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.

Asian Pacific American Institute for Congressional Studies Fellowship

The APAICS Congressional Fellowship offers an opportunity to serve our nation and deepen understanding of public policy through participation in the legislative process. Fellows are placed with a congressional office or committee for 12 months and are given work equivalent to that of a congressional legislative aide. By the end of the Fellowship, Fellows will establish a professional network on Capitol Hill, understand how Congress operates, and acquire skills and expertise that make them marketable to congressional offices, federal agencies, nonprofits, and even private companies.

• Application Deadline: late January
• Program Duration: 12 months starting in September

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

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.

• Application Deadline: January

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: September to November
• Applicant Webinar: Wed, September 10, 2025, 10:00 AM ET
• 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

Govern For America FellowshipLinks to an external site.

The GFA fellowship is a competitive two-year program that propels emerging leaders from diverse backgrounds into key positions in government to address our nation’s biggest challenges. Govern For America fellows receive intensive training, access to our League of Innovators Directory for networking and self-paced mentorship opportunities, and support from an extraordinary community of peers doing inspiring work around the country. Fellows are placed in full-time, paid government jobs where they are needed most. Current placements include the Northeast, West, and Midwest in states such as Connecticut, Colorado, Maryland, and Missouri.

• Program Duration: 2 years
• Application Period: Fall

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
• Additional fellowship positions may open on a rolling basis.

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 Deadline: mid-February
• 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.

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

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. 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.

• Application Deadline: February (next cycle in 2027)
• 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

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-April to end of June
• 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.

• Application Deadline: mid-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.

• Application Deadline: early October (for Spring 2026)
• 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.

• 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.

• Application Period: July to September (no details listed for 2025)

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.

• Application Period: late March to June (next cycle will open in March 2026)