Cardinal Quarter
Choose from 500+ full-time summer or quarter-long public service job opportunities. Cardinal Quarter programs are offered by nearly 30 campus partners and span fields from the arts to technology, philanthropy to international service. Fellowship stipends are provided to cover living and transportation expenses to ensure access for all undergraduates.
Opportunities may be prearranged (placements offered by Stanford partners) or self-designed (unpaid public service internships identified by the applicant). See our Finding a Community Partner tip sheet if you want to design your own experience. You can learn about additional resources and program requirements for the Haas Center for Public Service sponsored fellowships on their website.
Most summer program applications are due in February.
Advising: Please contact the Cardinal Quarter Peer Advisors or email cardinalquarter@stanford.edu with questions or to schedule an advising appointment with program staff.
Students who complete a Cardinal Quarter fellowship can apply to have it reflected on their academic transcript with the Cardinal Service Notation.
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Community Partners: If you would like to host a Stanford intern, learn about the Haas Center's Cardinal Quarter programs here and complete the Cardinal Quarter Connections form.
Cardinal Quarter opportunities
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Explore gender and justice through a practicum with an organization or government agency addressing social, political, or economic issues affecting women.
Sponsored by: Haas Center, Women’s Community Center
Location: U.S.
Open to: Undergraduates
When: Summer -
Work with a Muslim-led organization or address an issue that pertains to Muslim communities.
Sponsored by: Haas Center for Public Service, Markaz Resource Center
Location: United States
Open to: Undergraduates
When: Summer -
Engage with partner organizations that focus on a wide range of economic and social issues in Africa.
Sponsored by: Center for African Studies, Haas Center for Public Service
Location: International
Open to: Undergraduates
When: Summer -
Design and propose an innovative project for advancing human rights in the United States or abroad.
Sponsored by: Haas Center for Public Service
Location: International, United States
Open to: Undergraduates
When: Summer -
Explore the use of science and technology for the benefit of society. Project-based fellowship.
Sponsored by: Haas Center for Public Service
Location: International, United States
Open to: Undergraduates
When: Summer -
Explore careers in a myriad of disciplines throughout the West.
Sponsored by: Bill Lane Center for the American West
Location: United States
Open to: Undergraduates, Graduate Students, Coterm
When: Summer -
Intern for government agencies and NGOs, take classes with Stanford faculty and national policy experts, and join cultural events and activities.
Sponsored by: Bing Stanford in Washington Program
Location: United States
Open to: Undergraduates
When: Autumn, Spring, Winter -
Work with a nonprofit organization or government agency on social, political, and/or economic issues affecting Black American communities.
Sponsored by: Black Community Services Center, Haas Center
Location: United States
Open to: Undergraduates
When: Summer -
Pursue a full-time summer internship in an organization or company in Japan, after a Spring quarter of academic study in Kyoto.
Sponsored by: Bing Overseas Studies Program
Location: International
Open to: Undergraduates
When: Summer -
Students who complete a Cardinal Quarter, 12+ units of Cardinal Courses, or a Cardinal Commitment through the Public Service Leadership Program are eligible to have these commitments reflected on their academic transcript with the Cardinal Service Notation.
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Apply your classroom learning to real-world settings while exploring careers, building skills, and making professional connections.
Sponsored by: Stanford Career Education
Location: International, U.S.
Open to: Undergraduates
When: Spring, Summer -
CCSRE offers summer quarter funding to pair students with faculty-led research projects.
Sponsored by: Center for Comparative Studies in Race and Ethnicity
Location: United States
Open to: Undergraduates
When: Summer -
Complete an independent internship in Latin America.
Sponsored by: Center for Latin American Studies
Location: International
Open to: Undergraduates
When: Summer -
Engage with Chicanx/Latinx communities on race, equity, and the arts in movements for justice and social change.
Sponsored by: El Centro Chicano y Latino, Haas Center for Public Service
Location: United States
Open to: Undergraduates
When: Summer -
Apply the ideas from COLLEGE 102: Citizenship in the 21st Century to a public issue with a community organization or public agency during the summer.
Sponsored by: Haas Center
Location: International, United States
Open to: Undergraduates
When: Summer -
Participate in a significant service experience while earning a portion of your financial aid award.
