What We're Doing

Each year, the Morgan Stanley Community Development Graduate Fellowship pairs nine students from urban planning, urban policy, and public administration masters-level university programs, with high-performing community development organizations  who are  ANHD members in New York City. Both Fellows and Host Organizations apply to be part of this opportunity, which runs from September to June and supports projects in the fields of affordable housing, economic development, or community planning.

Program Benefits for Fellows Include:

• High-quality training and mentorship at some of NYC's best community development organizations

• A $20,000 stipend for the ten-month (September 1st – June 30th), part-time (20 hours per week) fellowship

• The opportunity to meet with leaders in New York City’s government, planning, and community development fields

• Access to our Fellow & Alumni Programming and other ANHD trainings and workshops including mixers, career-building information sessions, and other opportunities to connect with this growing community of community development professionals

• Possibility to receive academic credit, in accordance with the policies of the Fellows’ respective academic programs

Program Benefits for Host Organizations Include:

• The opportunity to build and expand capacity at the organization for a clearly defined, substantive community development project

• Support the learning and development of emerging community development professionals, fostering relationships to strengthen leadership in the community development field

• Ongoing support for Fellows’ supervisors throughout the Fellowship to ensure completion of the project and meaningful learning experiences