Fellowship Information
The Intercollegiate Civil Disagreement Fellowship (ICDP) is welcoming applications for its 2022-2023 academic year cohort. The ICDP fellowship is a year-long hybrid experience that develops students' abilities to engage in and lead conversations about difficult, important topics across political difference at their respective universities and beyond.
The ICDP fellowship is a cross-institutional program led by a consortium of five colleges and universities located throughout the United States:
- St. Philips College, San Antonio, TX
- California State University at Bakersfield, CA
- Santa Fe College, Gainesville, FL
- Stanford University, Stanford, CA
- Harvard University, Cambridge, MA
A select group of fellows are chosen by application from each partner school. Fellows will receive training in facilitation, engage in deliberative conversations within the fellows’ group, and have opportunities to interact with speakers from different sectors. The mission of the ICDP is to advance fundamental democratic commitments to freedom of expression, equality, and agency; develop students’ skills to facilitate conversations across political difference; and create spaces for civil disagreement to flourish on college campuses. For more about the program approach and experience, please see the ICDP Handbook.
The Cohort Experience
In addition to acquiring real-world skills to become practitioners in facilitating civil disagreement, Fellows will have special opportunities to interact with the community of scholars, faculty, and fellowship alumni connected to the ICDP. Fellows will also have access to a wide range of additional online programming offered by the five partner institutions throughout the academic year in support of their academic, professional, and personal development.
Expectations:
- The ICDP is a hybrid program (with both remote and in-person sessions).
- Sessions are held on Fridays 12-2pm PST/2-4pm CST/3-5pm EST every 1-2 weeks throughout the academic year (Fall and Spring semesters).
- Attendance is mandatory and critical to achieving program goals; for remote sessions, students will need a strong and reliable internet connection that allows for video participation.
- Additionally, students are expected to attend or watch 1-2 external panel discussions, planned by ICDP partner institutions, per semester.
- During certain weeks of the Spring semester, students are also expected to complete 1-2 hours of preparatory work with other fellows outside of Friday sessions.
- Students who are selected as ICDP Fellows will receive a $1,000 honorarium for their year-long participation (disbursed on a schedule set by students’ home institution). Some funding is also available to support fellows’ technology needs to participate in the program.
- Total time commitment: approx. 2-3 hours per week, on average.
Eligibility
- Undergraduates from all concentrations and political ideologies are encouraged to apply.
- Eagerness to engage in dialogue with others across a diversity of opinions and experiences is essential.
- Strong applicants will have a demonstrable interest in learning how to lead productive and enriching conversations across a diversity of opinions and experiences.
- Part- or full-time enrollment as an undergraduate during the 2022-2023 academic year at one of the five sponsoring institutions is required (with eligibility determined by each institution’s enrollment/funding policies).
How to Apply
Students interested in this program should complete the online application form, which includes submission of the following:
- A brief paragraph explaining why you are interested in participating and what skills you hope to gain from the program
- A brief paragraph about your background and/or any experiences you have had that have shaped your perspectives on political issues
- A few discussion topics that you would like to explore during the year-long fellowship
- A resume/CV
Applications must be submitted by 11:59 pm EASTERN TIME on Friday, September 16, 2022.
Intercollegiate Civil Disagreement Partnership Fellowships
Fellowship Information
The Intercollegiate Civil Disagreement Fellowship (ICDP) is welcoming applications for its 2022-2023 academic year cohort. The ICDP fellowship is a year-long hybrid experience that develops students' abilities to engage in and lead conversations about difficult, important topics across political difference at their respective universities and beyond.
The ICDP fellowship is a cross-institutional program led by a consortium of five colleges and universities located throughout the United States:
- St. Philips College, San Antonio, TX
- California State University at Bakersfield, CA
- Santa Fe College, Gainesville, FL
- Stanford University, Stanford, CA
- Harvard University, Cambridge, MA
A select group of fellows are chosen by application from each partner school. Fellows will receive training in facilitation, engage in deliberative conversations within the fellows’ group, and have opportunities to interact with speakers from different sectors. The mission of the ICDP is to advance fundamental democratic commitments to freedom of expression, equality, and agency; develop students’ skills to facilitate conversations across political difference; and create spaces for civil disagreement to flourish on college campuses. For more about the program approach and experience, please see the ICDP Handbook.
The Cohort Experience
In addition to acquiring real-world skills to become practitioners in facilitating civil disagreement, Fellows will have special opportunities to interact with the community of scholars, faculty, and fellowship alumni connected to the ICDP. Fellows will also have access to a wide range of additional online programming offered by the five partner institutions throughout the academic year in support of their academic, professional, and personal development.
Expectations:
- The ICDP is a hybrid program (with both remote and in-person sessions).
- Sessions are held on Fridays 12-2pm PST/2-4pm CST/3-5pm EST every 1-2 weeks throughout the academic year (Fall and Spring semesters).
- Attendance is mandatory and critical to achieving program goals; for remote sessions, students will need a strong and reliable internet connection that allows for video participation.
- Additionally, students are expected to attend or watch 1-2 external panel discussions, planned by ICDP partner institutions, per semester.
- During certain weeks of the Spring semester, students are also expected to complete 1-2 hours of preparatory work with other fellows outside of Friday sessions.
- Students who are selected as ICDP Fellows will receive a $1,000 honorarium for their year-long participation (disbursed on a schedule set by students’ home institution). Some funding is also available to support fellows’ technology needs to participate in the program.
- Total time commitment: approx. 2-3 hours per week, on average.
Eligibility
- Undergraduates from all concentrations and political ideologies are encouraged to apply.
- Eagerness to engage in dialogue with others across a diversity of opinions and experiences is essential.
- Strong applicants will have a demonstrable interest in learning how to lead productive and enriching conversations across a diversity of opinions and experiences.
- Part- or full-time enrollment as an undergraduate during the 2022-2023 academic year at one of the five sponsoring institutions is required (with eligibility determined by each institution’s enrollment/funding policies).
How to Apply
Students interested in this program should complete the online application form, which includes submission of the following:
- A brief paragraph explaining why you are interested in participating and what skills you hope to gain from the program
- A brief paragraph about your background and/or any experiences you have had that have shaped your perspectives on political issues
- A few discussion topics that you would like to explore during the year-long fellowship
- A resume/CV
Applications must be submitted by 11:59 pm EASTERN TIME on Friday, September 16, 2022.