Fellowship Overview
The K.H. Lockett Truth and Justice Fellowship is a ten-week, immersive, full-time summer fellowship designed to mirror the demands and responsibilities of real public-interest work.
Each Fellow is placed at a mission-aligned host institution in Atlanta and embedded within a single organization for the duration of the program. For the inaugural year, the Fellowship will be hosted by the Southern Center for Human Rights, where the Fellow will contribute meaningfully to ongoing litigation, advocacy, communications, and public education efforts.
Rather than rotating through short-term projects, the Fellowship prioritizes depth over breadth. Fellows are expected to assume real responsibility, build sustained working relationships, and contribute tangible value over the course of the summer.
In addition to day-to-day supervision at the host organization, Fellows receive structured mentorship from The Kenneth Lockett Foundation and opportunities to engage with attorneys, journalists, advocates, and civic leaders across Georgia.
This Fellowship reflects the Foundation’s belief that principled civic leadership is developed through sustained exposure, accountability, and guided practice — not observation alone.
Eligibility Requirements
Applicants must meet all of the following criteria:
- Be at least 18 years old by the start of the Fellowship
- Be currently enrolled as an undergraduate student with junior or senior standing (at least 60 completed credit hours) by the Fellowship start date
- Be enrolled at an accredited four-year college or university located in the greater Atlanta metropolitan area
- Be in good academic standing at the time of application
- Not have completed a bachelor’s degree prior to the Fellowship start date
- Be available to participate full-time, on-site for the entire ten-week program
- Be able to work in person at the Atlanta headquarters of the Southern Center for Human Rights
The Fellowship is open to students of all citizenship and residency statuses. Applicants are not required to be Georgia residents but must be willing and able to live and work in the Atlanta area for the full duration of the program.