MILLER CENTER
LEWIS FAMILY FELLOWSHIP
Undergraduate Action Research for Social Justice
Fellowship Alumni
University Valedictorians
Fulbright Scholars
Total Action Research Projects
Action Research with Social Enterprises
Miller Center accelerates leadership by providing students with opportunities to learn and work with social enterprises that are on the front lines of poverty eradication and sustainable development in Africa, Asia, Latin America, and the United States.
The Miller Center Lewis Family Fellowship is a fully-funded summer field experience along with two-quarters of classwork and academic research for Santa Clara University junior-level students.
Fellows are awarded a $5,000 stipend.
Members of historically underrepresented groups are encouraged to apply.
Action
Research Model
The action research model of our fellowship simultaneously supports rigorous, transformative undergraduate student learning and the scaling of social enterprises in developing countries that participate in our world-class accelerator programs. Action research is a practice-led approach that emphasizes learning from working with social enterprises. This provides a robust value exchange between students and social enterprises.
Ashoka U awarded our fellowship the Cordes Innovation Award in Academic Student Learning for 2017. This is the most prestigious award in social enterprise higher education.
Projects for 2023
ALL ACROSS AFRICA
All Across Africa is a global network of makers driving social change through the ethical production and distribution of sustainably made artisan goods.
SUITUP
SuitUp equips students for life beyond the classroom by partnering with schools/youth organizations and businesses to ensure that all students have the access and awareness to pursue the college and career of their choosing.
LIKHA
Likha’s mission is to empower artisan families to overcome poverty by reimagining time-honored local craft for the global marketplace.
KISANGAS (CLEANERGY TECH SOLUTIONS)
Kisangas’ mission is to empower farmers and help them develop sustainable agricultural practices.
Jibu
Jibu capitalizes, equips, and trains emerging market entrepreneurs to create affordable access to drinking water and other necessities.
Innovation Works
Reducing Baltimore’s neighborhood and racial wealth by accompanying leaders of social enterprises working to create sustainable neighborhood economies.
Good Nature Agro
Good Nature Agro is a for-profit social enterprise that believes in farmer-centric impact.
2023 FELLOWS
These fellows have been selected to conduct practical research commissioned by Miller Center’s family of social enterprises and select partners.
Good Nature Agro
Zambia
Isabela Ramirez
Katie Duffy
Liam McBride
SuitUp
New York
Ananya Pagadala
Melia Furst
Lauren Jones
All Across Africa
Rwanda
Karina Tsou
Owen Polk
Cleanergy-Kisangas
India
Francis Brooke
Liyara Senadheera
Likha
Philippines
Jules Holland
Melanie Eng
Jibu
Rwanda
Lia Kraaijvanger
Lauren Kelley
Innovation Works
Baltimore
Chelsea Ebisuya
Lady Elizabeth Roy
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