Some things can't be learned in the classroom!

SFI's program provides financial support to continuing Stanford graduate students, who have secured summer internships with organizations whose missions are aligned with SFI’s focus areas.

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. 

Study the U.S. Presidency, the public policymaking process, and our President’s relationships with Congress, allies, the media, and the American public.

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

The Stanford Human Trafficking Data Lab (HTDL) is seeking summer research assistants in support of a project on the application of Large Language Models (LLMs) and AI tools for efficient anti-trafficking task force investigations. 

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. 

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

Students will work on their own gender-related research project and attend weekly intern workshops and events. 

The Tech Ethics and Policy Fellowship includes a course on ethics, technology, and public policy, as well as a paid internship opportunity at a technology company, government, civil society organization, or public agency during the summer.

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

CREEES offer funds based on availability in Autumn, Winter or Spring Quarters for substantive conference travel or language training for approved research.

Requests are considered on a rolling basis and should be submitted using the form below:

CREEES is offering grants for Stanford Ph.D. students whose research plans have been disrupted by the war in Ukraine.  

This student research opportunity involves analysis of excavation data from archaeological sites in the Yellow River Valley of northern China dating to the Shang Dynasty (ca. 1600 to 1050 BCE).

Work closely with talented entrepreneurs in Africa and South Asia while gaining high-level work experience and making a social impact. Seed welcomes applicants in all departments and majors. 

Research Assistants will gain familiarity in several psychological research methods across various chronic pain populations. 

The UGRA program aims to offer dynamic research opportunities for Stanford undergraduates during the academic year.