The Stanford Fisher Family Summer Fellows Program 2026 is now accepting applications. Candidates are urged to visit here to learn more about this opportunity and to apply.
About Stanford Fisher Family Summer Fellows Program
Opportunity Details
The Fisher Family Summer Fellows Program is about empowering mid-career professionals from developing democracies who are working to advance democracy, development, and the rule of law. Hosted by Stanford University's Center on Democracy, Development and the Rule of Law (CDDRL), the program offers intensive training, networking, and support to help fellows become more effective change-makers in their home countries.
Benefits of Stanford Fisher Family Summer Fellows Program
The Program Covers:
- Accommodations
- Meals
- Transportation costs
- A small travel fund is available for those who can not afford to travel to California.
Stanford Fisher Family Summer Fellows Program Requirements
- Candidates must be from and currently reside in a country where democracy is not well entrenched.
- Applicants will not be accepted from highly democratic nations, including the U.S., Canada, Australia, Japan, and member states of the European Union.
- There is no application fee to apply for the Summer Fellowship.
- Target: Mid-career professionals in democracy, development, and the rule of law.
- Backgrounds: Government, academia, law, social entrepreneurship, business, civil society organizations (trade unions, NGOs, media, professional associations).
- Participants should have a proven track record of success in a relevant field related to democracy, development, or the rule of law.
- IELTS or TOEFL is not required.
- Applicants must have graduated with a Bachelor’s Degree.
- Currently enrolled full-time university students can not apply.
Application Date and Process
- Click on the link to the application website to apply.
Application Deadline
15 January, 2026
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