The following list of selected fellowships are generally post-graduate opportunities for undergraduate and graduate students. Additional PPPM-related fellowships are posted in UO DuckConnect and on Internship & Job Resources (search the databases listed). Students are also encouraged to conduct independent searches and contact the Internship Director for additional search strategies.
Global Health Corps
Comprehensive list of global health fellowships.
ProFellow
Database of 700+ fellowships
Federal Government
State and Local Government
Policy Institute/Nonprofit
Private Sector
There are several post-graduate programs that are designed to attract outstanding individuals to federal service. Some are open to graduate students only while others are open to undergraduate and graduate students. The Pathways/Recent Graduates program began in 2012. Successful completion may lead to permanent employment without a further selection process.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Two-and three-year fellowships. Public Health Associate Program for undergraduates. Management and leadership opportunities for graduate students. See chart for list of fellowship opportunities.
Undergraduate and graduate students
Deadlines: typcially early February
Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute
Public policy fellowship programs with federal agencies, nonprofits, and private sector.
Undergraduate and graduate students.
Deadline: typically February
Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
Two-year positions located in Washington, D.C. and HUD's 10 regional offices. MBA Fellows Program open to all graduate students.
Graduate students
Deadline: typically in January
Department of State Student Programs
A gateway to fellowship programs. The Thomas R. Pickering Graduate Foreign Affairs Fellowship and the Charles B. Rangel International Affairs Program are open to seniors with a minimum 3.2 GPA who plan to enroll in graduate school and are interested in pursuing a career in the Foreign Service. The Pickering Undergraduate Foregin Affairs Fellowship is open to juniors.
Undergraduate and graduate students
Deadline: varies by program
Department of Transportation (DOT)
A gateway to career programs.
Undergraduate and graduate students
Deadline: varies
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
The EPA Environmental Careers Program (ECP) is a two-year position that includes rotations, career development, and a graduate conference. Participating offices announce positions on USAJOBS. Search on keyword "ECP" for open positions. Successful completion leads to permanent position at EPA headquarters or a regional office.
Undergradute and graduate students.
Deadline: positions posted on USAJOBS in spring
Global Health Fellows II/Public Health Institute & USAID
Paid internships and fellowships
Undergraduate and graduate students
Deadline: varies
National Istitutes of Health (NIH) Administrative Fellows Program
Two-year fellowships that include a range of administrative positions: administrative officer, budget analyst, contract specialist, ethics specialist, grants management specialist, health communications specialist, human resource specialist, and management analyst.
Graduate students
Deadline: recruitment typically begins in January
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
A range of fellowship projects with the Coastal Services Center.
Graduate students (must graduate between January 1 and July 31)
Deadline: typically January
Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education (ORISE)
Paid internships and fellowships with a research focus.
Undergraduate and graduate students
Deadline: varies
Oregon Sea Grant Fellowships
Current and future opportunities at federal and state levels that focus on ocean and coastal life.
Undergraduate and graduate students.
Deadline: typically October through April; see site for specific program
Presidential Management Fellows Program
Competitive, two-year paid fellowships with federal agencies. Outstanding opportunities for continued employment.
Graduate students
Deadline: typically October
Public Lands Transportation Scholars
Paid fellowship for graduate students and recent graduates interested in transportation projects on public lands.
Graduate students
Deadline: varies depending on start of projects
Capital City Fellows Program
Two-year paid fellowship with the government of the District of Columbia. Fellowships include rotations, educational and professional development seminars, and opportunities to meet with high-level city officials.
Graduate students (requires 3.5 GPA)
Deadline: typically April
Capital Fellows Programs
Four fellowship programs in public service: Jesse M. Unruh Assembly Fellowship, Executive Fellowship, Judicial Administration, and California Senate Fellows.
Undergraduate and graduate students (may be a currently enrolled grad student).
Deadline: typically
City of Baltimore Mayoral Fellowship
Three-month paid fellowship (September-November) in Office of the Mayor. Must have completed bachelor's degree prior to start of fellowship.
Undergraduates with degree and graduate students
Deadline: Typically August
City Hall Fellows
One-year paid fellowship for graduating seniors now operated by City and County of San Francisco. Program inspired by the success of Teach for America that gives recent college graduates experience in city government. Application information.
Undergraduate students
Deadline: typically announced in January
City of Long Beach Management Assistant Program
One-year paid fellowship in four areas of city management in Long Beach, CA.
Graduate students
Deadline: typically January/February
City of Tacoma Management Fellowship
Two-year paid fellowship in the City Manager's Office. Search "management fellow" on jobs page.
Graduate students
Deadline: typically January or February
Cookingham Noll Management Fellowship Program (Kansas City, Missouri)
Paid full-time fellowship that includes rotations within city government.
Graduate students
Deadline: typically early December
Hatfield Resident Fellows
Post-graduate fellowships in Oregon.
Graduate students
Deadline: typically February
ICMA/Local Government Management Fellowship
Paid fellowships in full-time, management-track local government positions. Other local government internships/fellowships (undergraduate and graduate students).
