CS + Social Good Summer Fellowships 2024 (Early Round)
The Haas Center and CS+Social Good (a student-led organization) have partnered to launch the CS+Social Good Summer Fellowship program, which includes self-designed and pre-arranged fellowship placements.
Through the CS+Social Good Summer Fellowship, students will receive funding and support to work with an organization using technology to address social issues. Selected fellows will gain unique industry experience at a public interest technology organization under the mentorship of an industry expert or faculty member.
Each CS+Social Good Fellow receives a base stipend of $6,500 to cover most of the essential costs associated with an unpaid service experience. Financial aid and supplemental funding is available to students who qualify.
Funding for this initiative has been generously provided by the John and Andrea Hennessy Cardinal Quarter Fund and Haas Center donors as part of the Cardinal Quarter program.
Apply to one of our pre-arranged fellowship opportunities!
This is the Early Application round for this year's CS+SG Fellowships Application. Students who apply in this round can choose from one of the following three opportunities to apply to and get notified whether they are accepted into the fellowship program by winter break. If you are not matched with one of our organizations in this early round, we will automatically roll over your application to the Regular Application round for it to be considered.
The Regular Application, which will include more pre-assigned fellowships and the self-design fellowship option will come out in Winter Quarter. Stay tuned for that!
For this application round, CS+Social Good is partnering with three organizations and government agencies:
- Accountability Counsel, a San-Francisco-based non-profit that advocates for human rights and environmental preservation on behalf of disenfranchised people across the world.
- CareerVillage, a non-profit working to democratize access to career information and advice for underserved youth.
- Recidiviz, a non-profit technology company working to improve the outcomes of the American criminal justice system.
For more information on the organizations and descriptions of the jobs above, see this document.
Eligibility
Eligibility:
For complete eligibility requirements, please review our program policies in its entirety.
Currently, enrolled first-years, sophomores, juniors, and seniors (who will return to campus next fall) at Stanford from all academic disciplines are encouraged to apply, and applicants may vary in academic interests, public service involvement, and experience. Priority will be given to students who have completed fewer than two previous Cardinal Quarter opportunities. Students who have begun their coterm programs are not eligible to apply. Applicants will be asked to provide a name and contact of one reference. References from fellow undergraduates are not permissible; however, we allow references from faculty, graduate teaching assistants, co-workers, and any person who knows you well and can provide new insights about you.
Requirements:
Selected CS+Social Good Fellows are expected to begin service no later than July 8, 2024. All fellows are required to work full time with their community partners at least 35 hours/week for nine consecutive weeks at their placements. Fellows are expected to work on-site at their host organizations when possible (University policies and health conditions permitting). Fellows must have a designated full-time professional staff member on-site as their supervisor/mentor. Other requirements are listed below:
For pre-arranged fellowships
Spring Quarter
- Complete the program orientation.
- Attend the Engaging in Ethical and Effective Service workshop.
- Attend workshop and events organized for the CS+Social Good Spring Fellows.
- Students participating in an international service project must complete international service preparation requirements.
Summer
- Communicate regularly with mentors.
- Submit a brief preliminary report.
- Submit a final report, complete a program evaluation, and correspond with fellowship donor(s) as requested by fellowships program staff.
Autumn Quarter
- Attend a de-briefing meeting for the purpose of reflecting upon and evaluating summer experiences.
- Participate in outreach activities to share your experiences and help publicize the program.
Selection Process:
For those who seek assistance, advising is offered to help students develop their applications.
This fellowship is intended for individuals whose application, references, and interview demonstrate
- an integration of the fellowship experience with applicant’s academic, personal and/or career goals
- prior demonstrated interest or involvement in the subject area, including related coursework
- a compelling match between applicant’s skills and interests and an organization’s work and needs
- strong potential for the fellowship experience to enlarge a candidate’s understanding of an identified community issue or challenge
First, complete applications are screened, and then finalists are interviewed. Finally, fellows are selected by a committee with the intention to award fellowships prior to spring break. Applicants should respond promptly (within 48 hours) via email to a fellowship offer, or the offer will be rescinded. Once an applicant accepts a fellowship offer, the student should promptly notify all other Stanford and non-Stanford programs to which they have applied that they have accepted another offer and to withdraw their candidacy.
