Service Opportunities

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

Apply for Advancing Gender Equity Fellowships

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

Apply for Advancing Muslim Communities Fellowships

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

Apply for African Service Fellowships

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

Apply for the Ahonen-Jover Cardinal Quarter Fellowships

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

Apply for Alex Tung Memorial Fellowships

Assist with wildlife rehabilitation, facilitate therapy animal interactions, support pet adoption events, and care for rescued horses and farm animals.

Promote education for underprivileged children in India through support of NGOs.

Provide weekly tutoring to K-12 students from Redwood City and East Palo Alto.

Assist self-represented litigants who cannot afford an attorney with civil and family law cases.

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

Apply for Bill Lane Internships

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

Apply for SIW

The Bio Futures Fellowship is a multi-quarter program for Stanford graduate students and postdocs focusing on themes of biotechnology, ethics, and public policy.

The Stanford Biodesign Innovation Fellowship is a launch pad for initiating, redirecting, or accelerating a career in health technology innovation.

Stanford Biodesign recognizes the most promising projects by providing these teams with additional mentoring and extension funding through the Biodesign NEXT extension funding program.

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

Apply for Black Diaspora Fellowships

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

Apply for BOSP Program in Kyoto

Brains in Silicon seeks postdoctoral candidates for lab positions to work on an existing neuroscience project.

Provide a community for children going through a parent's cancer journey through free year-long programming and a free week-long summer camp.

Teach health lessons to middle school students from populations that are medically underserved.

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. 

Create moments of joy and build a supportive community for pediatric patients at Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital through interactive, fun, and accessible sports-inspired activities.

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

Apply for Rising Bird Fellows

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

Apply for CCSRE Fellowships

Complete an independent internship in Latin America.

Sponsored by: Center for Latin American Studies
Location: International
Open to: Undergraduates
When: Summer

Apply for Latin American Studies Internship Grants

Bake and sell challah, donating proceeds to local and international humanitarian charities supporting aid and relief efforts.

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 for Chicanx/Latinx Fellowships

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

Apply for Citizenship Fellowships

Host workshops about oppressive technology and organize to challenge it.

CELCs gain valuable experience in community engaged learning pedagogy, program management, and public service.

Join a community of students committed to rigorous scholarship that is community-engaged, equity-focused, and designed for social impact.

Work in a full-time, 12-month (or 2-year) paid position with a nonprofit organization or government agency in the Bay Area (or elsewhere in the  US).

Sponsored by: Haas Center for Public Service
Location: United States
Open to: Graduating seniors and coterms

Learn more about Community Impact Fellowship

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

Apply for CSWS

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

Apply for CBR Fellowships

Create care packages for people who are unhoused and volunteer in healthcare settings.

Over two quarters, work in groups with a nonprofit to build out a technology project they need.

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 for CS+Social Good Fellowships

Facilitate Democracy Day events and volunteers with partnering organizations

DDRO funds cover expenses for doctoral dissertation research on diversity-related topics.

Lead a classroom of socioeconomically disadvantaged middle school students in an afterschool enrichment and tutoring program

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

Apply for Earth Systems Fellows

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

Apply for EDYD Prearranged Fellowships

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

Apply for EDYD Self-Designed Fellowships

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

Apply for the EdP Summer Fellowship

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

Apply for EAAAC Fellowships

Recruit and facilitate student teams to work on sustainability-focused engineering projects with community partners.

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

Apply for EPIC

Provide resume and cover letter workshops for FLI (first generation and/or low-income) students

Run campaigns on fossil fuel harms, push Stanford to divest and reject fossil fuel funding, and amplify student voices in decision-making

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

Apply for FSI Internships

The Frosh Service Liaisons Program is a leadership development and outreach program for first-year Stanford undergraduates.

FSI Global Policy Internships offer summer opportunities that enable Stanford students to work on policy-relevant projects at prominent organizations in Asia.

Develop life-long learners and support students in pursuing their passions and curiosities for fulfilling careers

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

Apply for Global Engineering Internships

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

Apply for Global Studies Internships

Fellows co-teach and help implement CSRE's flagship fellowship programs: the Community-Based Research Fellowship and Praxis Fellowship.

