UC Dialogue Fellows Program

UC Office of the President – Graduate and Undergraduate, Equity Affairs and Institutional Research and Academic Planning – and the UC National Center for Free Speech and Civic Engagement (“Center”) are excited to announce a pilot fellowship program for faculty and staff, as part of a systemwide initiative to enhance and expand the teaching of dialogue skills to our students.

Through $5,000 awards, this fellowship supports the teaching of dialogue skills in the curricular context (e.g. a class focused on dialogue skills, incorporation of dialogue skills practice in any class), or work that supports such teaching (e.g. training for faculty and other instructors on such strategies). It prioritizes projects that not only enhance individual teaching practice, but also produce adaptable, shareable resources and approaches that can be used by other faculty and staff. Faculty and staff, including graduate student instructors, are eligible to apply. We encourage applicants from across the breadth of disciplines and campus roles and aim to create a cohort representing all UC campuses.

The fellowship program will run from October 1, 2026 to June 30, 2027.

The fellowship application window will be open July 6 to August 24, 2026.

Click here to let us know if you are interested in the UC Dialogue Fellows Program! 

If you have questions, please feel free to contact UCDialogueFellows@ucop.edu.