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Who can Apply?
The program seeks individuals who have made substantial contributions to the city and who reflect its diversity. Fellows are required to demonstrate intellectual interest and the capacity to benefit from the University’s teaching and research resources. However, there are no educational prerequisites for a Revson Fellowship. The program welcomes Fellows without previous academic credentials as well as those holding undergraduate and advanced degrees.
The lists of Fellows and alumni provide a catalogue of all former and current Fellows and their affiliations.
Successful past applicants have included:
- Founder of a community credit union who developed innovative ways for people in low-income communities to harness their own financial capital.
- Photographer whose uses time-lapse photography to document the deterioration of urban architecture.
- Co-founder of an organization that provides advocacy and training for immigrants threatened with deportation.
- Mother without a college education who developed an effective program of guidance and service for single parents.
- Documentary film maker whose films examine aspects of Korean-American history, politics, and heritage.
- Teacher in a prison literacy program.
- Research economist working with a municipal trade union.
- Founder of a historical preservation organization.
- Journalist who writes on Latino politics and culture.
The Revson Program is an unparalleled opportunity for committed New Yorkers to refuel-through conversations, classes, projects and reflection. For me, the Revson year provided a much-needed pause to assess the past and plan for the future, with guidance and support from the academic and activist communities. At the end of the year, I emerged stronger and clearer about my work goals, and personally more enriched and replenished by new relationships with colleagues and professors. With the Revson network and annual meetings to look forward to, the program keeps sustaining those of us working to make New York City a better place to live for all New Yorkers.
