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Explore research, resources, and experiential learning opportunities for the student community and future city leaders, at Harvard and beyond.

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Get to know the Third Cohort of City Hall Fellows

Fellows spend two years in cities throughout the U.S., working with city hall colleagues to address mayors’ key priorities.

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Access Research

Find multidisciplinary research focused on leadership and management in cities.

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Explore

Learn how multi-agency teams can align interests and perspectives to make progress on complex problems.

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Student Opportunities

Applications open each spring semester
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City Hall Fellowships

Two-year, paid fellowships in U.S. city halls for Harvard master’s and professional degree graduates.

Applications open each spring semester

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Research Assistants

Yearlong positions to explore research and analysis questions for the Initiative and for cities.

Applications open each semester

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Summer Associates

Ten-week work placements for current Harvard students to work with our team, supporting an array of research and program-related projects.

Applications open each spring semester

Summer Internships

Ten-week work placements for current Harvard undergraduate students to explore local government (in partnership with the Institute of Politics).

Applications open each spring semester

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Field Lab Courses

Harvard Kennedy School classes (like Budgeting and Decision Science) with project-based learning in partnership with cities where we work.

Course Registration Opens Each spring Semester

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Policy Analysis Exercises

Yearlong Master's thesis projects in cities where we work (for Harvard Kennedy School Master's of Public Policy 2nd year students).

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APPLICATIONS OPEN JANUARY 6
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Student Funding

The Bloomberg Center for Cities considers funding requests from recognized Harvard student organizations or groups.

APPLICATIONS OPEN JANUARY 6

  Global Impact

My time with the Initiative helped me contextualize policymaking across federal, state, and local levels of government, and I plan to use what I’ve learned to help cities, including my hometown, serve their residents more effectively. Ryan Leou
Research Assistant
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