Spring 2024 Study Group
Putting the Pieces into Place for Cities to Make the Just Transition to a Climate Economy
Explore research, resources, and experiential learning opportunities for the student community and future city leaders, at Harvard and beyond.
Putting the Pieces into Place for Cities to Make the Just Transition to a Climate Economy
Find multidisciplinary research focused on leadership and management in cities.
Read one of our Action Insights, which summarize findings from peer-reviewed research, about how city leaders can tackle complex problems.
Two-year, paid fellowships in U.S. city halls for Harvard master’s and professional degree graduates.
Applications are closed
Ten-week work placements for current Harvard students to focus on mayors' priority issues.
Applications open each Spring semester
Yearlong positions to explore research and analysis questions for the Initiative and for cities.
Applications open each semester
Ten-week work placements for current Harvard students to work with our team, supporting an array of research and program-related projects.
Applications open each spring semester
Ten-week work placements for current Harvard undergraduate students to explore local government (in partnership with the Institute of Politics).
Applications open each spring semester
Harvard Kennedy School classes (like Budgeting and Decision Science) with project-based learning in partnership with cities where we work.
Course Registration Opens Each Spring Semester
Yearlong Master's thesis projects in cities where we work (for Harvard Kennedy School Master's of Public Policy 2nd year students).
Global Impact
My time with the Initiative helped me contextualize policymaking across federal, state, and local levels of government, and I plan to use what I’ve learned to help cities, including my hometown, serve their residents more effectively.Ryan Leou
Research Assistant