Upcoming event: Meet Your Hometown Mayor
Current Harvard students are invited to connect directly with the mayor of their hometown and meet other leaders from around the world. Let us know you're interested by April 3.
Students
Explore research, resources, and experiential learning opportunities for the student community and future leaders, at Harvard and beyond.
Paid Summer Positions at the Center
Work and learn as a paid Summer Associate at the Bloomberg Center for Cities. Open to all Harvard graduate students, with select positions open to undergraduates. Apply by April 20.
Harvard State and Local Government Career Expo
Current Harvard students and alumni are invited to connect with nearly 40 employers and explore leadership opportunities in state and local government, where you can pursue public service and make rapid impact for residents.
Student Opportunities
City Hall Fellowships
Two-year paid fellowships in U.S. city halls for Harvard master’s and professional degree graduates.
2026 APPLICATIONS ARE CLOSED. APPLICATIONS OPEN EACH SPRING SEMESTER
Summer Fellowships
Ten-week work placements for current Harvard graduate students to focus on issues salient to mayors' agendas.
2026 APPLICATIONS ARE CLOSED. APPLICATIONS OPEN EACH SPRING SEMESTER
Research Assistants
Our programs and individual faculty members offer semester and year-long RA positions.
Applications open each semester
Summer Associates
Ten-week work placements for current Harvard students to work with our programs and faculty, supporting research and projects.
Applications open until April 20
Summer Internships
Ten-week work placements for current Harvard undergraduate students to explore local government (in partnership with the Institute of Politics).
2026 APPLICATIONS ARE CLOSED. APPLICATIONS OPEN EACH SPRING SEMESTER
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
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).
Student Funding
The Bloomberg Center for Cities considers funding requests from recognized Harvard student organizations or groups.
APPLICATIONS OPEN EACH SEMESTER
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