Sponsored by: Haas Center for Public Service
Location: United States
Open to: Undergraduates
When: Summer -
Work with faculty to conduct research that addresses community-identified needs.
Sponsored by: Haas Center for Public Service
Location: International, United States
Open to: Undergraduates
When: Summer -
Work with an organization using technology to address social issues.
Sponsored by: CS+Social Good, Haas Center for Public Service
Location: International, United States
Open to: Undergraduates
When: Summer -
Apply what you have learned through interdisciplinary environmental studies at a nonprofit organization or government agency.
Sponsored by: Earth Systems Program, Haas Center
Location: United States
Open to: Undergraduates
When: Summer -
Engage in a summer service experience with California Education Partners in San Francisco or Eastside College Preparatory School in East Palo Alto.
Sponsored by: Haas Center for Public Service
Location: Bay Area
Open to: Undergraduates
When: Summer -
Work with community partner placements of your choice within the U.S. to support youth programs and/or address youth and education-related issues.
Sponsored by: Haas Center for Public Service
Location: United States
Open to: Undergraduates
When: Summer -
Provide academic and social-emotional support to youth in collaboration with our partner organizations.
Sponsored by: Haas Center for Public Service
Location: Bay Area
Open to: Undergraduates
When: Summer -
Engage with Asian/Asian American communities to apply what you have learned in and out of the classroom about the Asian/Asian American experience.
Sponsored by: Asian American Activities Center, Haas Center
Location: U.S.
Open to: Undergraduates
When: Summer -
Pursue environment and policy-related internships with international, federal, CA state, and local city agencies and organizations.
Sponsored by: Stanford in Government, Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment
Location: International, United States
Open to: Undergraduates
When: Summer -
Pursue research and internships related to international policy and international affairs.
Sponsored by: Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies
Location: International
Open to: Undergraduates, Graduate Students
When: Summer -
Engage in a summer opportunity to expand your engineering skills while being immersed in a culturally diverse international environment.
Sponsored by: Global Engineering Programs
Location: International
Open to: Undergraduates, Graduate Students
When: Summer -
Pursue a pre- or self-arranged internship in fields such as the arts, education, law, medicine, tech, and more.
Sponsored by: Stanford Global Studies
Location: International
Open to: Undergraduates
When: Summer -
Design and implement a full-time service experience within the United States during the summer quarter.
Sponsored by: Haas Center for Public Service
Location: United States
Open to: Undergraduates
When: Summer -
Support efforts to address the health and well-being of underserved communities across the United States.
Sponsored by: Haas Center for Public Service
Location: United States
Open to: Undergraduates
When: Summer -
Spend your summer working in a public service internship with a Jewish lens.
Sponsored by: Hillel at Stanford
Location: United States
Open to: Undergraduates, Graduate Students, Coterm
When: Summer -
Contribute to human rights or international justice with a relevant organization or through community-based research.
Sponsored by: Center for Human Rights and International Justice, Haas Center
Location: International, U.S.
Open to: Undergraduates
When: Summer -
Partner with a nonprofit, government or tribal organization to work on advancing Indigenous sovereignty and worldviews.
Sponsored by: Haas Center, Native American Cultural Center
Location: International, U.S.
Open to: Undergraduates, Graduate Students
When: Summer -
Pursue international public service opportunities with community organizations around the world.
Sponsored by: Haas Center for Public Service
Location: International
Open to: Undergraduates
When: Summer -
Design and implement a service initiative during the academic year.
Sponsored by: Haas Center for Public Service
Location: International, United States
Open to: Undergraduates
When: Autumn, Spring, Winter -
Get fieldwork experience in global development in a low- or middle-income country conducting research for Stanford faculty and community partners.
Sponsored by: King Center on Global Development
Location: International
Open to: Undergraduates
When: Summer -
Intern with a German institution, organization, or company in a field related to your studies.
Sponsored by: Bing Overseas Studies Program
Location: International
Open to: Undergraduates
When: Summer -
Work with organizations focused on human rights in Latin America.
