Digital Civic Scholars Fellowship

The Digital Civic Scholars Fellowship is a prestigious opportunity for highly motivated Fordham Juniors to gain hands-on skills in ethical public leadership within an increasingly fractured, digitized environment and engage in innovative research.

Offered through the Fordham's Center for Ethics Education, this fellowship provides a year-long training opportunity for students to investigate common ethical challenges with mutual dialogue and learning in an increasingly digital world, and to develop research-informed strategies for facilitating intergroup dialogue in their professional and personal lives. Beginning with dialogic skills training in the Spring, fellows will receive a stipend to participate in a summer faculty mentorship program conducting research related to digital dialogue in online spaces. The Fellowship will culminate in a Fall campus-wide, research webinar showcase presenting the findings and impact of the summer projects to friends, family, and the Fordham community, as well as a fellows-led event for Fordham students on strategies for online ethical engagement and leadership. Fellows will also have the opportunity to serve as mentors for future cohorts.

Fellowship Structure 

Spring

Train

Graduate students participate in a seminar on the Rose Hill campus

Cohort-Based Forum (1-Credit)

Fellows meet on a biweekly basis to learn both about the ethical challenges with our digital divide and acquire tangible dialogic skills to address it in their everyday lives. 

Summer

Research

Students studying in library

Faculty-Mentored Research 

Fellows will receive mentored support from a Fordham faculty, as well as a summer stipend, to support & conduct research applying their learning in digital depolarization.

Fall

Lead

A GSAS student shares her poster at the GSAS Research Fair in Bepler Commons

Research Showcase Webinar and Event

Fellows apply their skills through designing together & leading a student-facing Fordham event, as well as presenting their research findings in a campus-wide webinar showcase.

Eligibility and Application

Students must be: 

  • Currently enrolled as a Fordham undergraduate in their sophomore or junior year
  • Minimum GPA of 3.7
  • Demonstrated interest in issues of justice and community engagement, public service, or digital media
  • Availability to commit 5 hours per week for the duration of the fellowship

To apply, students must submit:

  • Resume or CV
  • Application Form
  • Unofficial transcript
  • Two recommender forms

Important Dates

September 3: Info Session (Rose Hill)
September 9: Info Session (Lincoln Center)
October 1: Applications Due
October-November: Interviews
November 1: Notification of Acceptance