Six Monterey Institute students and alumni received U.S. Fulbright scholarship awards for the 2012-2013 academic year.
Scholarship funds are still available for fall 2013 admission to our graduate programs.
Meet Kathi, TESOL professor and winner of the 2013 Leslie Eliason Excellence in Teaching Award.
Students discuss their work with the indigenous people of the Sacred Valley of Perú.
Catherine turned an internship into a leadership position promoting permaculture in Malawi.
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Frontier Market Scout Jennifer Clessas (MPA'13) and colleagues at HUB Bogotá this summer
August 28, 2012
The Frontier Market Scouts program at the Monterey Institute selects and trains aspiring professionals who are seeking a career in social venture and impact investing. This year, the program has placed over 20 people in 13 countries, working with social enterprises, impact investment funds and social accelerator programs for a period of two to six months.
Over the summer, eight graduate students or recent graduates of Columbia University, the University of Virginia, American University, the University of Washington, Syracuse University, the University of Michigan and the Monterey Institute worked on social venture and impact investment projects in four continents.
The program, jointly developed and managed by the Monterey Institute, Sanghata Global and Village Capital, aims to turn compassionate and capable young professionals into talent scouts and investment managers serving local entrepreneurs and social-minded investors in low-income and weak-capital regions of the world. As Jennifer Clessas (MPA '13), who served as a Frontier Market Scout in Bogotá, Colombia, explains: "Going through the FMS training and going on assignment was an invaluable experience for me, as it has really opened my eyes to a new field that I hope to continue working in."
Learn more about Jennifer's work in Bogotá by visiting her blog.
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