Fellowships & Internship Funding

Post-graduate fellowships are a wonderful way to receive additional training, get additional exposure to a particular field, and expand your network in a particular area. Note that this is not an exhaustive list of all the opportunities that are available to you.

***Non-Comprehensive List of Luskin Alumni who have participated in some of the fellowships listed below.***

*Please visit the fellowship websites for the most up to date information about application timelines and procedures.

American Jewish Committee – The Helen and Martin Kimmel Internship Program

College and graduate students are encouraged to apply for volunteer internships year-round at The American Jewish Committee. Interns have the unique opportunity to get an insider’s look at the work of AJC in areas such as diplomatic outreach, Israel advocacy, intergroup and interethnic relations, and public relations.

• The AJC – Mimouna Michael Sachs Emerging Leaders Fellowship is a 6 month program.

Asian Pacific American Institute for Congressional Studies Fellowship

The APAICS Fellowship provides exceptional graduates and young professionals with an opportunity to work on policy issues as full-time staff members (9-month position) of a Congressional office, Federal agency, or non-profit community organization.

• Application Deadline: early February
• Program Duration: 9 months

California Capital Fellows Program

The Center administers four fellowship programs: Jesse M. Unruh Assembly Fellowship, Executive Fellowship, Judicial Administration Fellowship, and California Senate Fellows. These programs, known collectively as the Capital Fellows Programs, are nationally recognized. The 18 Assembly Fellows, 18 Senate Fellows, 18 Executive Fellows and 10 Judicial Administration Fellows receive an outstanding opportunity to engage in public service and prepare for future careers, while actively contributing to the development and implementation of public policy in California.

• Application Period: September to December

Charles G. Koch Associates Program

The Koch Summer Associate Program is a challenging job opportunity for professionals who are passionate about free-market ideas, and want to become more effective at advancing liberty throughout their careers. The aim is to develop the capabilities of the Associates through the program by providing management training, professional development, and the knowledge and skills necessary to achieve their career potential. While in the program, each Associate works four days a week in a full-time position at a reputable non–profit organization. Job opportunities are as diverse as Associates and range from policy research to communication and public relations.

• Application Period: May to July

City of Long Beach Management Assistant Program/ David M Wodynski Memorial Fellowship

The City of Long Beach Management Assistant Program offers an intense and fulfilling one-year apprenticeship filled with challenge, excitement, and tremendous opportunities for career and personal growth—not to mention a host of work-life benefits that are hard to match.

• Application Period: August to December

Coro Fellows Program in Public Affairs

The Coro Fellows Program in Public Affairs is a full-time, nine-month, graduate-level experiential leadership training program that prepares diverse, intelligent, and committed individuals for effective and ethical leadership in the public affairs arena. Unconventional by traditional academic standards, the Fellows Program is rigorous and demanding, an unparalleled opportunity for personal and professional growth. The Fellows Program is offered in Los Angeles, New York, Pittsburgh, San Francisco, and St. Louis. The application deadline in January and the program starts in August.

• Application Deadline: January
• Program Start: August

Echoing Green Foundation Public Service Fellowships

Echoing Green is a private foundation that applies a venture capital approach to philanthropy. Through its Public Service Fellowship, the Foundation finds, attracts, and invests in a diverse group of emerging social entrepreneurs who plan to start up and lead innovative, replicable, and sustainable public service projects and organizations. The Fellowship provides a two-year award of $60,000, health benefits, and an online connectivity stipend. Because Echoing Green supports new non-profit organizations, the Foundation expects its Fellows to raise additional funds to support their work. Echoing Green accepts applications from individuals who are 18 years or older; have an innovative, original idea; are committed to working full time on their project for at least two years; and are in the start-up phase of their project.

• Application Period: October to November
• Program Duration: 2 years

Education Pioneers

The EP Impact Fellowship is an intensive, 10-month experience that helps turn rising leaders’ skills and passions for social good into new, tangible leadership opportunities — supporting educational equity and advancing careers, at the same time. Applications open in March and close in Summer. For EP Summer Fellowships, applications open in September and close in February.

• Impact Application Period: March to Summer
• Summer Fellowship Application Period: September to February

Environmental Defense Fund Climate Corps Fellows
Climate Corps fellows are graduate students who work with companies, public institutions, and non-profit organizations to meet climate commitments by identifying opportunities to reduce emissions in their operations and supply chains. We are looking for graduate students from diverse backgrounds, with a range of experiences, training, and ambition, who are motivated to join the climate workforce and advance climate projects within organizations.

