The Hart Fellowship is a one-year postgraduate fellowship that provides recent Duke graduates with the opportunity to engage deeply and meaningfully with a community partner on a topic of social, political, or humanitarian importance. Throughout the year, Hart Fellows will provide direct service to a community through partnership with a local or grassroots organization while also creating and executing a community-based, participatory research project in collaboration with their host community.
Requirements
- Conduct an intensive research project in collaboration with your community partner and present your findings to your partner organization and the Hart Leadership Program at the end of the fellowship.
- Participate in the Hart Fellowship writing program. Write monthly narrative essays (“Letters Home”), research updates, monthly field notes, a mid-term report, and a final report.
- Complete your fellowship from July to May. We strongly prefer that Fellows remain in their fellowship site for the duration of the 10-month experience.
- Attend the Hart Fellowship Orientation Week before your fellowship begins.
Selection Criteria
Applicants must be current seniors graduating by May or recent graduates from Duke University’s undergraduate program or Duke Kunshan University’s undergraduate program who have been out of school for fewer than two years and have not yet earned an advanced degree.
Office Hours and/or Info Session
The best way to learn more about the Hart Fellowship is to attend our annual information session. This year’s in-person information session will be held on December 3rd at 6 PM in Sanford 223 (Rhodes Conference Room). Students with specific questions about their own projects, passions, or ideas for the application are invited to schedule in-person office hours with Lee, the Hart Fellowship Program Coordinator. During these office hours, Lee will invite you to think boldly about how you might envision your own Hart Fellowship experience. Click here to schedule office hours.
Apply Online
The Hart Fellowship application asks applicants to write thoughtfully and concisely about their civic interests, past service and research experiences, and approach to community engagement. The application also requests copies of the applicant’s official transcripts, a letter of recommendation, and a recent resume. These requests will be submitted directly to the Hart Fellowship inbox. Apply at: https://duke.is/hfp2627.
Applications are due on January 21st at 11:59 PM.
