Education and Youth Development Prearranged Fellowship - CA Education Partners 2026
Through the Education and Youth Development (EDYD) Prearranged Fellowship, a Cardinal Quarter opportunity, a student will work with California Education Partners to serve in their office in San Francisco or on campus at Stanford University's Graduate School of Education (GSE) this summer between June to August 2026.
The student would be working on an analysis of data examining two partnerships between researchers and practitioners in 1) the Stanford University Graduate School of Education and San Francisco Unified School District Partnership (the Stanford-SFUSD Partnership) 2) Stanford GSE and nine school districts including Redwood City, Menlo Park, and other districts called the Stanford-Sequoia K-12 Research Collaborative. Our team at California Education Partners is interested in working with a Stanford fellow who would like to learn about the intersection of research and practice as a catalyst for change, reform, and improvement in the field of education. We would like a fellow to support an internal analysis of how effectively Stanford researchers and school district administrators work together on joint projects within these partnerships. We have a large database capturing this work including people involved, research described and documented, and types of interactions between researchers and practitioners involved, which we need help cleaning, updating, and validating. The data currently sits on a database within Salesforce.
Eligibility:
For complete eligibility requirements, please review our program policies in its entirety.
Applicants must be:
- enrolled at Stanford for the winter 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
Graduating seniors are only eligible for Round 2 opportunities if funding is available after the February deadline, and the Round 2 deadline may be in early April. 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:
The selected fellow is expected to begin their fellowship following the completion of spring quarter classes and no later than July 6, 2026. All fellows are required to work with their community partners 35-40 hours/week for nine consecutive weeks. Fellows are expected to work on-site at their host organizations at least on a hybrid schedule, but some fully virtual experiences may be allowed on a case-by-case basis. Please review the complete program policies for additional requirements. Other commitments include the following:
Spring Quarter
- Complete and online program orientation
- Complete the Engaging in Ethical and Effective Service in-person workshop or worksheet.
- 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.
- Attend a de-briefing meeting for the purpose of reflecting upon and evaluating fellowship experiences.
- Participate in outreach activities to share the experience and help publicize the program
Selection Process:
For those who seek assistance, advising is available through the Haas Center to help students develop their applications. Please reach out to a Cardinal Quarter Peer Advisor or email cardinalquarter@stanford.edu for an advising appointment with program staff.
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 deepen a candidate’s understanding of an identified community issue or challenge
Complete applications are screened, finalists interviewed, and the fellow is selected by our partner organization with the intention to award the fellowship within six weeks of the application deadline. 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.
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.
