Research

How to Apply to the Synar Fellowship

Application

The Synar Fellowship application is due by Sunday, December 1, 2024 at 11:59pm.

The application includes:

Brief questionnaire Dissertation synopsis (25o words or less) Statement of Purpose (including a timetable for completion of dissertation, budget, and justification of need) (1,500 words or less, not including timetable, budget, or brief budget justification) CV Transcript Name of recommender (must be one of your Dissertation Advisors) Recommendation

All applicants are required to secure a recommendation from a Dissertation Advisor. Your...

2024 Berkeley IGS Poll Releases

Recent IGS Poll reports can be downloaded from eScholarship

The D-Lab makes the IGS Poll data available for download or online analysis here.

Contact: igs@...

How to Apply to Cal-in-Sacramento

Application

The 2025 Cal-in-Sacramento application is due by Sunday, October 6, 2024 at 11:59pm. The application includes:

Brief questionnaire Three ideas for your summer internship Research topic proposal Two essay questions (250 words each) Resume Unofficial transcript(s) from all higher education institutions Optional: Supplemental application for one of four Cal-in-Sacramento ...

Cal-in-Sac Research Fellowships

Cal-in-Sacramento Research Fellowships

Cal-in-Sacramento applicants are invited to apply to one of the following Research Fellowships, which provide additional resources and support for the summer research project. Research Fellowship applications are included in the Cal-in-Sacramento application form. Note that these Research Fellowships are only awarded to accepted Cal-in-Sacramento Fellows.

How to Apply to the Percy Grant

Application

The Percy Grant application is due by Sunday, December 1, 2024 at 11:59pm.

The application includes:

Brief questionnaire Essay Budget and brief description of research expenses Resume Transcript(s) Name of recommender (faculty member or GSI) Recommendation

All applicants are required to secure a recommendation from a UC Berkeley faculty member or GSI. Your recommender must submit a letter of recommendation via the ...

Sacramento Partners

For 50 years, the Cal-in-Sacramento program has helped prepare our state's future leaders for careers in public service. Help us train the next generation!

Every year, the Robert T. Matsui Center for Politics and Public Service at UC Berkeley sends 30 undergraduate students to Sacramento to complete highly substantive public service internships. Before commencing their internships, Fellows are required to take a 3-unit spring semester course on California politics, policy, and governance, which is designed to train and prepare...

About the Program

The Cal-in-Sacramento Fellowship is designed to train the next generation of public service leaders through a highly supportive and comprehensive approach to experiential learning.

Fellows develop critical skills and engage thoughtfully with key policy issues using a 3-pillar model, combining coursework, research training, and professional development. These components provide the foundation for the Cal-in-Sacramento capstone: the summer public service internship.

Research

IGS is an active research unit with recent and current projects ranging from electoral reform, national identity, immigration, California politics, trust in political institutions, housing and displacement, democratic engagement, government preparation and responses to human-made and ecological catastrophes, and strengthening the public sector workforce. The Institute has continuously extended and reshaped its research mission in response to new governmental and social concerns.

Research Centers and Programs

IGS is an active research unit with recent and current projects ranging from electoral reform, national identity, immigration, California politics, trust in political institutions, housing and displacement, democratic engagement, and strengthening the public sector workforce. The Institute has continuously extended and reshaped its research mission in response to new governmental and social concerns.

Power Shift: How Latinos in California Transformed Politics in America

David R. Ayón and George L. Pla
2018

Power Shift charts the rise of Latino political power and its impact, from the breakthrough election of the first Mexican American to the Los Angeles City Council in 1949 to today's leadership of California and its heavyweight role in polarized America. This inspiring story recounts the origins and development of 10 LA-based Latino and Latina leaders who transformed politics and government, forging a progressive political tradition in the process. Challenging disadvantage and discrimination, these key figures integrated the city council as well as school and county...