The Gopen Fellowship is for individuals with developmental disabilities. If you are accepted into the fellowship, you will be called a Gopen Fellow.
The Crocker Fellowship is for family members of individuals with developmental disability. If you are accepted into the fellowship, you will be called a Crocker Fellow.
Responsibilities
What do Gopen Fellows do?
First, you come up with a project idea related to disability advocacy. Then, you spend one year working on your project at the ICI. Here are some examples of Gopen Fellow projects:
- Curriculum for Self-Advocacy Leadership Training
- Accessible Transportation Guide to Southeast Massachusetts
- Supporting businesses to hire people with disabilities
- A website with resources about Autism
- Creating opportunities for people with disabilities to start businesses
- Developing materials for law enforcement on engaging with people with disabilities
What do Crocker Fellows do?
First, come up with a project idea. As a Crocker Fellow, you will work on a project. Some project ideas include:
- Advocating for people with disabilities
- Looking at disability policy
- Doing disability research
- Working on other projects that help make life better for people with developmental disabilities and their families
Additional Resources
Schedule and Compensation
You will work 20 hours each week on fellowship activities. Gopen Fellows get a total of $20,000 for the year. As a fellow, you will get paid every month or every three months depending on your preference.
About the Fellowships
The Massachusetts Developmental Disabilities Network created the Barbara Wilensky Gopen Memorial Fellowship in 2001. The fellowship honors Barbara Wilensky Gopen. Barbara Wilensky Gopen was a disability advocate.
The Massachusetts Developmental Disabilities Network created the Allen C. Crocker Family Fellowship in 2012. The Fellowship celebrates the work of Dr. Allen C. Crocker and his devotion to families of children with disabilities.