The Graduate Public Service (GPS) Fellowship supports Stanford graduate students who want to explore and prepare for professorial or other careers in which they will engage in scholar-activism, community-based research or public scholarship.

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

Apply for Haas Center CQ Fellowships

Provide bi-weekly ESL coaching to members of Stanford's R&DE staff and other community members

Provide engaging music performances for residents of local senior facilities

Provide art-based therapy to stroke survivors and their caregivers

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

Apply for Health Equity Fellowships

Support operation of a seasonal shelter that provides a warm place to sleep, essential resources, and supportive community for unhoused women in the greater Palo Alto community

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

Apply for Hillel Cardinal Quarter

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

Apply for Human Rights Summer Fellowships

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

Apply for Indigenous Communities Fellows

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

Apply for International Public Service Fellowships

The Issue Area Coordinators Program provides our most committed students with training and practice in collective leadership.

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

Apply for Jane Stanford Fellowships

Launch your public service career with a nonprofit or government agency with a 10-month, full-time funded experience with expert mentorship.

Sponsored by: Haas Center
Location: United States
Open to: Graduating seniors or coterms

Learn more about the John Gardner Public Service Fellowship

The program provides opportunities for experiential learning and conducting research in low- and middle-income countries.

Provide diverse weekly programming for individuals with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities within the Bay Area

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

Apply for King Center RA Program

Help undergraduates translate their interest in international development issues into informed and meaningful action

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

Apply for Krupp Internship Program

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: Summer

Apply for the Lise MacPhee Human Rights Fellowship in Latin America

Provide weekly tennis and athletic instruction to community members with an intellectual and/or developmental disability (IDD)

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

Apply for Lyric McHenry Community Arts Fellowships

Partner with local public schools to provide increased access to ocean education resources for students through in-person lessons, resource acquisition, and field trips

Advising Fellows connect remotely with high school students providing them with guidance through the college application process.

The fellowship creates a supportive community in which fellows will examine ethical questions specific to their research, and that more broadly relate to their roles as scholars and as citizens.

This program offers grants for Stanford student-driven-and-managed environmental projects that make a measurable impact on sustainability issues through direct activities or applied research.

Provide free music lessons and weekly one-on-one tutoring for local students through Stanford and Eastside College Preparatory School.

The grant provides $500 to $2,500 to undergraduate and graduate Stanford students who are pursuing research related to philanthropy or civil society.

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

Apply for PCJ in the Bay Fellowships

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

Apply for the People, Politics, and Places Fellowship

The fellowship provides up to a full academic year of support—stipend, tuition, and health insurance—for PhD students conducting research on civil society.

Stanford students help children from East Palo Alto develop their math skills so they are prepared to succeed in elementary school.

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

Apply for Public Interest Law Fellowships

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

Apply for Public Policy Internships

Students build skills and work toward goals with the support of advisors and peer service leaders.

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

Apply for Public Service Project Fellowships

Stanford students tutor children in kindergarten through third grade to help improve their decoding and comprehension skills.

This leadership program helps graduate and postdoctorate students strengthen their leadership and communication skills to maximize the impact of their research.

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

Apply for Roland Longevity Fellowships

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

Apply for Sand Hill Fellowships

Work at the Natural Resources Defense Council. Spend a year tackling the global challenges of harnessing energy resources to deliver energy services.

Sponsored by: Haas Center
Location: U.S.
Open to: Undergraduates, Graduate Students

Learn more about the Schneider Fellowship

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

Apply for Schneider Fellowships

Engage 3rd and 4th graders with hands-on science demos and experiments at East Palo Alto Charter School

Staff the SHPRC office weekly and provide safer sex supplies and toys as well as sexual health and wellness peer counseling

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

Apply for Shultz

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

Apply to SILICON Internships

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

Apply for Social E Fellowships

Engage Stanford students to practice responsible global citizenship and promote cooperation beyond borders

Provide free environmental education programs to elementary school classrooms in local public schools.

