The German Marshall Fund of the United States (GMF) grants a limited number of fellowships each year through its Urban and Regional Policy program, which focuses on the policy issues and challenges common to metropolitan regions and cities in the United States and Europe. Urban and Regional Policy Fellowships provide opportunities for practitioners at the urban and regional levels to meet with their counterparts across the Atlantic and examine policies that have been successfully implemented to address similar needs. Fellows can choose to travel for short-term (3-4 weeks) or long-term (3 months) research periods, with the goal of returning to their work equipped with the ideas and insights necessary to effect significant and lasting change in their own communities.

Applying for the Urban and Regional Policy Fellowship

Who Should Apply

GMF welcomes pre-applications from mid-career European or American policymakers or practitioners in state/local government, leaders from the private sector, or representatives of non-profit and policy organizations with a strong record of project completion. The fellowship is not intended for academic research. GMF welcomes fellowship proposals that cover a wide array of topics, including but not limited to urban sustainability, transportation, environmental policy, and education and workforce development. 

How to Apply

The deadline for submission of pre-applications for 2013 fellows was January 31st, 2013. The next application cycle will open in late 2013. Please check this page for ongoing updates. GMF also welcomes interested candidates to read through the Urban and Regional Policy Fellowship PreApplication 2013 summary for further details on the fellowship and full application process. 

Please contact Bartek Starodaj, Program Assistant, for questions at bstarodaj@gmfus.org, or see our FAQ.

Urban and Regional Policy Fellows

For more information and a description of the projects of our 2012 fellows, please click on the link below.

• Joan Byron, Policy Director, Pratt Center for Community Development, New York, NY
  Project: Urban Public Spaces: Livability, Equity, and Disparity
   
• Christine Grimando, Town Planner, City of York, ME
  Project: Planning for a Typology of Sustainable Urban Places
   
• Tony Mazzella, Transportation Planner and Strategic Advisor, City of Seattle Department of Transportation
  Project: Developing and Implementing a Transit-First Policy for Seattle
   
• Gareth Potts, Policy Advisor, Office of Civil Society, Cabinet Office, United Kingdom
  Project: Alternatives to closure: US lessons for keeping valued community assets open
   
• Andreas Roehl, Head of Bicycle Planning, Copenhagen, Denmark
  Project: Promoting Liveable Cities Through Public-Private Partnerships
   
• Brad Whitehead, President, Fund for our Economic Future, Cleveland, Ohio
  Project: Capturing the Full Civic Potential of the Coming Shale Boom
   

• Click here for more information about current fellows.
  Click here for more information about past fellows.