Opportunities

Students will be embedded within organizations operating in rural and remote places to examine American institutions in a rural context, expand understanding of American rurality, and develop skills required to engage constructively when encountering difference among people, politics, and places.Each undergraduate fellow receives a base stipend of $7000 to...

A Cardinal Quarter opportunity co-sponsored by the Native American Cultural Center and the Haas Center for Public Service, the Indigenous Communities Fellowship is Stanford’s premier opportunity for students to pursue Indigenous service and community reinvestment within tribal/islander communities. This fellowship enables students to partner with a community-based nonprofit, government, or...

Regional-, state-, and city-level efforts are essential in our fight against climate change, especially in the field of energy. Stanford University is committed to helping by integrating its students into energy and climate ecosystems in the West through the Shultz Energy Fellowships program (formerly Stanford Energy Internships in California and the...

energyStartup Internships: Actively contribute to the development and deployment of innovations to tackle the energy, food, water, and environmental challenges facing society. (Undergrads and masters)Energy Impact Fellowship: As a team, work at Stanford to undertake an innovative project that quantifies economic opportunities and develops actionable solutions that...

Work closely with talented entrepreneurs in Africa and South Asia. Gain high-level work experience while making a social impact in emerging markets. Experience all that and more through a funded, Stanford Seed internship.By working directly with a Seed Network company, you’ll help implement new ideas designed to facilitate both...

Through the Schneider Fellows program, Stanford students work at leading U.S. nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) in the sustainable energy field. Fellows spend a summer quarter or one year tackling the world’s economic, environmental, social, and technical challenges associated with harnessing energy resources to deliver energy services.Summer fellows receive a $10,000...

The Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies offers fully-funded, faculty-mentored summer internships at prominent policy organizations throughout the world. The Global Policy Internships, offered through FSI's Global Opportunities and Enrichment for Students (GOES) program, provide placement, mentorship, and a stipend to students engaging in off-campus internships at international policy and...

Every summer, the Bill Lane Center for the American West offers many opportunities for Stanford undergraduates (including graduating seniors, co-terminal and master's students) to work with organizations throughout the West. Through these internships, students can explore careers in natural history, conservation, ecology, land use, museum curation, resource management, water, energy...

The Haas Center for Public Service offers full-time, summer fellowships for undergraduate and graduate students to work with nonprofit and government agencies toward climate justice in the Bay Area. These fellowships are associated with Partnerships for Climate Justice in the Bay Area (PCJ in the Bay), an initiative to...

This full-time, paid public service experience is designed to integrate your academic learning with field-based experience through interning with a Jewish organization.  Selected students will receive a stipend to cover costs associated with their unpaid service experience, along with support and mentorship from Hillel staff.Hillel at Stanford website