2025-2026: Diversity and Community Fellows Application

Thank you for your interest in serving as a Graduate Diversity & Community (D&C) Fellow. The Office for Graduate Diversity (OGD) is seeking Diversity and Community Fellows for the 2025-2026 academic year. Fellows will be appointed for the period August 11, 2025 through May 22, 2026. Diversity and Community Fellows, individually and collectively, will support advancing and implementing the Diversity and Inclusion goals of OGD and the Graduate Division. Critical components of this fellowship will include but are not limited to, supporting an inclusive graduate community and enhancing the cultural, academic, and professional experience of graduate students in order to foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, particularly for those who have been minoritized in higher education. The D&C Fellows Program is directed by Assistant Dean for Graduate Diversity, Martha Chavez, and Fellows will collaborate with the Office for Graduate Diversity team and campus partners.

Eligibility

All UC Berkeley graduate and professional school students are welcome to apply. Fellows must be current or admitted UCB graduate or professional school students enrolled full time for the entire academic year and available approximately 5 hours per week.

DEADLINE TO APPLY: Friday, May 2, 2025 at 5:00 pm PST
Finalists will be contacted regarding next steps by mid to late May 2025.

Fellowship Placement

The Diversity and Community (D&C) Fellows will be involved in outreach and recruitment and mentoring prospective and current students. In addition, all Fellows will be assigned a placement to support either OGD programs, initiatives, or campus partner offices. In this application, you will be asked to rank order your placement preferences. More information about the potential placements can be found on the webpage.

Fellowship Stipend

Participating fellows will receive a $7,500 stipend per academic year which may be combined with any other awards, stipends and fellowships that students may be in receipt of, and doesn't limit eligibility to hold academic appointments. Fellows cannot be on Filing Fee status during the period of the fellowship and must be residing in the Bay Area during the period of the fellowship.

Contact Information

Last Name

Preferred First Name

SID

Berkeley Email Address

Alternate non-Berkeley Email

Phone Number

Preferred pronouns (Optional)

Education

Department

Program

If Other, please write your program name below.

What year did you enter your current program?

What degree are you pursuing?

Masters

PhD

Fellowship Interest and Placement

The Diversity and Community (D&C) Fellows will help advance and implement the diversity and inclusion goals of the Office for Graduate Diversity (OGD) and the Graduate Division. In addition to being involved in outreach and recruitment and mentoring prospective and current students, all Fellows will be assigned a placement to support either OGD programs, initiatives, or campus partner offices. The following question asks you to rank order your preferred placements for the fellowship. Detailed information about the placements can be found on the webpage.

Following is a list of placements with OGD programs, initiatives, and campus partner offices. Please rank order your top five (5) preferred placements for the fellowship. NOTE: 1 = Top choice; 2 = Second choice; 3 = Third choice; 4 = Fourth choice; and 5 = Fifth choice. If you are interested in all placements, be sure to select "any placement" as one of your 5 options. For any placements that are NOT your top five choices, you will need to select N/A*.

Application Materials

A strong application will weave your previous experiences (personal and professional) with your aims and impact in the program.

Why are you interested in becoming a Diversity & Community Fellow? Please explain using 200-300 words.

How do you see the Diversity and Community Fellowship contributing to your own educational and career progression? Please explain using 200-300 words.

If you ranked the New Leader Scholars Program as one of your top 5 preferred choices, please tell us about your commitment to social justice and any activities or roles you have held to advance social justice, improve your communities, or to uplift others. Please explain using 200-300 words.

Is there anything else you would like to share about yourself or additional skills you would like to highlight?

Share a Google Drive link to your CV/Resume. Please ensure your share settings are set to "UC Berkeley" or "Anyone with the link."

By checking this box, I hereby certify to the best of my knowledge that all information submitted is complete and correct. I understand that failure to disclose accurate information is grounds for dismissal from the program.

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You have my permission to give my name and contact info to other UC Berkeley departments or programs interested in having me participate in another fellowship or employment opportunity.

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