Fellowships

The Center for Social Innovation offers financial support to help you get started on your impact journey.

MBA Summer Fellowships

CSI provides financial support for summer internships with high-impact organizations, as well as an immersion program to explore a social or environmental venture, including:

Social Management Immersion Fund

MBA students who secure summer internships with nonprofits, government agencies, or social-purpose businesses can apply for a SMIF fellowship to receive financial support.

Impact Design Immersion Fellowship

MBA students who want to gain a deeper understanding of a problem and the people most affected by it can apply to IDIF for summer funding to spend time interviewing stakeholders, developing relationships with experts and mentors, and getting feedback on prototypes of possible solutions.

Post Graduation Fellowships and Prizes

Graduating MBA and MSx students who plan to pursue a career focused on social or environmental impact after graduation may apply for Stanford GSB’s Impact Careers Fellowships and Prizes:

Stanford Impact Leader Prizes

SIL prize winners receive $20,000 in support of their leadership and commitment to a role in the social innovation field.

Stanford Impact Founder Fellowships and Prizes

SIF fellows receive $110K of financial support as well as advising to found a new social or environmental impact venture. SIF Prize winners receive $20K in acknowledgment of their venture and leadership potential.

Loan Forgiveness Opportunities

We offer loan forgiveness options to MBA graduates who take a qualifying high-impact job in the public, nonprofit, or for-profit sector.

Social Innovation Fellows

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July 28, 2026

Emily Tench, MBA ’25: Reimagining How Energy Infrastructure Gets Built

Building an AI partner for infrastructure developers to de-risk their projects from the earliest stages
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July 28, 2026

Juan Pablo Pietrini, MBA ’26: Bringing Structure to Latin America’s Informal Construction Sector

Through a new platform, contractors can find better jobs, and consumers can trust the people repairing their homes.
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