We offer three different kinds of ongoing paid support programs for our students:

  1. Local government internships - (The Best and Brightest Internship Program)
  2. Community Labor-leaders Fellowship Program
  3. Nonprofit internships with community partners

Students can tailor their internship to their interests and build knowledge base with real experience in community organizations and local government.

Announcement: Thanks to a gift from the Denver Foundation, we are offering three, $5,000 scholarships available for students from traditionally under-represented communities. Interested candidates should have a complete BA degree, interest in politics and community issues, and should be able to start the New Directions Program in the fall of 2019. To apply, please send a letter of interest to Minsun.Ji@ucdenver.edu. The deadline to apply for these scholarships is Saturday, August 10th, 2019 at 5:00pm.