Q: How do I determine which program is the right fit for me?

• A 7-month fellowship experience that spans the spring semester and the first half of summer;
• Support securing a summer internship in Sacramento;
• Robust, hands-on professional development training;
• Research training;
• Exposure to public service in California, particularly at the state level, whether within government or in an adjacent sector (e.g. nonprofits, advocacy, or research);
• Cohort-based community.

Cal-in-Sacramento Fellowship

• A summer internship in government, at any level of government, anywhere in the United States;
• The experience of independently securing a summer internship with minimal oversight or support from program staff;
• The opportunity to attend a professional development conference in Washington, DC;
• The opportunity to join a national public service network;
• Summer mentorship that aligns with your interests.

Leonard D. Schaeffer Fellows in Government Service

• 4-day spring break bootcamp program;
• Exposure to a range of public service fields, both within government and in adjacent sectors (e.g. nonprofits, advocacy, or research), at the local and state level in California;
• Professional development workshops;
• Cohort-based community.

Democracy Camp in Berkeley

• 9-day summer bootcamp program;
• Travel experience designed for applicants who have not previously visited Washington, DC;
• Exposure to public service at the national level, with a specific focus on federal government;
• Professional development workshops;
• Cohort-based community.

Democracy Camp in DC

• Funding to support your original research project on a topic related to American politics (undegraduates only)

Charles H. Percy Undergraduate Grant for Public Affairs Research

• Funding to support your dissertation on a topic related to American politics (open to disseration-writing graduate students only)

Mike Synar Graduate Research Fellowship

• An 8-month fellowship experience that spans the spring semester and the first 10-weeks of summer;

• Support securing a summer internship in or alongside the federal government in Washington, D.C.;

• Robust, hands-on professional development training;

• A light-touch mentor working in the federal government or in an adjacent sector (e.g. nonprofits, advocacy, or research);

• An orientation to politics and policymaking at the federal level; 

• Exposure to federal public service in Washington, D.C.;
• Cohort-based community;

Pathways to Federal Public Service Fellowship