Civic Leadership & Civil Society Engagement Opportunities

Stanford in Washington

Stanford in Washington offers juniors and seniors a full-time internship, academic coursework, and cultural immersion in D.C. Students live, study, and engage with national institutions in the heart of the capital.

Stanford in Government Fellowships

Fully-funded public policy internships with SIG’s partner organizations.

Scholars in Service

Provides financial and professional support so faculty can exchange ideas and learn with practitioners so as to generate new research insights and explore practical applications.

Public Policy Summer Internship Fellowship

Supports students in developing their civic identity through hands-on exploration of civic skills, knowledge, values, and practices that prepare them for informed and engaged public life.

McCoy Family Center for Ethics in Society Fellowship

Ethics in Society PhD Fellowships foster interdisciplinary dialogue on the ethical dimensions of research. Fellows join a year-long workshop to present work and examine ethics in scholarship and civic life. Open to PhD students in all fields.

Intercollegiate Civil Disagreement Partnership Fellowship

The Intercollegiate Civil Disagreement Partnership equips students to engage across political divides, fostering civil discourse, facilitation skills, and democratic values like expression, equality, and agency across U.S. campuses.

ePluribus Project

ePluribus is an SLS initiative addressing polarization through student-faculty reading groups, dialogue skill-building, and guest speakers. It fosters habits and norms for open, productive discussion in legal and professional settings.

Cardinal Quarter

Spend a summer or quarter in full-time public service, connecting classroom learning with real-world impact. With 500+ opportunities across 30 campus partners, Cardinal Quarter lets you tackle issues you care about alongside partner organizations.

Veritas Forum

The Veritas Forum invites dialogue between Christianity and other worldviews, fostering thoughtful conversations on faith, reason, and the pursuit of truth within the university setting.

The Stanford Daily

Most popular, widely disseminated student body of journalism on campus. Investigative, probes into administration, student opinions, and current events.

StanfordVotes

Initiative to promote voter registration amongst students and community members.

Stanford Women in Politics

Stanford Women in Politics is a non-partisan group supporting women’s leadership in politics, law, and policy. Through speakers, teach-ins, and career development, SWIP fosters engagement, dialogue, and gender equity in public service.

Stanford Review

Student press: more conservative paper includes opinion, satire, and new pieces, offers different student perspectives.

Stanford Political Union

The Stanford Political Union holds faculty-student debates and is a meeting body for students to debate the policy issues of the day with reasoned dialogue and nuance.

Stanford in Government

Stanford in Government (SIG) creates a culture of civic and political engagement on the Stanford campus by offering opportunities for Stanford students to engage with and pursue policy as public service.

Politeia

Politeia is Stanford’s political theory community for graduate students and postdocs. Sponsored by the Ethics Center, it fosters interdisciplinary exchange, informal workshopping, and conversation around political texts and ideas.

Democracy Day

The Democracy Day team coordinates campus-wide programming on Stanford's Election Day academic holiday to encourage civic engagement, healthy dialogue, community-building and reflection on the role of public service across campus.

Associated Students of Stanford University (ASSU)

Advocates for Stanford students by representing their needs in university decision-making. Tackles issues like cost of living, diversity, student life, and student activity space to create a more inclusive and supportive campus.

Otero Public Service and Civic Engagement Theme House

As Stanford's public service and civic engagement theme house, Otero hosts events and workshops for its residents and the broader community.

Office of Community Engagement

The Office of Community Engagement builds partnerships between Stanford and local communities, focusing on mission-driven work in Santa Clara and San Mateo counties while fostering connections on campus and beyond to strengthen community and shared goals.

Haas Center for Public Service

Since 1985, the Haas Center for Public Service has been connecting Stanford students with opportunities to serve communities locally, nationally, and around the world.

Classical Liberalism Initiative

The Classical Liberalism Initiative is devoted to the study of classical liberal institutions and the interactions among individuals, corporations, markets, government, and civic institutions in a free society.