Talking Across Difference is a university-wide initiative meant to equip educators, staff, and students to have productive conversations about difficult and sometimes divisive issues. Applications are now closed for the 2026-2027 cohort.
Undergraduate Opportunities
Rutgers Democracy Lab offers a wide array of student programming to build civic skills, talk across differences, and work together to solve real-world problems – no matter the discipline.
The Think and Do Tank offers a highly immersive civic learning experience that builds students' capacity for democratic citizenship and problem-solving. Students from across the university and across disciplines come together to work collaboratively to address democratic issues, and they do this important work in partnership with faculty and expert practitioners.
The Digital Content Creator Internship is a paid, credit-eligible program where students create original, viral-ready social media content that inspires young people to become active, informed democratic citizens. Interns collaborate to produce engaging videos, interview community members, and strategize ways to reach disengaged online audiences.
The Technology and Democracy Research Hub Internship gives Rutgers–New Brunswick undergraduates the opportunity to work alongside academic and policy researchers and contribute to research on technology, social media, and democracy. Applications are now closed for the Fall semester.
The RU Ready Internship is a paid, credit-eligible experiential learning program that equips students with the skills to foster civic engagement through four facets in high schools and middle schools across the state of New Jersey.
RU Voting is a nonpartisan effort to register, mobilize and engage Rutgers University students to participate in politics and vote in local, state and national elections.
Student Democracy in Action Fund
COMING SOON! Dedicated funding for student clubs and organizations who wish to host interactive, democracy-centered events for the Rutgers community.