• Application Period: Fall to November (early deadline) or January

Friends Committee on National Legislation’s Young Fellows Program

FCNL Young Fellows spend 11 months working in Washington, DC, with key staff members to build expertise in advocacy from a public interest perspective. The program is full-time and paid a subsistence-level salary with benefits. Fellows work under the title “program assistant” and work directly with FCNL lobbyists and other senior staff, gaining first-hand knowledge of the legislative process and the organizing and communications work that is necessary for policy change.

• Application Period: January to March

Harvard Kennedy School Government Performance Lab

We hire and train full-time Fellows who provide support to government agencies and collaborate closely with government innovators in leading impactful reform projects. Most of these projects are focused on solving difficult social problems such as criminal justice reform, child wellbeing, economic mobility in historically marginalized communities, among many others. At least two years of professional work experience is preferred for this role.

• Application Deadline: February

John A. Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship

The Sea Grant Knauss Fellowship provides a unique educational and professional experience to graduate students interested in ocean, coastal and Great Lakes resources and the national policy decisions affecting those resources. The Fellowship, named after one of Sea Grant’s founders and former NOAA Administrator John A. Knauss, matches highly qualified graduate students with “hosts” in the legislative and executive branch of government located in the Washington, D.C. area, for a one-year paid fellowship.

• Application Period:
• Program Duration: 1 year

Los Angeles County Management Fellows Program

The County Management Fellows Program is a two-year paid fellowship for individuals who want to pursue a career in County government. The program provides fellows with a unique opportunity to work in the most populous county in the nation. With 35 County departments, fellows participate in many dynamic programs and service-oriented operations such as children and family well-being, County business operations, community based programs, capital programs, health and mental health services, and public safety. The program is managed by the Department of Human Resources and the application window is May to June.

• Application Period: May to June
• Program Duration: 2 years

Margaret E. Mahoney Fellowship in Health Policy
The Margaret E. Mahoney Fellowship in Health Policy program offers a unique opportunity for outstanding medical, dental, public health, public policy, and graduate nursing students to conduct summer research projects on early childhood health and development and/or some aspect of health care delivery transformation for vulnerable populations with an emphasis on the policy implications of the research findings. The Fellowship also includes a variety of leadership development activities and skill building in policy advocacy with opportunities to meet local and national health policy leaders. Fellows will receive a stipend of $6,000 intended to cover living expenses. Applications are currently on a hiatus.

NYC HPD-HDC Housing Fellows Program

The HPD-HDC Housing Fellows Program is a two-year program designed to bring talented young professionals to the Department of Housing Preservation & Development (HPD) and the New York City Housing Development Corporation (HDC) to expose them both to New York City government and to the field of affordable housing. Fellows must be recent graduates of schools of public policy, urban studies, planning, management, law or a related field. Over the duration of the two-year program, Housing Fellows rotate through four six-month placements between HPD and HDC, learning firsthand about the City’s efforts to revitalize New York City’s neighborhoods through new construction; preservation; financing, including tax-exempt and taxable bonds; code enforcement; housing litigation; neighborhood planning; and property management, for example. In addition to the professional experiences, Fellows participate in site visits and inspections of developments across New York City; meet with housing leaders in government, business, nonprofit organizations and academia; and participate in conferences, among other activities.

• Program Duration: 2 years

NYC Urban Fellows

The Urban Fellows Program is a highly selective, nine-month fellowship which combines work in Mayoral offices and City agencies with an intensive seminar series that explores current urban issues impacting public policy. Program participants are diverse and come from all over the country to work in New York City.

• Application Deadline: December (early) or January
• Program Duration: 9 months

Presidential Management Fellowship

Bearing the Presidential moniker, the PMF Program is the Federal Government’s flagship leadership development program for advanced degree holders across all academic disciplines. It was established 45 years ago by Executive Order and has gone through changes over the years, but the essential mission remains the same: to recruit and develop a cadre of future government leaders drawn from all segments of society. Eligible individuals apply to be selected as Finalists. Finalists then have 12 months to secure an appointment as a Fellow, which is a two-year, full-time, paid fellowship at a Federal agency. The PMF Program creates a lasting bond among Fellows and Alumni. It also instills a spirit of public service, which, for Fellows who complete the program successfully, can ultimately encourage and lead to a career in government.

