El Pomar Opens 2027 Fellowship Applications
The Colorado Springs-based foundation is accepting applications for a paid, 22-month fellowship for recent graduates and early-career professionals.
Updated on Nov. 3, 2026 in Internships
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El Pomar Foundation accepts applications for its 2027 fellowship through Dec. 15. The paid, 22-month program places recent college graduates and early-career professionals in full-time roles at the Colorado Springs-based foundation.
Why it matters
The fellowship offers a structured path into philanthropy and nonprofit work for early-career professionals in Colorado Springs and across the state. Fellows also take part in a professional development curriculum alongside their full-time roles.
El Pomar contributes more than $30 million annually through grants and programs, and its paid fellowship runs 22 months. The extraction does not specify how many fellowship or internship positions will be filled in the 2027 cycle.
The players
El Pomar Foundation
A Colorado Springs-based philanthropic organization founded in 1937 by Spencer and Julie Penrose that contributes more than $30 million annually through grants and programs.
Spencer and Julie Penrose
The couple who founded El Pomar Foundation in 1937, establishing a philanthropic legacy in Colorado Springs.
The details
Applications for the fellowship close Dec. 15, while summer internship applications open Jan. 5, 2027. The 10-week summer internship is open to rising college juniors and seniors, and applicants can learn more or contact a current fellow through the foundation's website.
Timeline
1937: El Pomar Foundation founded by Spencer and Julie Penrose.
1991: Fellowship program established.
1994: Summer internship program established.
Dec. 15, 2026: Fellowship application deadline.
Jan. 5, 2027: Summer internship applications open.
Career Pipeline
The fellowship, established in 1991, continues a program that predates the summer internship, first launched in 1994, which together form the foundation's two-track entry points for early-career professionals. Together they extend the foundation's 1937 founding mission of philanthropy into a pipeline for future nonprofit leaders in Colorado Springs.
Recent graduates and early-career professionals in Colorado Springs who want a paid, full-time path into philanthropy should note the Dec. 15 fellowship deadline. Rising college juniors and seniors can prepare for the Jan. 5 summer internship opening on the foundation's website.
The takeaway
Early-career professionals seeking paid, structured entry into philanthropy can use the foundation's website to review eligibility and reach out to a current fellow before the Dec. 15 deadline.
What happens next
Fellowship applications close Dec. 15, 2026, and summer internship applications open Jan. 5, 2027.
Further reading
Explore more Internships opportunities in Colorado Springs to compare paid programs like this fellowship.
Source note: This article includes information reported by ColoradoBiz.
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