CS + Social Good Summer Fellowships 2026 (Early Round)
The Haas Center and CS+Social Good (a student-led organization) have partnered to launch the CS+Social Good Summer Fellowship program, which includes self-designed and pre-arranged fellowship placements.
Through the CS+Social Good Summer Fellowship, students will receive funding and support to work with an organization using technology to address social issues. Selected fellows will gain unique industry experience at a public interest technology organization under the mentorship of an industry expert or faculty member.
Each CS+Social Good Fellow receives a base stipend of $7000 to cover most of the essential costs associated with an unpaid service experience. Financial aid and supplemental funding is available to students who qualify.
Funding for this initiative has been generously provided by the John and Andrea Hennessy Cardinal Quarter Fund and Haas Center donors as part of the Cardinal Quarter program.
Apply to one of our pre-arranged fellowship opportunities!
This is the Early Application round for this year's CS+SG Fellowships Application. Students who apply in this round can choose from one of the following three opportunities and will be notified whether they are accepted into the fellowship program by winter break.
The Regular Application, which will include more pre-arranged fellowships as well as the self-designed fellowship option will come out in Winter Quarter. Stay tuned for that!
For this application round, CS+Social Good is partnering with these organizations and government agencies:
- Upsolve, a legal technology nonprofit that combats intergenerational poverty by helping low-income Americans overcome debt, navigate legal proceedings, and rebuild their financial lives.
- Giving Connection, which offers a search platform that connects individuals with local nonprofits in Nashville and Atlantic City to simplify living and giving.
- City of San Jose, which uses civic technology to help the community thrive.
For more information on the organizations and descriptions of the jobs above, see this document.
Eligibility:
For complete eligibility requirements, please review our program policies in its entirety.
Applicants must be:
- enrolled at Stanford for the fall and spring quarters of this academic year (2025-26);
- be in good academic standing and not on suspension; and
- enrolled as a first-year, sophomore, or junior (from all academic disciplines), or a senior who will be returning for a co-term program during the following academic year
Students must have completed CS 106B by the end of Spring Quarter to be eligible. Students who have begun their coterm programs are not eligible to apply. Priority will be given to students who have completed fewer than two previous Cardinal Quarter opportunities.
Requirements:
Selected CS+Social Good Fellows are expected to begin service no later than July 6, 2026. All fellows are required to work full time with their community partners at least 35-40 hours/week for nine consecutive weeks at their placements.
Other commitments of the fellowship include the following:
Spring Quarter
- Complete and online program orientation
- Complete the Engaging in Ethical and Effective Service in-person workshop or worksheet and events organized for the CS+Social Good Fellowship cohort.
- Identify and meet with an on-campus mentor at least once.
- Design a personal learning plan and share the learning plan with the site supervisor and on-campus mentor.
- Complete all required pre-orientation forms.
Summer Quarter
- Submit a brief preliminary report
- Submit a final report, complete a program evaluation, and correspond with fellowship donor(s) as requested by fellowships program staff.
Fall Quarter
- Meet with on-campus mentor at least once
- Participate in outreach activities to share the experience and help publicize the program
Selection Process:
For those who seek assistance, advising is offered to help students develop their applications.
This fellowship is intended for individuals whose application, references, and interview demonstrate
- an integration of the fellowship experience with applicant’s academic, personal and/or career goals
- prior demonstrated interest or involvement in the subject area, including related coursework
- a compelling match between applicant’s skills and interests and an organization’s work and needs
- strong potential for the fellowship experience to enlarge a candidate’s understanding of an identified community issue or challenge
Complete applications are screened finalists are interviewed by host organizations. Applicants are responsible for checking their Stanford email (including Spam folders) and responding promptly to interview invitations. Failure to respond to an interview invitation will result in withdrawal of the application.
Fellows are selected by the host organizations with the intention to award fellowships prior to Winter Break. Applicants should respond promptly (within 48 hours) via email to a fellowship offer, or the offer will be rescinded. Once an applicant accepts a fellowship offer, the student should promptly notify all other Stanford and non-Stanford programs to which they have applied that they have accepted another offer and to withdraw their candidacy.