• Application Period: early to mid-September
• Program Duration: 2 years

Randall Lewis Health & Policy Fellowship

The purpose of the Randall Lewis Health & Policy Fellowship program is to ensure the development of public health and health administration, health policy, urban planning, and data professionals who possess the necessary skills to influence positive change in public policy, systems, and the built environment in our local communities. The Randall Lewis Health & Policy Fellowship is a prestigious and competitive fellowship for master and doctoral level students interested in health policy and related disciplines. Each fellow is matched according to skill sets needed by the hosting city, agency or business and the fellow’s interests and training. They accept applications from MPP, MSW, MURP and doctoral students. A $6,500 stipend is paid to the fellows upon completion of hours, projects, and final deliverables.

Luskin Randall Health Lewis Health & Policy Fellowship Program Alumni can be found here.

• Application Period: mid-Summer
• Program Duration: September to May (400 hours)

San Francisco Foundation Multicultural Fellowship

The Fellowship is a two-year, full-time program. Fellows work within a program team to learn how to advance racial and economic equity by leveraging grantmaking and other philanthropic tools. Fellows spend two years within a close-knit cohort, where they have the opportunity to receive individual coaching, refine their leadership and interpersonal skills, and practice systems change and movement building work. Fellows engage with a wide variety of executives in the public, private, and nonprofit sectors through conferences, trainings, private meetings, and mentorship. Fellows gain direct access to a community of partners in different types of philanthropic institutions and join an alumni network of nearly 100 leaders. Applications close in March.

• Application Deadline: March
• Program Duration: 2 years

Scoville Peace Fellowship

The Herbert Scoville Jr. Peace Fellowship, established in 1987, is a highly-competitive national fellowship program that provides college graduates with the opportunity to gain a Washington perspective on key issues of peace and security. Twice yearly, the Fellowship’s Board of Directors selects a group of outstanding individuals to spend six to nine months in Washington. Supported by a stipend, the Fellows serve as full-time junior staff members at the participating organization of their choice. The program also arranges meetings for the Fellows with policy experts. The next application period is in October.

• Application Period: October
• Program Duration: 6-9 months

San Francisco Fellows Program

The mission of the San Francisco Fellows program is to foster community stewardship by preparing recent college graduates and young professionals for roles in public service and administration. Applications open in December and close in January.

• Application Period: December to January

Thomas R. Pickering Graduate Fellowship

Upon successful completion of a two-year master’s degree program and fulfillment of fellowship and Foreign Service entry requirements, fellows have the opportunity to work as Foreign Service Officers with the U.S. Department of State, in accordance with applicable law and State Department policy, serving in Washington, DC and at U.S. embassies, consulates, and diplomatic missions around the globe.

US PIRG Fellowship

As a U.S. PIRG fellow, you’ll gain the hands-on experience it takes to organize public support. You’ll build expertise on an important issue, such as transportation solutions, health care reform, or toxic pollution cleanup. You’ll conduct research, craft policy solutions, act as a spokesperson to the media, build coalitions, write grants, and recruit activists and members. You’ll work alongside a senior mentor, and upon successful completion of the two-year program, you’ll be eligible for a leadership role within the organization. Applications close in February.

• Application Deadline: February

WCPI Congressional Fellowships on Women and Public Policy

The fellowships are extended each year to a select number of students pursuing a graduate degree or those who have recently completed a master’s, doctorate, or professional degree with a proven commitment to equity for women. Fellows gain practical policymaking experience and graduate credit as they work from January to July in congressional offices. The application cycle is March-June.

• Application Period: March to June

White House Fellows Program

Founded in 1964, the White House Fellows Program is one of America’s most prestigious programs for leadership and public service. White House Fellowships offer first-hand experience working at the highest levels of the Federal government. White House Fellows typically spend a year working as full-time, paid special assistants to senior White House Staff, the Vice President, Cabinet Secretaries, and other top-ranking government officials. Fellows also participate in an education program consisting of roundtable discussions with renowned leaders from the private and public sectors, and trips to study U.S. policy in action both domestically and internationally.

• Application Period: November to January