Judith Hope
Fellowship
Nurturing the Present, Cultivating the Future.
Named after our founder, Judith Hope, the Eleanor’s Legacy Fellowship. This first-in-class program recruits women-identifying college students from across New York to participate in a dynamic 10-12-week program covering every aspect of campaigning.
Fellows receive a stipend, mentorship, and a unique opportunity to gain on-the-ground campaign experience working with an Eleanor’s Legacy endorsed candidate running in a competitive primary or general election.
Eleanor’s Legacy is a statewide organization that recruits, trains, and helps elect pro-choice Democratic women running for state and local office in New York. Every year, Eleanor’s Legacy hosts a Spring and Fall Fellows Program intended for women-identifying New York college students interested in pursuing work in government or Democratic politics.
About the fellowship
Named after Eleanor’s Legacy’s founder, Judith Hope, the Judith Hope Fellowship is a 10-12 week training program that requires 12-15 hours of commitment per fellow per week, with the expectation that some of the hours will be completed on evenings and weekends.
As part of the fellowship, students will receive in-depth campaign training on field organizing, fundraising, digital strategy, policy and research, communications, and more. Students are assigned to work with a pro-choice Democratic woman’s campaign to gain hands-on experience with critical political work.
The fellowship will begin with a 1-2 week virtual intensive campaign training program. Upon completion of the training, each fellow will be assigned to a specific campaign team of an Eleanor’s Legacy endorsed candidate to assist with volunteer management, digital strategy, fundraising, political outreach, communications, and/or policy & research, depending on the needs of each campaign.
As part of the fellowship, students will:
Attend the virtual training program
Coordinate a weekly schedule of 10-12 work hours with their assigned campaign team including a minimum of 3 hours of phone banking and/or voter canvassing per week
Complete tasks assigned both by the assigned campaign and the Eleanor’s Legacy staff
Keep track of hours spent on your assigned campaign
Participate in a weekly one-hour cohort check-in meeting which includes a career chat where students hear directly from industry leaders on various career paths in politics
Attend and support Eleanor’s Legacy events in their region
Commit to a minimum of 6 hours of poll site visibility on Election Day- November 3, 2026
Timeline
June-July Submit Applications
July - August- Interviews
September 1 - 15 Training
Sep 15 - Nov 6 Campaign
Preferred qualifications
Commitment to supporting pro-choice Democratic women candidates
Strong interpersonal and communication skills
People lover
Desire to learn about community organizing
Positive team player
Attention to detail and highly-organized
Enthusiasm for local politics
Prior campaign and political experience are not required. All fellows are expected to contribute a minimum of 12 hours of work per week. The fellowship provides a $1000 stipend and is designed to allow students to complete another internship, job, or classes during the duration of the program.