Opportunities

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...

This policy practicum will provide students the opportunity to be part of designing and operationalizing an innovative approach to alternative education in San Mateo County. Students will work closely with the County Office of Education, the San Mateo Community College District and the Youth Law Center. Participants in the practicum...

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...

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...

How do we build a more inclusive and resilient America, when conservatives and liberals seem increasingly divided on politics and policy? In this policy practicum course, students will work directly with a U.S. nonprofit research organization, More in Common, to understand what unites America in this era of polarization with...

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 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...

Policy Client: Stanford Center for Racial Justice, https://law.stanford.edu/stanford-center-for-racial-justice/. The Supreme Court's decision in Students for Fair Admissions has upended nearly a half century of precedent. Universities that had long relied on race-based affirmative action in their admissions policies will no longer be permitted to do so. This policy lab will...

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...

Through the Roland Longevity Fellowship, a Cardinal Quarter opportunity, Stanford students provide service to older adults and/or conduct research on issues of aging in order to enhance the quality of life and participation in the community for this population. Roland Longevity Fellows have the opportunity to design and implement their own summer service...

Social E Fellowships allow students to explore social entrepreneurship as a pathway of public service and social change. Fellows can spend a summer working full-time in the social entrepreneurship arena with an established social entrepreneur as a mentor. For opportunities during the Fall, Winter, or Spring quarters, please see the...

Policy Practicum: The Santa Clara County Litigation & Policy Partnership (SCCLPP) (807G): This policy lab partners with the Office of the County Counsel for the County of Santa Clara. Students in the lab will work with the leadership and deputies of the office on both litigation and policy matters related...

What is CSWS? The Community Service Work-Study (CSWS) Program provides academic year and summer employment opportunities for currently enrolled students who receive financial aid at Stanford. It allows them to combine the financial need to work with the personal goal of helping the community. Eligible students have the freedom to...

The policy client for this project is the Legal Services Corporation (https://www.lsc.gov/): This project works closely with the Legal Services Corporation's Technology Information Grant Program (https://www.lsc.gov/grants/technology-initiative-grant-program) to research how the public interacts with AI platforms to seek legal assistance, and to develop a strategy around how to mitigate risks, ensure...

Stanford Women in Politics is an organization dedicated to developing a community of Stanford students interested in any sort of political, policy or legal field. All students who share this interest are welcome! We do this through educational teach-ins, professional development and networking events. We strive to support one another...

Over the past 5 years, eviction prevention has become a hot topic for local policy in the US. Local coalitions of city governments, courts, and community groups have launched hundreds of pilots of laws, legal services, rent assistance, technology tools, mediation, navigators, and more in order to reduce the number...

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...

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...

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...

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...

The Black Diaspora Fellowship (including the Michael Tubbs Black Communities Fellowship), a Cardinal Quarter opportunity co-sponsored by the Black Community Services Center and the Haas Center for Public Service, enables students to participate in a practicum working with a nonprofit organization or government agency on social, political and/or economic issues affecting...

Through the Cardinal Careers Community Impact Fellowship, graduating seniors and coterms work in full-time, 10- to 12-month paid positions in nonprofit organizations and government agencies in the San Francisco Bay Area, with occasional placements in other cities throughout the United States.  Fellows are paid a stipend plus health insurance coverage...

LETTERS OF RECOMMENDATION ARE OPTIONAL   Through the Cardinal Careers Community Impact Fellowship, graduating seniors and coterms work in full-time, 10- to 12-month paid positions in nonprofit organizations and government agencies in the San Francisco Bay Area, with occasional placements in other cities throughout the United States.  Fellows are paid...

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 typically 10- to 12-months in length -- with the exception of two 2-years roles. Fellows...

The Strauss Scholarship pays tribute to the vision, ideals, and leadership of Donald A. Strauss, and to his life-long commitment to public service and to education.The Scholarship promotes the value of public service in the education and preparation of our future leaders. In financing innovative student-generated projects which foster leadership...