Summer Full-Time Undergraduate Research Fellow Program

The Summer Full-Time Undergraduate Research Fellow Program offers opportunities for fieldwork and research experience to Stanford undergraduates interested in global poverty and development across disciplines.

When Stanford University travel policies allow, selected students spend up to 12 weeks in a low- or middle-income country conducting full-time research for a King Center Faculty Affiliate. Each research fellow receives a stipend that covers most associated costs including travel, lodging, financial aid and incidental expenses.  The base stipend will be $8,500 with additional funding from financial aid, if needed and the student qualifies. 

Applications and project descriptions will be posted on Stanford On- and Off-Campus Learning Opportunities (SOLO) in late January, 2026

Students may apply to as many projects as they would like, but must apply to each project separately since the faculty mentors manage their own selection processes.

The deadline to apply will be March 1, 2026.

This program is only open to matriculated Stanford undergraduates who will be registered in the following academic year's autumn quarter.

• Coterm students who are interested in the program need to hold undergraduate standing to be eligible. 
   

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Fellowship recipient obligations

1. In addition to completing a Final Report online survey, fellowship recipients will write a thank-you letter to the donor. The letter must be written in a timely manner and include an abstract of the project and how the award will be used. Stewardship guidelines will be provided.
2. If you receive a fellowship, you are required to acknowledge the King Center’s support in your professional materials and communications. This includes crediting the King Center in any dissertations, publications, interviews, media, social media, and other public contexts, and identifying yourself as a King Center fellow. Read the guidelines.
3. Fellowship recipients may be asked to present their research at a workshop or seminar organized by the King Center, and are encouraged to present a poster at the annual Global Development Research Symposium.

Questions?

Please contact the King Center at kingcenter_programs@stanford.edu with any questions.