Host events and conferences featuring Asian American-servicing NGOs to discuss resource delivery and advocacy

Advance the Abundance Agenda through education, engagement, and policy projects on housing, infrastructure, energy, and basic needs.

Provide companionship and emotional support to residents in memory care homes through 1:1 conversations and group activities

Fight for and raise awareness of civil liberties at Stanford and beyond

Elevate the standard of women’s healthcare by enhancing the quality of women’s patient care and reshaping the culture of medicine to prioritize women’s health issues

Help students with bike repair needs and offer repair days with the community to prepare bikes for donation

Organize community dialogues, safe spaces, leadership opportunities, and wellness activities to strengthen Black student connections and support

Cook and serve weekly hot breakfast for the Palo Alto Opportunity Center on Friday mornings

Educate students on how to best provide support and a sense of community for children going through a parent’s cancer journey

Stanford Climate and Health promotes education, advocacy, research, and dialogue at the intersection of climate change, environmental health, and sustainable healthcare.

A quarterly datathon thats connects students interested in real world datasets and high impact problems with social good organizations that have data needs.

Explore different pathways of abolitionist social change through projects that connect us to criminal justice organizations and directly-impacted people

Plan a two-day educational program for teenage students consisting of diverse classes created and taught by Stanford students

Support Stanford students in pursuing high-impact careers and thinking through ethical principles

Volunteer for local nonprofits that address social health determinants and contribute to research on social needs and high-risk behaviors

Develop community driven projects in partnership with organizations and people on the frontlines of the housing crisis

Support immigration justice and human rights through pro bono legal research, advocacy, and community engagement at Stanford Law.

Create a culture of civic and political engagement by offering opportunities for students to engage with and pursue policy as public service

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

Apply for SIG Fellowships and Stipends

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

Apply for Stanford in New York

Provide academic tutoring to teens in CORA's supportive housing circuit and educational workshops to Bay Area high schoolers

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

Apply for Seed Internships

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

Apply for SIPA 

Provide weekly mental health check-in's for Stanford students

Facilitate hiking, climbing, and camping experiences with Bay Area youth

Participate in weekly community discussions with people across the political spectrum to foster constructive dialogue

Develop and teach workshops to high-school students focusing on energy and environmental research

Equip students with the tools, connections, and experiences they need to excel in their path toward law school

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

Apply for Stanford Pride Fellowships

Coach weekly Science Olympiad meetings at local high schools by teaching scientific concepts and mentoring students in the design and construction of engineering devices

Write monthly science mentorship letters to K-12th graders across the US and beyond

Work with fellow Stanford students to develop policy recommendations to advocate to local or federal policymakers

Provide weekly music performances and music (singing) therapy for residents of local nursing homes, dementia care facilities, and hospices

Consult for purpose-driven startups on their impact strategy and scale

SSIR offers the opportunity to publish in a social innovation journal.

Assemble donation kits, make blankets for women's shelters, and provide educational resources on sustainable period products to women

Organize peer support groups for community members with traumatic brain injuries to foster connection and provide emotional support

Provide opportunities for students to become certified hospice volunteers and volunteer individually with hospice and end-of-life patients

Volunteer at flu and covid vaccination events that are held in different Bay Area communities

Provide bi-weekly coding lessons and mentorship workshops to underserved high school students

Engage with local political leaders, work in the areas of policy and governance, and participate in networking events

Register students to vote, provide voter education and resources, and promote civic engagement on campus.

Strive for sustainable practices through discussion, engagement, and direct action

Organize the Stanford student body around the issue of labor at Stanford and build relationships with service workers

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

Apply for Tech Ethics & Policy Fellowships

Become trained as a peer counselor and provide free, confidential mental health support to the Stanford community.

The Dalai Lama Fellowship at Stanford is a year-long opportunity for students to develop inner resources and skills to lead significant social change. 

Provide bi-annual workshops and assistance to Tibetan high schoolers in the Bay Area with college readiness and applications

Weekly volunteer sessions with middle school girls from Redwood City to discuss mental health, friendship, and our futures.