Summer Fellowship (2026)

The Commit Partnership Summer Fellowship

The Commit Partnership Summer Fellowship is a 10-week paid hybrid experience based in Dallas Texas designed for graduate students advanced undergraduates and early-career professionals including those seeking a career transition aligned with Commits mission to increase student success and equity.

Fellows are matched with Commit teams and take ownership of one or more high-impact projects that advance strategic initiatives across the organization. These projects are designed to create lasting valuefor Commit and the communities it serves while offering Fellows meaningful professional growth and exposure to education policy data and systems-level change.

The Fellowship Experience

Throughout this fellowship fellows will build community through access to talented professionals that bring a diverse set of experiences. Fellows will grow their leadership through on the job learning in-person convenings site visits and communities of practice. Fellows will have a high impact by applying their skills to strategic initiatives in education. At the end of the 10 weeks fellows will present a Capstone project to the organization that highlights all of the work completed during their time at Commit.

Compensation : $10000

Application Timeline :

1. Application opens 11 / 1 / 25

2. Application deadline 3 / 27 / 26

3. Interviews 4 / 6 / 26 - 4 / 24 / 26

4. Acceptance confirmation 5 / 4 / 26

5. Summer fellowship start 6 / 8 / 26

Candidate Profile :

An ideal Fellow is a mission-driven collaborative problem solver who thrives in dynamic environments and is eager to learn from and contribute to a diverse team. Fellows are passionate about improving educational outcomes and committed to equity systems change and data-informed decision-making.

Qualifications and Skills Required :

• Demonstrated ability to analyze information synthesize insights and make data-driven recommendations.
• Strong communication and collaborationskills with the ability to work effectively across teams.
• A genuine commitment to equity in educationand a desire to contribute to Commits mission of ensuring every student has access to opportunity.
• Flexibility and initiative in navigating complex challenges with creativity and persistence.

Education and Experience Required :

Preferred :

Language Skills :

Knowledge Skills and Abilities :

Work Environment :

Fellows will work in a hybrid setting collaborating both in-person and virtuallywith Commit teams. The environment is mission-oriented collaborative and supportive designed to foster professional growth through mentorship learning sessions and exposure to organizational strategy.

Eligibility

Summer Fellowship applicants must be available to complete the full program in person. At this time The Commit Partnership does not sponsor visas.

Application Prep

To prepare a strong application candidates should focus on highlighting their demonstrated professional experience leadership skills commitment to education and unique perspective that they bring.

Onboarding Timeline / Matching

Our onboarding process plays a crucial role in ensuring the right fit between Fellows and Commit. Candidates will interview with Commit departments and are placed with projects that align with their interests and goals. Throughout the process Commit provides support and guidance to the Fellows to ensure successful and fulfilling experience.

About The Commit Partnership :

Our Mission

We believe that through our collective actions Dallas Countywhich educates 10% of Texas and 1% of the nationcan become an inclusive and prosperous region where economic opportunity is shared fairly. Thats why our True North Goal is that by 2040 at least half of all Dallas County residents ages 2534 irrespective of race will have the opportunity to earn a living wage.

To increase living wage attainment we must equitably increase educational success aligned with high-demand well-paying jobsmaximizing the cumulative impact from early education through college career and military readiness to strong postsecondary completion. Our team aligns community stakeholders around this shared roadmap for the future using data to surface strategic initiatives that improve policies practices and funding. Together we work to address the systemic root causes that hinder progress and strengthen our communitys capacity to serve every student effectively.

Our Story

Founded in 2012 the Commit Partnership has grown into the nations largest educational collective impact organization uniting more than 70 backbone team members and over 200 partners across Dallas County and Texasall working together to address the systemic education challenges facing our region and state. Our team brings community stakeholders together around a shared roadmap for the future using data and practitioner insights to inform effective policy solutions that accelerate progress toward our goals and strengthen our collective capacity to serve every student well.

Together we advocate for an excellent public education that ensures all studentsregardless of race place or socioeconomic statuscan shape their own futures earn a living wage and share in the prosperity of the worlds eighth-largest economy. We pursue this mission through several key initiatives including Early Matters Dallas Dallas County Promise the Texas Urban Council and the Texas Impact Network.

True North Traits

Our True North Traits creates a mission-driven environment and champions us to do our best work each day.

Systemic Impact : You understand the barriers and lived experiences that our students face and are skilled at delivering systemic solutions at scale that address these needs. You achieve significant sustainable results that increase equitable outcomes through your work (including the reallocation or improvement in public funding) and you recognize the difference between activity and impact.

Judgment : You exhibit a relentless students first focus by thinking strategically about what data must be collected analyzed visualized and activated (and what steps must be taken in what order) to cause resources to be reallocated and actions to be taken to systemically overcome the root causes hindering achievement of the Partnerships mission.

Communication : By listening to understand before seeking to be understood youre able to build trust and facilitate collaboration across lines of difference recognizing that both are essential to our success. You are also able to find common ground with diverse stakeholders and can tailor the organizations message to different audiences as needed to influence meaningful change.

Innovation : You can create or meaningfully contribute to the design and execution of a systemic and transformational strategic plan to solve complex problems often at scale that improves organizational effectiveness and / or closes equity gaps for our students and families.

Equity and Inclusion : You intentionally create spaces where relevant stakeholders have a seat or voice at the table ensuring that each person at the tables thoughts and perspectives are shared valued by all others at the table and reflected in our work. Youre excited to help build and / or contribute to teams where everyone feels welcomed respected valued and highly supported.

Joy : You recognize that people are central to our work striking a balance between people and process and you inspire others with your optimism and thirst for substantive change in service to the mission.

Integrity : You admit mistakes openly share learnings widely and elevate bad news quickly also capable of making difficult decisions in all situations to ensure the success of the organization.

The Commit Partnership is an Equal Opportunity Employer that seeks to hire individuals with backgrounds similar to that of the stakeholders they serve. As an organization that embraces equity and inclusion all employment decisions are based on business needs job requirements and individual qualifications without regard to race color religion or belief national social or ethnic origin gender age sexual orientation gender identity and / or expression marital civil union or domestic partnership status or any other status protected by federal state or local laws.

Commit does not sponsor visas of any kind.

Required Experience :

Intern

Key Skills

Microsoft Office,Public Relations,Google Docs,Data Collection,MailChimp,Microsoft Word,Dermal Fillers,Microsoft Powerpoint,Research Experience,Microsoft Excel,Adobe Photoshop,Writing Skills

Employment Type : Intern

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1