The Just City Mayoral Fellowship is a program of the United States Conference of Mayors and the Just City Lab at the Harvard Graduate School of Design in partnership with the Mayors’ Institute on City Design, and with support from The Kresge Foundation. This unique and highly interactive program brings together a small group of mayors to directly tackle injustices in each of their cities through planning and design interventions.
Recorded October 16, 2025, this informational webinar introduced mayors and their staff to the Fellowship, offered tips for a strong expression of interest, and answered frequently asked questions about the curriculum and format.
The 2026 Expression of Interest for mayors is now open through Monday, November 17, 2025. The 2026 Fellowship will follow a hybrid in-person and virtual format between February and April of 2026, with extended advising dispatched to each mayor’s city in May through September of 2026. The Fellowship will engage selected mayors and two key staff members from each city throughout the semester.
Watch the recording (29:17):