Entrepreneurship Tulsa Service Year Fellow
Tulsa Service Year is an enriching gap year program for recent college graduates interested in launching their career with hands-on experience in high-impact, nonprofit work. Get matched through a mutual selection process with a nonprofit organization in our extensive network in America’s most philanthropic city.
Who is it for?
Recent graduates looking to build their resume, develop their skills, and make connections in Tulsa’s entrepreneurial ecosystem with degrees such as, but not limited to:
- Accounting and/or Finance
- Advanced Aerial Mobility
- Artificial Intelligence
- Biology, Chemistry, Physics, and related
- Business
- Community Engagement
- Computer and Information Sciences
- Cyber Security and Technology
- Economics and/or Economic Development
- Entrepreneurship, Innovation, and Change Start-ups
- Energy Technology
- History and/or Social Sciences
- Marketing and/or Communications
- Mathematics
- Nonprofit Management
- Political Science
- Spanish
- Venture Capital
- Virtual Health
The Tulsa Service Year Fellowship might interest you if:
- You’re considering graduate or law school and want to broaden your pre-graduate school experience.
- You’re a strategic, creative problem solver who wants to use your skills to create meaningful impact.
- You’re excited about data — whether you’re conducting complex analysis or leveraging data to drive strategic decision-making at your host organization.
- You want to leverage your skills in an entrepreneurial career.
What will you learn?
Tulsa Service Year wants the best, brightest, and most change-focused new college graduates to join us on the testing ground of social strategies for a year of service work. Our promise is to help you grow as much as possible through a broad scope of opportunities and experience. The fellowship brings together driven graduates from diverse backgrounds for community building, collaboration and networking.
How does it work?
Applicants choose from four service tracks: arts and education, social impact, entrepreneurial support, and civic engagement. The selection process consists of a mutual matching system, with the ultimate goal of finalists confirming a placement with one of our employer partners who fits their interests and skills.
Some of our past placement sites for Entrepreneurial Support:
- i2E, inc.
- Tulsa Innovation Labs
- Endeavor Heartland
- ACT House
What are the benefits?
TSY Fellows are paid a salary of $40,000 plus benefits and a $2,500 sign-on bonus to help with relocation. Tulsa has a modest cost of living, so this compensation will allow you to enjoy the city’s long list of amenities and events. To make the move easier, we’ve curated a list of some of the best local apartments centered in the heart of Tulsa.
Why Tulsa?
Coined as “Beta City” by the New York Times, Tulsans have doubled down on our ability to become a laboratory for social programs with our unique public-private partnerships. If you’re ready to get involved in entrepreneurship and make an impact in an up-and-coming city brimming with opportunity, apply to be a fellow with Tulsa Service Year.
Apply Now
The application for the Tulsa Service Year Fellowship opens October 28. Apply by November 22 to move forward in the selection and interview process. Our finalists will be offered positions on February 28. Fellowships are one year in duration from May 27, 2025 to May 22, 2026.
Learn more at https://www.tulsaserviceyear.com/apply?utm_source=jobboard