CELE Fellowships

CELE Civic Fellowships offer financial support to students that make a commitment to public service, community engagement, and civic leadership development.

What we Do

CELE Civic Fellowships engage students in making a commitment to the public good. Each fellow finds ways to serve their community, invests in their own leadership development journey, and reflects with a cohort to learn about themselves, the communities in which they serve, and to exploring the intersection of academic and community-based work. 

Overview of Programs

In 2007, James Ellis honored his brother Robert Lee Ellis— a person of high ethical standards and the willingness to help others who was killed in action during World War II — with a gift to the University of Washington. This gift became the endowment to support the Ellis Civic Fellows program. The intention of the endowment and the Fellowship program is to honor students that make a commitment to community service and the public good by supporting the next generation of civic leaders for our region. 

Apply to be an Ellis Civic Fellow

The Summer Public Service Fellowship is generously supported by multiple philanthropic gifts.

Since 1995 the Henry M. Jackson Foundation has invested in the next generation of public service leaders who embody the values of late Senator Henry M. “Scoop” Jackson; S. Sterling Munro, Jr., the former top aide to Senator Jackson and Administrator of the Bonneville Power Administration; and Gene Munro, a lifelong advocate for public service and the wife of S. Sterling Munro Jr. Over 300 students have benefitted from ongoing support from the Jackson Foundation's investment in public service fellowships for undergraduate students at the University of Washington.  

Additional support for this program comes from the John Buller Endowment for Students and the Mary Gates Endowment for Students. 

Apply to be a Summer Public Service Fellow

 

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