Fellowship Program
Overview
Mad Agriculture is a fast-paced, action-oriented nonprofit built to create a regenerative revolution in agriculture, and our Fellowship Program moves at the same pace: project-first, deliverable-driven, mentored start to finish. Fellows scope and execute projects that are timely and needed by the organization. We don’t have a set number of fellows we take on each year, and we don’t run an application window; instead, projects come together based on team capacity and the fit between project and fellow. That means we’re always open to your ideas, but we can’t promise a fellowship in return.
What we’re looking for
Taking on a fellow is a big commitment, so we’re deliberate about it. The person and the project both have to be right. We’re not looking for extra hands to handle logistics or admin; we’re looking for someone motivated by the mission, comfortable with ambiguity and iteration, and currently enrolled in or affiliated with a graduate program. We don’t expect you to know exactly what we need, but we want to understand the areas of our work you’re interested in, the skills you bring, and what you want to get out of a fellowship. If that matches an internal need, we’ll reach out.
Terms
Duration: Typically 2–6 months, scoped to the project.
Time commitment: Hours per week set collaboratively before the fellowship begins.
Compensation: Academic credit or a stipend, determined case by case.
Eligibility: Open to graduate students or recent graduates affiliated with a graduate program.
Examples of previous projects
2026 Wilding Fellowship, the Erb Institute at the University of Michigan [Substack Post]
2025 Research and Journalism Fellowship [Substack 1, Substack 2]
2024 Stewardship Plan & Program Development for Haystack Farms, Master of the Environment Program, University of Colorado Boulder [Project Poster]
2022 An Examination of Local Grain Sourcing [White Paper]
2022 Sources of Government Funding for Regenerative Funding for Farmers in the United States, Master of the Environment Program, University of Colorado Boulder [Report]
2021 Grain Revival Fellowship, Master of the Environment Program, University of Colorado Boulder [Grain Revival Guide]
2020 The Economics of Regeneration, Master of the Environment Program, University of Colorado Boulder [White Paper]
2020 Policy Incentives for Soil Health Practices, Goldman School of Public Policy, University of California, Berkeley [White Paper]
