NYU Catherine B. Reynolds Program for Social Entrepreneurship
Encyclopedia
The NYU Catherine B. Reynolds Program for Social Entrepreneurship is a program designed to attract, encourage and train a new generation of leaders in public service
. The Reynolds Program currently funds 16 undergraduate students and 20 graduate students from eleven different schools at NYU
, all of whom receive funding, training and support to help them realize their visions for solving society's most intractable problems. The only program of its kind in the US, the Reynolds Program attracted 1000 applicants last year for 8 graduate fellow
ships.
Public services
Public services is a term usually used to mean services provided by government to its citizens, either directly or by financing private provision of services. The term is associated with a social consensus that certain services should be available to all, regardless of income...
. The Reynolds Program currently funds 16 undergraduate students and 20 graduate students from eleven different schools at NYU
New York University
New York University is a private, nonsectarian research university based in New York City. NYU's main campus is situated in the Greenwich Village section of Manhattan...
, all of whom receive funding, training and support to help them realize their visions for solving society's most intractable problems. The only program of its kind in the US, the Reynolds Program attracted 1000 applicants last year for 8 graduate fellow
Fellow
A fellow in the broadest sense is someone who is an equal or a comrade. The term fellow is also used to describe a person, particularly by those in the upper social classes. It is most often used in an academic context: a fellow is often part of an elite group of learned people who are awarded...
ships.