Opportunities

Building off the work of the Stanford Coalition for Planning an Equitable 2035 (SCoPE), the just transitions policy lab will address transportation justice, housing justice, and labor equity concerns that have been identified by neighboring communities to Stanford and our service workers as part of local land use planning and...

Physical, chemical, and biological processes within soil systems. Emphasis is on factors governing nutrient availability, plant growth and production, land-resource management, and pollution within soils. How to classify soils and assess nutrient cycling and contaminant fate. Recommended: introductory chemistry and biology.

Historically, discussions of race, ethnicity, culture, and equity in the environment have been shaped by a limited view of the environmental justice movement, often centered on urban environmental threats and separated from other types of environmental and climate advocacy. This course will seek to expand on these discussions by exploring...

Globally, more than 1 billion people rely on seafood, yet this source of vital nutrition is chronically neglected in discussions about the future of food systems. In 2021, the UN Food Systems Summit brought international attention to the potential of "blue foods," thanks in part to insights and evidence provided...

Globally, more than 1 billion people rely on seafood, yet this source of vital nutrition is chronically neglected in discussions about the future of food systems. In 2021, the UN Food Systems Summit brought international attention to the potential of "blue foods," thanks in part to insights and evidence provided...

Stanford in Government (SIG) is a nonpartisan, student-run organization dedicated to promoting political awareness, providing public service opportunities and fellowships, and assisting students in their search for quality experiences in the public policy arena. SIG's Fellowships Program provides highly qualified, ambitious students with meaningful exposure to the public policy process...

2024 HAAS COMMUNITY-BASED RESEARCH (CBR) FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM The Community-Based Research Fellowship supports teams of faculty, students, and community partners in conducting research that addresses community-identified needs. ---------- Community-based research (CBR) is defined as a “partnership of students, faculty, and community members who collaboratively engage in research with the purpose of...

Overview The Greenlining Institute envisions a future where communities of color can build wealth, live in healthy places filled with economic opportunity, and are ready to meet the challenges posed by climate change. Guided by equity and systems change principles, we incubate and advocate for new ideas and build with...

Overview Valley Verde is dedicated to building healthy and resilient communities by providing low-income families educational programs, edible gardens, and micro-entrepreneurship opportunities that create food security and lead to self-sufficiency. We accomplish this in our Shared Garden Program where we provide home garden supplies, monthly gardening workshops, mentorship, and garden...

The Haas Center for Public Service offers full-time, paid summer fellowships for undergraduate and graduate students to work with nonprofit and government agencies toward climate justice in the Bay Area. Students who have begun their coterm programs (i.e., students who are paying for graduate tuition) are welcome to apply for...

What is water (in)justice? How have frontline communities come together to reveal inequities in water access and flows, advance meaningful reform, and build and sustain alliances? How do we center equity and repair in the face of drought and climate change? How do we learn to be good allies for...

How can you contribute to efforts to foster a healthy and equitable food system? In this project-based course, you will be matched with a Bay Area community partner working on sustainability or food justice. You will develop public-facing communications to support their mission. Multiple genres are possible: you might create...

Urban agriculture takes many forms in cities around the world and provides significant amounts of food and other resources and benefits for urban communities. This Earth Systems practicum explores the application of agroecological principles to the design and stewardship of urban farms and gardens. Students will explore social and ecological...

Urban agriculture takes many forms in cities around the world and provides significant amounts of food and other resources and benefits for urban communities. This Earth Systems practicum explores the application of agroecological principles to the design and stewardship of urban farms and gardens. Students will explore social and ecological...

About EPIC: The State of California is a leader in developing cutting-edge policies in response to climate change and other environmental and natural resource challenges.  Other states, the federal government and nations follow and seek to imitate California's forward-thinking public policy efforts. The Stanford Woods Institute identifies key state agencies...

About EPIC: The State of California is a leader in developing cutting-edge policies in response to climate change and other environmental and natural resource challenges.  Other states, the federal government and nations follow and seek to imitate California's forward-thinking public policy efforts. The Stanford Woods Institute identifies key state agencies...

Through the Cardinal Careers Community Impact Fellowship, graduating seniors and co-terms work in full-time, paid positions in nonprofit organizations and government agencies in the San Francisco Bay Area or elsewhere in the US. Positions are 10-12 months in length, with the exception of some 2-year roles. Fellows are paid a...

This course explores how certain religions--Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Buddhism and Hinduism--have addressed the ecological crisis, and how they might be drawn upon to address climate change in the future. Preserving the distinctiveness of each religious tradition, this seminar examines: the issue of religion as the cause of the environmental crisis...

In COLLEGE 102: Citizenship in the 21st Century, you have considered different models of citizenship and the rights and responsibilities they involve. The Citizenship Fellowship provides an opportunity for first-year students who have taken COLLEGE 102 in Winter 2024 to put these civic commitments into practice through a full-time commitment...

The Haas Center for Public Service is committed to helping Stanford students engage in meaningful public service and learning opportunities. We believe that international service learning greatly contributes to students’ global education. The International Collaboration Fellowship was designed to support students who are new to international service and/or international travel...

Globally, more than 1 billion people rely on seafood, yet this source of vital nutrition is chronically neglected in discussions about the future of food systems. In 2021, the UN Food Systems Summit brought international attention to the potential of "blue foods," thanks in part to insights and evidence provided...

Students work independently or in groups to complete their Senior Capstone Projects. They will participate in regular advising meetings with the instructor(s), and will give a final presentation on their projects at the end of the quarter in a special Earth Systems symposium. Prerequisite: EARTHSYS 210A or 210B.https://earth.stanford.edu/esys/resources/program-forms-guides

Stanford in Government (SIG) is a nonpartisan, student-run organization dedicated to promoting political awareness, providing public service opportunities and fellowships, and assisting students in their search for quality experiences in the public policy arena. The Stipends program provides motivated Stanford undergraduates with funding for unpaid summer policy internships. Since a majority...

Through the Advancing Gender Equity Fellowship, a Cardinal Quarter opportunity co-sponsored by the Women’s Community Center (WCC) and the Haas Center for Public Service, students can apply what they have learned about gender, diversity, and social justice through their academic and/or extracurricular activities to work with a nonprofit organization or government...

Through the International Public Service Fellowship, continuing undergraduate students design and implement a full-time service experience outside of the United States during the summer quarter. Students may serve across diverse service themes--from arts, education, and health, to racial justice, climate solutions, and public interest technology. Students are also able to...

The Advancing Muslim Communities Fellowship, including the Ansaf Kareem and Anna Khan Fellowship for the Markaz Resource Center, is a Cardinal Quarter opportunity that centers Muslim communities, issues, and causes. Through this fellowship, students engage with Muslim or Muslim-focused organizations and apply their academic experience and leadership skills...

Through the Earth Systems Public Service Fellowship, a Cardinal Quarter opportunity, students apply what they have learned through interdisciplinary environmental studies through an internship at a nonprofit organization or government agency. Fellows can expand on an experience started through a course, internship, research or volunteer activity by continuing with an...

Through the Haas Center Cardinal Quarter Fellowship opportunity, continuing undergraduate students design and implement a full-time service experience within the United States during the summer quarter. Students may serve across diverse service themes--from arts, education, and health, to racial justice, climate solutions, and public interest technology. Students are also able 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. This fellowship enables students to partner with a nonprofit, government, or tribal organization of their...

Donald Kennedy Public Service Projects Fellows work to alleviate some of society’s most pressing concerns across the globe. Projects vary in size and scope, work with diverse constituencies, and address a wide range of issues. Fellows may work in any field of interest. Students are encouraged to think about how...