Opportunities

The Tom Ford Fellowship in Philanthropy provides fellows with mentored experience working in domestic grant-making foundations. This 10-month fellowship is funded by the Sand Hill Foundation and Philanthropic Ventures Foundation.

The John Gardner Public Service Fellowship provides opportunities for graduating seniors and coterms to invest their time and talent in a funded full-time 10-month fellowship with a government or nonprofit agency in the continental US.

FSI offers small research grants of up to $1,500 to fund research projects and up to $500 for conference grants related to international studies.

The IDA Fellowship is a paid program for undergraduate students from diverse backgrounds, creative disciplines, and academic majors. This fellowship commissions new artwork and provides professional and artistic mentorship while deepening social justice principles + practice.

Graduate Student Research Funding supports faculty-supervised Stanford doctoral student research activities, particularly field-based work on global poverty and economic development in middle- and low-income countries. 

Check out these opportunities from Stanford Arts to earn money and learn about career pathways in the arts.

The Center for Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies (CREEES) invites applications for travel grants for short-term study and research trips between December and May to Estonia and the Baltic Sea Region from currently enrolled Stanford graduate students.

Students enrolled in Art in the Metropolis (ARTSINST 11Q) travel as a class to New York during spring break. Students experience a broad range of art forms (visual arts, theater, opera, dance, music) and meet with prominent arts administrators and practitioners, some of whom are Stanford alumni. 

Arts + Justice Student Grants fund undergraduate and graduate students as they investigate urgent matters around justice issues and the arts. 

Student Engagement Assistants (SEAs) at the Cantor Arts Center will work as a team in collaboration with the Department of Academic and Public Programs to produce lively, fun, and dynamic engagement opportunities for Stanford students and for the larger community of attendees at the museum. 

Continuing undergraduate students design and implement a service experience during the fall, winter, or spring quarters. 

Apply to receive support and training from the Haas Center to develop, design, and teach a community-engaged learning (CEL) course in your area of expertise or interest that may be offered during the 2025 Stanford Summer Session. 

Stanford Long-Term Investing (SLTI) partners with CalPERS to launch a one-year fellowship.  This unique Fellowhship will provide a handful of stellar, mission-driven university graduates with an opportunity to engage deeply with the world of long-term investing.

RAs will work on our current research on gender-based violence in conflict zones. Spanish proficiency is required.

Join a community of scholars committed to completing rigorous capstone or thesis projects that are community-engaged, equity-focused, and designed for social impact.

Apply to join a supportive, transdisciplinary network of students who share an interest in public scholarship, scholar-activism, and community engagement. 

This unparalleled art program takes place September 2-19, 2024. Two-unit courses available in Drawing, Audiovisual Performance, Design, Piano/Voice, Filmmaking and Theater and the LA Arts Immersion. (You must be a Returning Student in Autumn 2024.)

The Bing Overseas Studies Program (BOSP) offers the opportunity to study abroad while remaining enrolled at Stanford and is considered an integral part of the Stanford curriculum.

One class, two units, three weeks.

SoCo runs from Sept 2 to Sept 20. Check out 17 great topics. Whether you are future major or exploring a new topic, SoCo has a class for you!

SIG's Fellowships Program provides highly-qualified students with meaningful exposure to the public policy process through a number of paid summer fellowships pre-arranged by SIG. These are offered in government and nonprofit agencies.