The Urban Public Policy Fellowship (UPPF) program is a leadership development program that exposes historically underrepresented minority undergraduate students at UIC to public policy issues. UPPF fellows attend weekly seminars on policy topics and complete internships at organizations working in public policy, advocacy, and community development. In 2014-2015, 27 students were selected as UPPF fellows and presented their work at a research conference. The program aims to introduce fellows to the theory and practice of public policy-making.