The Tony Dungy Diversity Fellowship enables diverse and outstanding football coaching candidates to receive significant experience as they advance in their professions.
The third-year program gives the Colts access to skilled coaches while simultaneously promoting and improving the team’s diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts.
The fellowship is named after Pro Football Hall of Famer Tony Dungy, the Colts’ winningest head coach, who became the first Black head coach to win a Super Bowl in Super Bowl XLI by leading Indianapolis to victory over the Chicago Bears.
The Harriet P. Irsay Fellowship for Women in Football Program provides a fellowship in a football operations department or coaching position where women have traditionally been underrepresented.
The fellowship is named after Harriet P. Irsay, the late mother of Colts owner and CEO Jim Irsay.
The second-year program gives the Colts access to high-potential people to help with their football operations while simultaneously promoting and extending the club’s diversity, equity, and inclusion objectives.
The purpose is to build a pipeline of qualified personnel who have successfully completed this program and will be considered for future senior roles with Indianapolis and other NFL teams.
Interested candidates can apply and learn more at Colts.com/HarrietIrsayWomenInFootball.
Qualified candidates for both roles will be vetted and interviewed by a selection committee made up of the Irsay family, General Manager Chris Ballard, Head Coach Shane Steichen, and other Colts coaching and football operations personnel.
Dungy is on the selection committee for the Dungy Diversity Fellowship.
The organization will also continue to fill vacancies via the NFL’s Bill Walsh Diversity Coaching Fellowship, which allows coaches to advance their careers through training camps, offseason workout programs, and minicamps.
