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Wilder Graduate Scholar Fellowship

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Submission deadline for the 2024-2025 program is Friday, Mar. 15.

Gain professional work experience, in-state tuition and a stipend.

The Wilder School’s prestigious Wilder Graduate Scholar Fellowship provides top full-time students in each of our master’s programs with professional work experience, in-state tuition, and a $14,500 stipend through a host employer.

Wilder School fellows are placed with employers around the Richmond region each year including at nonprofits, government agencies and businesses. In past years, seven to 14 fellows have been selected. Appointments are for one academic year that begins in August and ends in May. Fellows are expected to work 20 hours a week.

Learn more about the 2023-2024 Wilder Fellows cohort

These talented graduate students are gaining career experiences with our partners: Capital Region Airport Commission, Dinwiddie County, HOME of VA, Virginia Dept. of Corrections, VCU Center for Public Policy, VCU RVA Eviction Lab, and the Greater Richmond Transit Company. Here's to a great year of research and public service.

Application process

The deadline for submissions is Friday, March 15.

Host a Fellow

Employers are you interested in obtaining graduate-level expertise for your agency? Host a Fellow. 

Historic Participating Agencies 

Advantus Strategies  Richmond Memorial Health Foundation VCU Wilder School Research Institute for Racial Equity (RISE)
Bent Ear Solutions Richmond Redevelopment and Housing Authority VCU Wilder School RVA Eviction Lab
Capital Region Airport Commission Richmond Region 2007  VCU Wilder School Survey Evaluation Research Laboratory (SERL)
City of Richmond- Community Wealth Building Richmond Regional Planning District Commission Virginia Association of Counties 
Community Housing Partners Corporation The Community Foundation Serving Richmond & Central Virginia Virginia Community Capital
Connect Network VCU Center for Urban and Regional Analysis Virginia Department for the Aging 
County of Henrico VCU Center for Urban Communities Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation
Department of General Services VCU Center on Human Needs Virginia Department of Corrections - Operations
Department of Health Professions VCU Clark-Hill Institute Virginia Department of Emergency Management
Department of Housing & Community Development VCU Development & Alumni Relations - Principal Giving Virginia Department of Social Services
Dinwiddie County VCU Development & Donor Relations Virginia Housing Development Authority
GRTC Transit System VCU Office of the President Virginia Information Tech. Agency
HDAdvisors VCU Public Policy Training Virginia Information Technologies Agency (VITA)
HOME of VA VCU Wilder School Center for Public Policy Virginia Lottery
Housing Opportunities Unlimited VCU Wilder School Center for Urban and Regional Analysis (CURA) Virginia Resources Authority 
Motor Vehicle Dealer Board VCU Wilder School Grace E. Harris Leadership Institute Virginia Retirement System
Office of Emergency Preparedness VCU Wilder School Performance Management Group Virginia State Board of Elections
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Javon Davis

"The innovative design of the fellowship allowed me to gain much-needed work experience through my placement at the Virginia Department of Corrections while pursuing my M.P.A. This experience transformed me into someone who is ready to take on the world after graduation."

— Javon Davis, M.P.A., 2016