CEC Awards & Fellowships

Kallick Community Service Award

Fall Application Open:  September 22nd, 2025
Fall Application Closed: November 30th, 2025

Spring Application Open: February 16th, 2026
Spring Application Closed: May 2026

The CEC would like to invite you to apply for the Kallick Community Service Award available each semester. This award is open to all students who have completed 100+ hours of community engagement work over the course of the current academic year. Don’t forget, you can combine your project hours!

Kallick Awards Recognizes Pitzer Students for Community Engagement 

Social Responsibility Thesis Award

Application Open: September 22nd, 2025
Application Closed: November 30th, 2025

This award is designed to support Pitzer students who will be completing a senior thesis or project during the 2025 spring semester. Funding is awarded to students who complete a senior thesis or project relating to a social responsibility or community engagement theme.

Margo Okazawa Rey (MOR Fellowship)

The Pitzer College Community Engagement Center (CEC), in collaboration with the Intercollegiate Department of Asian American Studies (IDAAS) at the Claremont Colleges, supports the Margo Okazawa-Rey Summer Fellowship to encourage outstanding college students to implement community-based, creative, and/or research projects that integrate social justice, multi-racial solidarity, and feminism, with an emphasis in Asian American and Pacific Islander Studies.
 

Filmmaker and Margo Okazawa Rey (MOR) Fellow 2023 Daisy Okazaki '25 Explores Asian American Identity

Newman Civic Fellowship

Application Open: September 22nd, 2025
Application Closed: November 30th, 2025

The Newman Civic Fellowship is a year-long program that recognizes and supports student public problem solvers at Campus Compact member institutions. Fellows are nominated by their president or chancellor based on their potential for public leadership and their work with communities. Throughout the fellowship year, Campus Compact provides students with opportunities to nurture their assets and help them develop strategies for social change—creating a network of connected and engaged student leaders who can support one another in making positive change.

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