Sponsored by: Center for Human Rights and International Justice, Stanford Global Studies
Location: International
Open to: Undergraduates
When: SummerApply for the Lise MacPhee Human Rights Fellowship in Latin America
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Work in the areas of curation, presentation, outreach, and arts education.
Sponsored by: Institute for Diversity in the Arts
Location: International, United States
Open to: Undergraduates
When: Summer -
Work with a partner in the PCJ in the Bay initiative to help build climate resilience and an equitable transition to clean energy in the Bay Area.
Sponsored by: Haas Center
Location: Bay Area
Open to: Undergraduates, Graduate Students, Coterm
When: Summer -
Work with rural organizations to explore U.S. institutions, deepen understanding of rurality, and build cross-cultural skills.
Sponsored by: Hoover Institution
Location: United States
Open to: Undergraduates, Graduate Students
When: Summer -
Work to advance the public good and achieve social justice through the law.
Sponsored by: Haas Center for Public Service
Location: United States
Open to: Undergraduates
When: Summer -
Complete an internship with a public agency or nonprofit related to your program of study or career plans.
Location: United States
Open to: Undergraduates
When: Summer -
Design and implement a summer service project with measurable outcomes that helps communities take a creative approach to addressing their needs.
Sponsored by: Haas Center
Location: International, U.S.
Open to: Undergraduates
When: Summer -
Conduct research on issues of aging or provide service to long-lived adults.
Sponsored by: Haas Center for Public Service
Location: United States
Open to: Undergraduates
When: Summer -
Learn about and participate in the grantmaking process at a San Francisco Bay Area foundation.
Sponsored by: Haas Center for Public Service
Location: United States
Open to: Undergraduates
When: Summer -
Work at leading U.S. NGOs in the sustainable energy field. Spend a quarter tackling the global challenges of harnessing energy resources to deliver energy services.
Sponsored by: Haas Center
Location: U.S.
Open to: Undergraduates, Graduate Students
When: Summer -
Pursue an energy-related internship within governmental organizations in CA, CO, HI, NV, or UT.
Sponsored by: Bill Lane Center for the American West, Haas Center, Precourt Institute for Energy, Stanford in Government
Location: United States
Open to: Undergraduates, Graduates
When: Summer -
Work with SILICON and Unicode to strengthen digitally disadvantaged languages and promote global linguistic inclusion.
Sponsored by: Haas Center, Stanford Initiative on Language Inclusion & Conservation in Old and New Media
Location: U.S.
Open to: Undergraduates
When: Summer -
Spend a summer working full-time in the social entrepreneurship arena with an established social entrepreneur as a mentor.
Sponsored by: Haas Center for Public Service
Location: United States
Open to: Undergraduates
When: Summer -
Gain public policy experience through SIG fellowships or self-designed internships in government or nonprofits.
Sponsored by: Stanford in Government
Location: International, United States
Open to: Undergraduates
When: Summer -
Engage with one of the world’s most dynamic cities, through a quarter-long internship in an area of your interest and classes with leading Stanford and local faculty.
Sponsored by: Stanford in New York
Location: U.S.
Open to: Undergraduates
When: Autumn, Spring, Winter -
Work with entrepreneurs in Africa and South Asia to gain work experience while making a social impact in emerging markets.
Sponsored by: Stanford Institute for Innovation in Developing Economies
Location: International
Open to: Undergraduates, Graduate Students
When: Summer -
Through a 10-week arts administration internship, explore the variety of ways individuals can be part of a vibrant arts ecosystem.
Sponsored by: Stanford Arts
Location: United States
Open to: Undergraduates
When: Summer -
Address LGBT+ issues with an organization actively engaged in this work.
Sponsored by: Haas Center for Public Service
Location: United States
Open to: Undergraduates
When: Summer -
Work with public interest technology organizations to develop, implement, and regulate technology for the public interest.
Sponsored by: HAI, McCoy Family Center for Ethics in Society
Location: U.S.
Open to: Undergraduates
When: Summer -
Contribute to innovations to tackle the energy, food, water, and environmental challenges facing society.
Sponsored by: TomKat Center for Sustainable Energy
Location: United States
Open to: Undergraduates, Graduate Students, Postdoctorate
When: Summer