Graduate students
Deadline: typically December
New York City Parks Conservation Corps Fellowship
Nine-month paid fellowship that begins in September. Must have bachelor's degree prior to start of fellowship.
Undergraduates and graduate students
Deadline: typically in winter
New York City Urban Fellows Program
Paid fellowships in many policy areas of city government and opportunities to gain experience in civil rights, community relations, education, mediation, and conflict resolution.
Undergraduate students
Deadline: Urban Fellows typically January
Oregon Sea Grant Fellowships
Current and future opportunities at federal and state levels that focus on ocean and coastal life.
Undergraduate and graduate students.
Deadline: typically October through April
Phoenix Management Intern Program
Paid one-year fellowship in city management.
Graduate students.
Deadline: typically January
Resource Assistance for Rural Environment (RARE)
Eleven-month paid community service program in rural Oregon communities. Must have a bachelor's degree and meet other eligibility criteria.
Graduate students and graduates with bachelor's or master's degree
Deadline: typically April
American India Foundation Clinton Fellowship for Service
Paid ten-month fellowships with NGOs in India. Fellows work in the areas of public health, education, and livelihoods.
Undergraduate and graduate students
Deadline: typically February
Bill Emerson National Fellows Program
One-year paid fellowship with rural and urban community-based organizations. A project of the Congressional Hunger Center to fight hunger by developing leaders.
Undergraduate and graduate students
Deadline: typically January
Bullitt Foundation
Two-year paid fellowship awarded to an outstanding graduate student from under-represented communities in the environmental movement.
Graduate students
Deadline: typically April
CARE USA
Paid and unpaid internships and fellowships in U.S. Search by domestic/internatioal/region/location.
Undergraduate and graduate students
Deadline: varies
Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP)
Two-year paid fellowship with a state policy organization or with CBPP's state fiscal division in Washington, D.C. New program in 2010.
Graduate students
Deadline: typically January (open October to January)
Child Hunger Corps
Two-year paid fellowship. Corps members are placed at Feeding America member food banks through the U.S. to assess and develop local capacity to execute program models targeted towards the alleviation of child hunger.
Graduating seniors and graduate students.
Deadline: typically February
Code for America
11-month paid fellowships with local governments. Focus on mobile apps and new approaches to problem solving within government. Fellowships begin in the fall.
Graduating seniors, graduate students, graduates
Deadline for early decision: April 15
Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute
Public policy fellowship programs with federal agencies, nonprofits, and private sector.
Undergraduate and graduate students.
Deadline: typically February
El Pomar Fellowship
Two-year post-undergraduate leadership program. Must have Colorado connection. See site for eligibility details.
Undergraduates
Deadline: typically January
Environmental Defense Fund
One-year fellowships in areas of oceans, ecosystems, climate, and health. Program seeks applicants from diverse backgrounds who are interested in environmental advocacy.
Undergraduates and graduate students
Deadline: January
Global Health Corps
Paid fellowship for graduating undergraduates and those who have completed an undergraduate or graduate degree program. See site for additional eligibility details.
Undergraduate and graduate students
Deadline: application process generally opens in January
Greenlining Institute
Year-long paid fellowships. Opportunities empower and develop the next generation of multi-ethnic leaders to advance racial and economic equity and create positive social change.
Undergraduates and students who have completed undergraduate degrees
Deadline: typically February
Herbert Scoville Jr. Peace Fellowship, The
Paid fellowship (6-9 months) in Washington, D.C. for those interested in peace and security-related issues. No summer fellowships.
Undergraduates
Deadline: early October for spring, early January for fall
Human Impact Partners
One fellowship foced on Health Impact Assessment and Healthy Public Policy (HPP)/Health in All Policies (HiAP).
Graduates students only
Deadline: typically March
Institute for Women's Policy Research
Public policy research fellowship in the areas of jobs, wages, health insurance, workplace flexibility.
Undergraduate and graduate students
Deadlines: typically February
New Sector Alliance
AmeriCorps Residency in Social Enterprise--one year. Boston, Chicago and San Francisco.
Undergraduate and graduate students.
Deadline: typically December for first round and March for second round
Resource Assistance for Rural Environment (RARE)
Eleven-month paid community service program in rural Oregon communities. Must have a bachelor's degree and meet other eligibility criteria.
Graduate students and graduates with bachelor's or master's degree
Deadline: typically April
Running Start/Walmart Star Fellowship
Three-month, full-time fellowship with a female member of congress in Washington, D.C. Fellows intern Monday-Thursday and participate in a seminar every Friday. Fellows receive free housing on Capitol Hill and a $2000 living stipend for the semester.
Open to college women who are juniors or seniors, or within 1 year of graduating with a bachelor's degree. Women who have already started graduate school are not eligible to apply.
Deadline: Typically March for a fall semester fellowship.
Villers Fellowship For Health Care Justice and Wellstone Fellowship for Social Justice
One-year paid fellowships in the areas of health care justice and social justice through participation in health care advocacy.
Undergraduate and graduate students
Deadline: typically January
Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute
Public policy fellowship programs with federal agencies, nonprofits, and private sector.
Undergraduate and graduate students
Deadline: typically February
