International Youth Foundation (IYF)Fellowship

Up to $28 an Hour IYF Youth Research Fellowship

Oct 31, 2026 23:59:00 ET

Opportunity type

Fellowship

Funding

Fully Funded

Location

United States

Deadline

Oct 31, 2026 23:59:00 ET

About this opportunity

The International Youth Foundation, a nonprofit that has worked on youth employment for 36 years, is hiring US university students as paid, part-time, remote fellows to help rebuild its Passport to Success life skills curriculum for the age of AI. Fellows research how AI is changing education and work, interview employers, run focus groups with young people in their own city, and recommend which 12 lessons to revise.

What you get:

$23 an hour for undergraduates, requested at 12 to 15 hours a week for about 18 weeks
$28 an hour for graduate students, requested at 10 to 14 hours a week for about 18 weeks
Fully remote work, supervised by IYF's Program Officer for US Programs
A hand in shaping a curriculum IYF uses with young people

What you'll do:

Work with peer fellows on a landscape analysis of social-emotional learning and AI workforce change in the US
Interview people in industry to inform which lessons to keep and how to change them
Recommend local youth-serving organisations to partner with
Run focus groups with young people aged 15 to 29 at those organisations
Review the Passport to Success curriculum and recommend 12 lessons for revision

Key dates:

Posted on IYF's job board 14 October 2026
LOT's working deadline: 31 October 2026 (IYF publishes no closing date)
Work runs November to mid December, then January to March

More information:

Preference goes to students in advanced degrees in teaching and education
Fellows are hired as hourly, part-time IYF staff and apply through IYF's job portal

Who can apply

Must be located near, and a student at a university within an hour of, Los Angeles, Atlanta, Houston, Philadelphia or Detroit
Must be actively degree-seeking at a US university or college in your community
Experience in curriculum design and development
Preferred: experience in workforce readiness, soft skills or social-emotional learning
Knowledge of and relationships with local youth-serving organisations and educational institutions in your city
Interest in how AI will shape learning and career pathways

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Good to know

+Established nonprofit with a 36-year history and a named supervisor role
+Paid at a published hourly rate, fully remote
+Youth-facing work on AI and the future of work, with real input into a curriculum

Worth checking yourself

!IYF publishes no closing date. 31 October is LOT's working date, not IYF's, and places may fill sooner, so apply early
!Fellows are hired as hourly, part-time IYF staff rather than joining a set cohort
!Only for students within an hour of Los Angeles, Atlanta, Houston, Philadelphia or Detroit
!Hours on the posting conflict: 15 to 20 a week in the timeline, 10 to 15 a week in the pay section
!Total pay is not published; it depends on the hours you work

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