After the fellowship ends, Leung plans to serve the community as an educator or a lawyer.
The awards were founded jointly by the SRCF and the University in 1983 and are part of the Stride Rite Community Service Program, which also includes term-time public service scholarships.
Arnold Hiatt '48 established both Stride Rite programs when served as CEO of the Stride Rite shoe company. As an alumnus, Hiatt said he feels community service should be an important part of a Harvard education.
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"I began this program because I felt Harvard wasn't paying enough attention to community service," he said.
Hiatt has since founded similar public service grants at other area universities.