CBD in Quito, Ecuador. Photo credit: Stefan Norgaard
Service Year
Many Urban Studies graduates spend the first year or two after graduation working in public service.
Stanford Resources
Information about Stanford-Administered service fellowships is available from the Haas Center for Public Service Fellowships
For scholarships and fellowships to support post-graduate study at universities in the United States, see the Post-Graduate Research Programs Fellowships page
Urban-Focused Service Year Programs
- Citizens Housing and Planning Council Fellowships: CHPC is a non-profit policy research organization dedicated to improving housing and neighborhood conditions in New York City through cooperative efforts of the public and private sectors. Their recently instituted William R. Ginsberg Fellowships are aimed at two groups: recent college graduates and graduate students, and senior practitioners and policy makers.
San Francisco Fellows: Recent college graduates with an interest in supporting San Francisco communities through public service work as analyst trainees make up our annual cohorts of Fellows.
- City Year: At City Year, we’re working to bridge the gap in high-poverty communities between the support that students actually need, and what their schools are designed and resourced to provide.
- Coro Fellowship: Coro trains ethical, diverse civic leaders nationwide.
- New York City Urban Fellows Program: The Urban Fellows Program is designed to introduce America's finest college students and graduates to local government and public service.
Teach for America: We recruit a diverse group of leaders with a record of achievement who work to expand educational opportunity, starting by teaching for two years in a low-income community.
- TNTP Teaching Fellows: We prepare exceptional teachers for the students who need them most – those in our country’s most disadvantaged communities, where too many children start school behind and struggle to catch up.
- Lead for America: Our programs seek to direct homegrown talent where it's needed most — often in towns and counties where the challenges are outpacing the resources available.

Alumni in the Spotlight: Eva Orbuch
Learn about Eva's journey from Urban Studies to Teach for America to Community Organizer