2027 Lingnan W.T. Chan Fellowships

The 2027 Lingnan W.T. Chan Fellowship Program is an international service-learning internship and cultural exchange program hosted by the University of California, Berkeley (UC Berkeley) and Rutgers University-Newark (RU-N). Each Chan Fellow is assigned to intern at a non-profit that addresses a critical social need. UC Berkeley Chan Fellows will live and work in the greater San Francisco Bay Area; RU-N Chan Fellows will live and work in the greater New York City area. With support and guidance from program organizers, the internships are designed to help the Fellows gain practical experience in service work, community support and inter-cultural cooperation. Fellows live in American homes for the full duration of the program. They also attend seminars on non-profit organization management and community development, cultural events, as well as mandatory weekly reflection meetings while in the United States.

The deadline to apply is Sunday, December 6, 2026 at 11:59pm Hong Kong / Beijing Time.

Application Instructions, including forms that need to be completed and uploaded, can be found here:  http://lingnanfoundation.org/how-to-apply/

Important Dates:

• Application Deadline Sunday, December 6, 2026 at 11:59pm Hong Kong / Beijing Time.


• Applicants who have been selected to be interviewed will be notified by December 21, 2026. 


• Interviews will take place in person in Guangzhou or Hong Kong on Saturday, January 9 to Sunday, January 10, 2027. All applicants must be available on this date. 


• For selected Fellows, a mandatory in-person orientation program will be held in Guangzhou in June 2027.  


• The Fellowships begin August 1, 2027 and conclude in mid-December 2027. Fellows will depart from California on January 3, 2028.