Civic Spring Fellowship
Funding Amount
Not stated
Deadline
Deadline not published
Grant Type
Foundation
Deadline history & next window
- Cycle
- Annual
- Tracked since
- April 2026
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Eligible organizations
- High school students and older
Other requirements
- Young people/youth
Overview
Administered by: Institute for Citizens & Scholars
Purpose: Provide summer civic learning experiences for young people to engage in civic engagement and develop civic knowledge and skills.
Geographic Scope: United States (multiple states and local communities)
Focus Areas:
- Youth civic engagement
- Community civic infrastructure
- Voter education and registration
- COVID-19 response (in 2020 iteration)
- Civic learning and skills development
- Nonpartisan civic work
Eligibility:
- Young people/youth
- High school students and older
Program Details:
- Summer-based programming
- Hands-on learning opportunities
- Builds civic knowledge, dispositions, and skills
- Nonpartisan, nimble, measurement-focused approach
- Community-based partnerships
Notable Fellows: Farhan Babur (2022 Civic Spring Fellow), who hosted town halls in Scottsdale, Arizona connecting voters with candidates.
What Institute for Citizens and Scholars actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2025
- Grants in 2025
- 3
- Total given
- $50K
- Median grant
- $14K
- Range
- $10K–$26K
- By dollars: Pennsylvania 80%, Virginia 20%. Top recipient cities: Philadelphia, PA; Pittsburgh, PA; Harrisonburg, VA.
Example grants
University of Pennsylvania · Philadelphia, PA
Teaching & Leadership Fellowships
$26K
Duquesne University · Pittsburgh, PA
Teaching & Leadership Fellowships
$14K
James Madison University · Harrisonburg, VA
Cgpi
$10K
Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- Youth programs
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