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Undergraduate Fellowship

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The MODL Undergraduate Fellowship is a fall-semester internship that places students within an elections administration office

to support operational needs during an election cycle. Fellows gain hands-on exposure to the full lifecycle of election administration, including pre-election planning and logistics, early voting, and Election Day operations. The program includes elections department-led training on Arizona election law, ethics, confidentiality, and election security. Fellows will also participate in bi-weekly, cohort-based reflection meetings facilitated by Bill Gates, Director of the Mechanics of Democracy Lab.

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Elections Administration Undergraduate Fellowship

Program Structure and Opportunities

Opportunity to be placed in either the Maricopa County Elections Department or the Pinal County Elections Office.
At Maricopa County, Fellows will work in one the largest election jurisdictions in the country while at Pinal County the Fellows will work in one of the most innovative rural jurisdictions in the nation.
Fellows will be embedded within the assigned organization 20 hours/wk on average and exposed to the full lifecycle of election administration, from pre-election planning and logistics to early voting and Election Day operations.
The program is intentionally structured to prepare fellows to meaningfully contribute to the November 2026 election.

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Elections Administration Undergraduate Fellowship Application Requirements

Students currently enrolled and are returning as an undergraduate for the 2026-2027 academic year with a minimum 3.0 GPA, are encouraged to apply. International students are not eligible for the MODL Elections Administration Undergraduate Fellowship.

Complete the Google form application using this link. You will need to prepare the following in advance to submit your application.
Professional Resume in PDF format.

200 word responses to the following essay questions:

Why are you interested in this fellowship?
Why is our elections system important to our democracy?
What skills or knowledge would you bring to this Fellowship?