Graduate Community-Engaged Teaching Fellowship

The Haas Center for Public Service's Graduate Community-Engaged Teaching (CET) Fellowship provides Stanford graduate students with the opportunity to receive support and training to develop, design, and teach a community-engaged learning (CEL) course in their area of expertise or interest that may be offered during the Stanford Summer Session. Fellows receive training, mentorship, and financial support to design courses that integrate academic learning with community engagement.

Also known as service learning, CEL courses combine coursework with real-world collaboration to address societal challenges. At Stanford, these are called Cardinal Courses and must:

Engage with a community to address a social issue
Integrate academic learning and community-based experiences
Provide mutual benefits for students and community partners
Encourage critical examination of public issues
Align with Principles of Ethical and Effective Service

To better understand what such courses might look like, check out these examples of Cardinal Courses.

Program goals

The Fellowship aims to:

Build a cohort of graduate students interested in developing CEL courses
Offer opportunities to teach a CEL course during the Summer Session
Connect Fellows with potential community partners
Provide a space for discussions on:
- CEL course design fundamentals
- Preparing students for ethical and effective community engagement
- Building reciprocal community partner relationships
- Developing learning goals and assessing outcomes
Mentor and consult with Fellows on course development
Encourage scholarship in community-engaged learning and teaching

Fellowship benefits

Course development support: Guidance from the Haas Center’s Community Engaged Learning and Research (CELR) team
Interdisciplinary cohort: Monthly meetings to develop course ideas and partnerships
Mentorship and resources: Help identifying potential community partners and refining course design
Financial support:
- $3,000 stipend for professional development
- Summer Session compensation: Teaching salary and allowance set by the university
- Cardinal Course Grant: Up to $4,000 for course-related expenses

Eligibility

Stanford doctoral or MA/MS students enrolled through summer
Postdoctoral fellows at Stanford serving through summer

Fellowship requirements

Design a new or redesigned CEL course for potential Summer Session teaching
Attend monthly cohort meetings on course design and community partnerships
If approved, continue engagement through spring to refine course content and pedagogy

Questions?