The fellowship funds 25 projects led by doctoral students from Rutgers – New Brunswick, Camden, and Newark across 15 academic disciplines. Fellowships support dissertation or co-authored research projects on deliberative dialogue, AI and democracy, democratic innovation, or other topics aligned with the 2025-2026 theme of the Rutgers Democracy Lab.
More information about the fellowship and the projects of the inaugural cohort are available here: (Press Release/Program Website).
