The Diplomat Way.
Dig Deeper. Explore Further.
When you become an F&M Diplomat, your influence reaches everywhere—the classroom and laboratory, the studio and stage, the playing field, the city of Lancaster and beyond. Because each step you take, each choice you make, expands into something greater.
To shape the world, start right where you are. That's the Diplomat way.
Public Service, the Diplomat Way
Own your influence and affect real change. F&M’s Public Service Leadership Fellows program empowers future leaders like you by offering a four-year merit scholarship, mentorship from a tenured professor, leadership workshops, public service shadow opportunities, and more.
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Own your influence and affect real change. F&M’s Public Service Leadership Fellows program empowers future leaders like you by offering a four-year merit scholarship, mentorship from a tenured professor, leadership workshops, public service shadow opportunities, and more.
Learn more »Preservation, the Diplomat Way
Are you ready to learn how you can immediately help preserve the Chesapeake Bay? F&M’s Chesapeake Watershed Leadership Fellows program will engage you in meaningful field and laboratory research within the local Conestoga River watershed, a tributary to the Chesapeake Bay, in southeastern Pennsylvania. Chesapeake Watershed Leadership Fellows not only receive a four-year merit scholarship, but also mentorship from tenured professors, hands-on experience in original, action-oriented research, and more.
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Are you ready to learn how you can immediately help preserve the Chesapeake Bay? F&M’s Chesapeake Watershed Leadership Fellows program will engage you in meaningful field and laboratory research within the local Conestoga River watershed, a tributary to the Chesapeake Bay, in southeastern Pennsylvania. Chesapeake Watershed Leadership Fellows not only receive a four-year merit scholarship, but also mentorship from tenured professors, hands-on experience in original, action-oriented research, and more.
Learn more »Preservation, the Diplomat Way
Are you ready to learn how you can immediately help preserve the Chesapeake Bay? F&M’s Chesapeake Watershed Leadership Fellows program will engage you in meaningful field and laboratory research within the local Conestoga River watershed, a tributary to the Chesapeake Bay, in southeastern Pennsylvania. Chesapeake Watershed Leadership Fellows not only receive a four-year merit scholarship, but also mentorship from tenured professors, hands-on experience in original, action-oriented research, and more.
Learn more »Leadership, the Diplomat Way
Are you ready to learn how to identify problems, create solutions, and lead with resilience? F&M’s Future Founders Leadership Fellows program will immerse you in the core values of entrepreneurship and innovation by offering a four-year merit scholarship, mentorship from a tenured professor, a personal board of advisers, dedicated leadership workshops, experiential learning projects with local organizations, and more.
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Are you ready to learn how to identify problems, create solutions, and lead with resilience? F&M’s Future Founders Leadership Fellows program will immerse you in the core values of entrepreneurship and innovation by offering a four-year merit scholarship, mentorship from a tenured professor, a personal board of advisers, dedicated leadership workshops, experiential learning projects with local organizations, and more.
Learn more »Creative Leadership, the Diplomat Way
Are you ready to find your voice and affect meaningful change? F&M's Creative Writing & Cultural Leadership Fellows program will immerse you in writing, reading, literary activism, and creative expression, equipping you with the power to move people with your words. Fellows receive a four-year merit scholarship, mentorship from a professor, dedicated leadership training, opportunities to engage in literary and cultural activism, and more.
Learn more »Creative Leadership, the Diplomat Way
Are you ready to find your voice and affect meaningful change? F&M's Creative Writing & Cultural Leadership Fellows program will immerse you in writing, reading, literary activism, and creative expression, equipping you with the power to move people with your words. Fellows receive a four-year merit scholarship, mentorship from a professor, dedicated leadership training, opportunities to engage in literary and cultural activism, and more.
Learn more »Public Service, the Diplomat Way
Own your influence and affect real change. F&M’s Public Service Leadership Fellows program empowers future leaders like you by offering a four-year merit scholarship, mentorship from a tenured professor, leadership workshops, public service shadow opportunities, and more.
Learn more »Public Service, the Diplomat Way
Own your influence and affect real change. F&M’s Public Service Leadership Fellows program empowers future leaders like you by offering a four-year merit scholarship, mentorship from a tenured professor, leadership workshops, public service shadow opportunities, and more.
Learn more »Own Your Influence. Affect Real Change.
Building a community of leaders to tackle real-world challenges — that's the Diplomat way. At Franklin & Marshall, we believe your college years are a launchpad for lifelong leadership. That’s why we created four distinctive fellowship programs for students who are curious, motivated, and eager to make a positive and immediate impact in the fields of climate and sustainability, creative writing, entrepreneurship, and public service. Every Fellow receives a four-year merit scholarship ($15,000 annually), deep mentorship from tenured faculty who are experts in their fields, and membership in a living-learning community focused on their specific area of intellectual and leadership development.
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It's Time to Raise Our Game
Each October, Raise Our Game unites student-athletes and their fans as we conduct our annual campaign in support of Diplomat Athletics. Your generosity fuels all 28 teams, providing the resources, equipment and opportunities necessary to compete with the best. Make your gift now and demonstrate your support for today's Diplomats.
Give Today »Explore, Experience, and Succeed at F&M
Real-World Learning
Your ideas may start in the classroom, but they won’t be contained there. At F&M, you can connect the things you care about to meaningful experiences, including research, internships, volunteering, and more.
A Global Campus
We proudly embrace our global identity and commit ourselves to improving our cultural fluency. We demonstrate this commitment by recruiting students from around the world, emphasizing the transformative power of studying abroad, and creating opportunities to engage with a globalized Lancaster.
Success Beyond F&M
We’re a partner in your success on Day 1. Explore how we engage with students across all four class years — and discover how that commitment helps you land jobs in leading industries and gain admission to high-demand graduate and professional programs around the world.
Our Home: The City of Lancaster
F&M's extraordinary home city is an urban oasis. Lancaster, PA offers arts, culture, and experiences for every taste and preference and is full of extraordinary opportunities — all within safe walking distance of campus.
Discover the city »F&M Stories
October 23, 2025
Get to Know F&M's New Faculty
This fall, five new professors joined the Franklin & Marshall faculty—a vibrant community of scholars who shape the College’s distinctive academic experience. Their research interests range from parasitology to documentary film, from diplomatic networks in the Middle East to algorithmic surveillance online. Read on to get to know these new members of our campus community and hear what they had to say about the F&M experience, life in Lancaster, and more.
October 23, 2025
A Custom Blueprint for an Architectural Future
Alex Scarboro ’26 is following his own blueprint for a career in architecture. The senior designed a custom major in studio art and business, organizations, and society. “My decision to combine the two disciplines was rooted in my innate love for architecture and art,” Scarboro said.
October 23, 2025
Alumni Gifts Endow Director Position for Klehr Center for Jewish Life
Franklin & Marshall College is pleased to announce that the directorship of the Klehr Center for Jewish Life has been endowed by a group of alumni, parents and friends in honor of Ralph S. Taber, who spent more than 34 years working to support student life at F&M.