Economic Development Post-Graduate Fellowship

Applications are now closed for the 2026 Post-Graduate Economic Development Fellowship. 

The Taubman Center for State and Local Government is committed to accelerating improved economic development opportunities and outcomes across the United States. A key component of that work involves developing future economic development leaders from diverse backgrounds by creating pathways for them to leadership roles in economic development.   

The post-graduate economic development fellowship is a yearlong, competitively paid fellowship for a graduating HKS student to work full-time with a state, county, regional, or city economic development agency. Please check back for information on upcoming opportunities related to the fellowship. 

2026 Economic Development Post-Graduate Fellowship

We are thrilled to announce that our fourth annual Economic Development Post-Graduate Fellowship will take place with the Greater Madison Chamber of Commerce in Madison, WI. The Greater Madison Chamber of Commerce is in a unique moment of transformation. The Chamber assumed regional economic development responsibilities in early 2026 and will utilize the new fellow to support the founding of a comprehensive and long-range regional economic development strategy. This is a tremendous opportunity to affect organizational and community change in one of the nation's fastest growing and most industry-diverse economies.