PPNV recognizes and works to challenge the structural barriers that prevent full representation and participation in policy-focused careers by inducting an annual cohort of 40 BIPOC public policy-focused graduate students for an 18-session career-building program.

The Public Policy New Voices Fellowship is for graduate students pursuing a career in public policy who:

• Are actively enrolled in a U.S.-based graduate-level public policy program during the time of the fellowship.

• Self-identify as Black, Indigenous, and/or People of Color (BIPOC). This includes Black students from the African diaspora, students with tribal citizenship or membership (e.g., citizens of state-recognized or federally-recognized indigenous tribes, or members of unrecognized Native American or Alaska Native tribes), Latino/a students, and students of Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) descent.

• Be a U.S. citizen, U.S. resident, or DACA recipient.