Find the change you seek
The Urban Leaders Fellowship is a paid summer fellowship for professionals who come from various backgrounds, professions, ideologies, and experiences with a sincere commitment to transforming communities through people and partnerships.
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Policy Advancement
The Urban Leaders Fellowship is a paid summer fellowship for professionals who come from various backgrounds, professions, ideologies, and experiences with a sincere commitment to transform communities through people and partnerships.
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Community Impact
In order to impact real and lasting change, smart policy is not enough. Thus, fellows spend the other half of their time working with an innovative partner organization, from non-profits to tech startups, committed to social justice & community impact.
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People Development
In order to impact real and lasting change, smart policy is not enough. Thus, fellows spend the other half of their time working with an innovative partner organization, from non-profits to tech startups, committed to social justice & community impact.
How to Get Involved
Become a Fellow ➝
Applications for 2025 will open on October 30th. To learn more, please click on Apply to ULF Page.
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2025 Fellowship Applications is open and closes on March 20, 2025.
Are you a current graduate student? Working professional? Or in the midst of career exploration?
Consider joining the ranks of Nonprofit founders. Award-winning educators. Fulbright & Rhodes scholars. Authors. Researchers. Graduate students. Over the past eight years, 800 fellows have created meaningful change in ten cities across the country.
“As someone new to policy, I saw this opportunity as a game changer for my work experience and impact especially for someone like myself with a limited background in policy from my career and college experiences. The Urban Leaders Fellowship was the bridge I needed to join relevant policy conversations while also receiving support from my cohort who served as a network of collaborators.”
— Janelle Scharon, ULF Alumnus —
