Tilting Futures + International Public Service Fellowship Summer 2026

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

Requirements

Please review the complete program policies for requirements. Other commitments include the following:

Spring Quarter

• Complete an online program orientation.
• Complete an online international orientation.
• Engage with the Crisis24 App and submit any required information to Stanford’s Global Risk department (Haas staff will guide you through this process).
• 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 an on-campus mentor at least once.
• Participate in outreach activities to share the experience and help publicize the program.

This fellowship is intended for individuals whose application, references, and interview demonstrate

• an integration of the fellowship experience with the 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 and fellows selected by a committee with the intention to award fellowships before March 1, 2026. Applicants are responsible for checking their Stanford email (including Spam folders) and responding promptly to application related emails. Failure to respond to an interview invitation will result in withdrawal of the application.

Applicants must  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.