Public Policy Summer Fellowship

The Rappaport Public Policy Summer Fellowship challenges graduate students from across Greater Boston to immerse themselves in the region's public sector through a dynamic summer internship experience. Now in its twenty-fifth year, the Public Policy Fellowship encourages students to apply their skills and passion for good governance to Greater Boston's public policy challenges and inspires them to enter careers in public service.

Students accepted into the program are placed in a paid, 10-week internship in key state and local agencies around Greater Boston. Fellows also participate in a weekly seminar series throughout the summer featuring discussions with leading practitioners and scholars from across the region and excursions to key sites like Fenway Park and Boston City Hall. 

Through the Fellowship, host agencies benefit from the skills, talent, and dedication of students who are passionate about public service. And students gain real-world experience while learning about how public policy is created and implemented.

For any questions, please email rappaport_institute@hks.harvard.edu. 

Host a Summer Fellow

Each summer, Rappaport Public Policy Fellows contribute their passion and ideas to state and local agencies throughout Greater Boston while working on some of the most critical public policy issues. Host agencies help Fellows identify worthy and feasible projects and give them the attention and other resources needed to ensure that the Fellowship benefits both students and their supervisors.

If you are interested in becoming a host agency, please write a short description of a policy issue or policy issues that a Fellow might work on for your office and provide a contact at your agency who Fellows can email Rappaport Institute Associate Director Polly O’Brien.