Harvard University’s Rappaport Institute for Greater Boston offers 12 graduate students from local universities paid, 10-week summer internships in key state and local agencies in the Greater Boston area. Fellows also participate in a weekly seminar series with leading practitioners and scholars and receive a $7000 stipend.

The fellowship program is a key component of The Rappaport Institute, which aims to encourage public service, produce new ideas and stimulate informed discussion in an effort to improve the governance of Greater Boston. In addition to the Public Policy Program, the Institute develops and disseminates policy-relevant research in timely and accessible ways; fosters conversations between researchers and practitioners and hosts public events on regional issues.

In previous years, fellows have worked on a diverse range of projects that include: school reform plans, environmental risk assessment, public-private partnerships, community development projects, performance-management systems, racial bias in the juvenile justice system, health coverage for foster children, and reduction plans for greenhouse gases.