The Harvard Club Summer Community Service Fellowship

Donations from Club members support one or more Harvard students in their 10-week community service project for a Cape Cod non-profit organization.  Student work is intended to have a meaningful impact on the non-profit and the Cape community in addition to being an important learning experience. 

Student Applications

HCCC works with the Harvard Center for Public Service to find students with an interest in a public service project on Cape Cod.  Students who have lived on the Cape are given preference, although any student willing to work on the Cape is considered.  Applicants are encouraged to reach out to any 501(c)(3) non-profit on the Cape and Islands in their area of interest and discuss possible projects, ideally with measurable milestones that can be achieved in the 10 week period.  Applicants must submit a resume and their student record, a description of the project and a letter of support from the sponsoring non-profit. To learn more click here. The deadline for applications is generally in March/April and the HCCC review committee makes its decision in April.

Sponsoring Organizations

Participating organizations should have work that is challenging and offers students the opportunity to learn new professional skills, and achieve a meaningful objective within a 10 week period.  Organizations should also be willing to discuss the project with the potential fellow and allow their interests to shape the work.  For a list of sponsoring non-profits click here.

We encourage any Cape Cod non-profit who would like to learn more to contact Anne Tupper (2annetupper@gmail.com).  

2025 Fellows

Emma Vrabel '25

Emma Vrabel '24Summer Fellow Emma Vrabel AB/SB ‘25 concentrated in Sociology, is from Canton, Connecticut, and will study disability law at Berkeley this fall. As Co-founder/President of the Harvard Undergraduate Disability Justice Club she advocated for increased accessibility throughout campus and helped build community for disabled students. Emma was a research assistant at Harvard’s Sociology Department, presented at the Harvard Undergraduate Students Foreign Policy Initiative /InterAmerican Court of Human Rights, and was Co-Captain of its Women’s Wrestling Club.

Emma has worked to improve outcomes for disabled persons across a wide-variety of sectors, from advocating for improved transportation policy at the White House, to assisting a start up to create gainful employment opportunities for disabled individuals, to teaching and researching at Perkins School for the Blind. She also has experience with accessibility consulting projects with Nike and Zalando. As the JFK Hyannis Museum initiates its Accessibility Plan with Open Door Arts, Emma is excited she can assist the museum become an even more inclusive space.

Grace Yoon '27

Grace Yoon '27

Summer Fellow, Grace E. Yoon C’27, is from Vestal, NY, and concentrates in Economics and English. She’s a senior reporter at The Harvard Crimson where she reports on the University’s central administration and its standoff against the Trump administration. Grace has written about federal funding cuts, Harvard’s two ongoing lawsuits against the federal government, and student visa revocations. Prior to reporting on central administration, Grace covered local drama around proposed developments, investigated substandard living conditions in shelters, and broke down controversial changes to local housing laws. 

Grace is also a news executive for the Crimson’s multimedia board, where she helps coordinate photo coverage and visual content for the website. Last summer, she studied law and international politics at the London School of Economics. She has also volunteered for a year at the Y2Y homeless shelter. In her free time, Grace enjoys playing the piano and cello.

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