Public Service Recruiting: Class of 2026

Public Service Recruiting is a year-round collaboration between the Center for Public Service and Engaged Scholarship, the Harvard Global Health Institute, the Institute of Politics, and the Mignone Center for Career Success to create pathways for graduating seniors and recent graduates to pursue public service work.

Class of 2026 Public Service Recruiting Day

Through Public Service Recruiting Day, Harvard College seniors will have the opportunity to interview with outstanding public service organizations. Participating organizations will conduct a variety of interview types, ranging from informational interviews about the organization to first round interviews for specific roles.

For seniors interested in nonprofits, government, education, and more, this is an early opportunity to build relationships and identify exciting opportunities with potential employers.
Eligibility: Open to all Harvard College seniors. Students must apply to interview
Apply: Apply through Crimson Careers
For the class of 2026, Public Service Recruiting Day was held on October 24, 2025. Participating Organizations include the following: View the complete list of participating organizations here:

For questions and additional information, please contact the MCS Recruiting Team at recruiting@fas.harvard.edu

For seniors interested in the public sector, this is an early opportunity to build relationships and identify exciting opportunities with potential employers. If selected to participate, students will need to be available between 10:00am and 4:00pm on October 24th for interviews. Students who will graduate in December 2025 are welcome to apply this year, but students graduating in December 2026 should plan to apply for next year's event.

Pro-tip: if an organization hasn't listed a specific position/fellowship in their profile, focus your resume on how your experiences and interests are a good fit for the organization’s mission.

The table below lists key programs and deadlines for additional post-graduate public service work (links will take you to relevant application processes).

Application Deadline	Organization	Program Information
Applications open September 17, 2025!	Echoing Green	Echoing Green supports bold leaders from all over the world who see possibility in the face of the most existential challenges of our day. Together, we strive to build a world that has yet to exist: a future free from racism and its far-reaching consequences where all people can thrive.
October 27, 2025	Princeton in Africa	Princeton in Africa develops the young leaders of tomorrow as they contribute to some of the most impactful organizations in Africa today. They offer transformative experiences supporting arts and culture, community development, conservation, education, entrepreneurship, women's empowerment, and public health.
November 1, 2025	Princeton in Asia	Princeton in Asia fosters mutual appreciation and cross-cultural understanding between the U.S. and Asia through immersive work fellowships in host organizations and communities. They offer transformative experiences supporting arts and culture, community development, conservation, education, entrepreneurship, women's empowerment, and public health.
November 7, 2025	Princeton in Latin America	Princeton in Latin America (PiLA) Fellowships are yearlong service positions in Latin America. They offer transformative experiences with over 30 partner organizations supporting arts and culture, community development, conservation, education, entrepreneurship, women's empowerment, and public health.
December 7, 2025	Harris Social Impact Fellowship	The Harris Social Impact Fellowship is a selective, full-time, 11-month program for recent graduates and early career professionals with strong STEM skills and a passion for evidence-based change. Designed by University of Chicago Harris School of Public Policy faculty, the fellowship blends intensive training in policy analysis, critical reasoning, and data analytics with a hands-on placement at a top research center or policy institute.
TBA (Previously January 2025)	Emerson National Hunger Fellows	The Bill Emerson National Hunger Fellowship trains and inspires new leaders in the movement to end hunger and poverty in the United States. This 11-month fellowship bridges gaps between local efforts and national public policy, as fellows support partner organizations with program development, research, evaluation, outreach, organizing, and advocacy projects.
TBA (Previously January 2025);	New York City Urban Fellows	New York City Urban Fellows is a nationally recognized and highly competitive, nine-month fellowship program that explores current urban issues through unique learning seminars and first-hand exposure to public sector leaders.Urban Fellows are placed at an array of agencies across the City where they learn about public policy and work closely with leaders engaged in policy and operational work.
TBA - applications will open on November 1, 2025!	Govern for America	The Govern for America Fellowship is a two-year paid opportunity for recent graduates to serve in high-impact roles in governments across the country as a part of a diverse community of engaged leaders.
February 1, 2026 - application opens 11/1	FAO Schwarz Fellows	FAO Schwarz Fellows are recent college graduates who work in paid positions at nonprofit organizations. The Fellowships include direct service, strategic projects and professional development designed to jumpstart your career in social change.
TBA - applications will open on December 1, 2025!	San Francisco Fellows	The San Francisco Fellows program is a unique opportunity to learn about public administration in local government while working full time as a City employee. Competitively selected applicants will join a cohort of Fellows for a 12-month full-time work experience as City employees. Fellows will earn a salary plus health, dental, retirement and other benefits.
TBA (Applications previously opened February 1, 2024)	Global Health Corps	Global Health Corps is a leadership development program that cultivates undervalued but critical leadership traits for a changing world: systems and design thinking, collaboration, humility, empathy, storytelling, iteration, and adaptiveness. We train our leaders to become more effective while also strengthening their ability to work together across borders and boundaries of all kinds to drive systemic change.
TBD	Immigrant Justice Corps	Two-year Community Fellowships with Immigrant Justice Corps are awarded to recent college graduates with the linguistic skills, passion, and cultural competency to work with diverse immigrant communities.
TBD	City of Boston Mayor's Office	More information will be shared as available!