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Urban Fellows Eligibility Requirements

Eligibility is based on when applicants achieve their undergraduate (BA, BS) degree from a four-year college. For the 2025-2026 program, we will only accept applications from candidates who:

  • Receive(d) their bachelor's degree between Spring 2023 and Spring 2025
  • Eligibility is not based on when you achieved your Master's Degree
  • Those granted degrees prior to January 2023 and in Summer 2025 are not eligible.
  • Can commit full-time to the nine-month Fellowship
  • Agree to suspend any graduate study or outside work for the duration of the Fellowship