH Teacher Residency | Teaching/Education | Residency/Certification | Domestic |
| Mississippi Teacher Corps | Teaching/Education | Residency/Certification | Domestic |
| New York City Teaching Fellows | Teaching/Education | Residency/Certification | Domestic |
| Teach For America | Teaching/Education | Residency/Certification | Domestic |
| Teach Kentucky | Teaching/Education | Residency/Certification | Domestic |
| 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 |
| Blueprint Schools Network - The Fellows Experience | Teaching/Education | Math Education | Domestic |
| Citizen Schools | Teaching/Education | Domestic | |
| City Year | Teaching/Education | Domestic | |
| Massachusetts Promise Fellowship | Teaching/Education | Domestic | |
| SAGA Education | Teaching/Education | Domestic | |
| Search Associates International Teaching Internship | Teaching/Education | International | |
| English Program in Korea (EPIK) | Teaching/Education | English Teaching | International |
| US Teaching Assistantships at Austrian Secondary Schools | Teaching/Education | English Teaching | International |
| Spain's North American Language and Culture Assistants Program (NALCAP) | Teaching/Education | English Teaching | International |
| Spain's Meddeas Language Assistant Program | Teaching/Education | English Teaching | International |
| Casa de Esperanza - Hands of Hope Service Year Program | Health | Youth | Domestic |
| ArtistYear | Arts | Domestic |