2027–28 Portman Center Undergraduate Fellowship

Portman Center Undergraduate Fellows build civic leadership skills, participate in small group meetings with government officials and leaders, develop tools for making an impact on public policy, and visit national, state, and local government offices.

Applicants to the Fellowship program must be full-time, degree-seeking undergraduate students at UC and should have an interest in civic leadership and bipartisanship. Students must have at least a 3.25 GPA and plan to be on campus for their first academic year in the program. (In subsequent years, students may be away for co-op/study abroad semesters.)

Key characteristics for potential fellows include:

• Strong academic performance 
• Active in community 
• Demonstrated interest in collaborating with people with different or opposing viewpoints
• Demonstrated interest in public policy and policy solutions
• Demonstrated leadership qualities and potential
• Commitment to the Portman Center mission

Applications include short essay responses and one letter of recommendation. Applicants who are invited for finalist consideration will participate in a video interview with members of the application committee, to be scheduled during Spring semester.