Fellowships
Discovering the Right Opportunity
Fellowships are typically competitive, merit-based opportunities for which you must apply. At F&M, we firmly believe that every student should have the opportunity to apply for at least one fellowship. We’ll begin by discussing your interests and goals to help you select the fellowship programs that best align with your envisioned future. We’ll then guide you through the application process, helping you refine your application materials, select the more appropriate sources for recommendation letters, practice your interview, and more to ensure you put forward the best application possible.
Opportunities are open to undergraduates and alumni and can range from short-term summer courses to multi-year graduate programs, and self-directed projects to cohort-driven service opportunities throughout the world. Experiences are often funded. They can take the form of:
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- Foreign culture and language study
- Research opportunities in STEM, the humanities, the arts, and more
- Experiential learning including internships and service
- Funding toward advanced degrees
- Support for an independent social improvement project
- Creative endeavors
- Teaching assistantships
In addition to fellowship opportunities, F&M's Office of the Provost also offers funding for students to conduct research on campus or across the country alongside faculty.
Something for Everyone
Below are just a few of the hundreds of opportunities available to F&M students and
alumni.
- BMI Foundation John Lennon Fellowship
- The Charles B. Rangel International Affairs Graduate Program
- English Program in Korea (EPIK)
- FAO Schwarz Fellowship
- The Fulbright U.S. Study Award
- The Harry S. Truman Scholarship
- Leadership Alliance Summer Research Fellowship
- The Marshall Scholarship
- The Mitchell Scholarship
- National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowships
- The Obama-Chesky Voyager Scholarship
- The Payne Fellowship
- Public Policy and International Affairs Fellowship
- The Rhodes Scholarship
- Samuel Huntington Public Service Award
- Schwarzman Scholars
- Summer Public Health Scholars Program at Columbia University
- The Thomas R. Pickering Foreign Affairs Graduate Fellowship Program
SPECIAL OPPORTUNITY FOR F&M GRADUATES
The Franklin Fellowship
The Franklin Fellowship is an exclusive opportunity at the University of Pennsylvania’s Graduate School of Education (GSE) reserved for recent graduates of Franklin & Marshall College interested in long-term teaching in Philadelphia.Students applying for the Urban Teaching Residency M.S.Ed. program at Penn are eligible to apply for the fellowship, which includes a $15,000 scholarship that can be combined other merit or need-based scholarships at Penn’s GSE.
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Diplomat Fellowship Success Stories
Chilamo Taylor ’24 Forges Unique Path to Japan
How did football and fashion lead Chilamo Taylor ’24 to a prestigious postgraduate fellowship in Japan? An exchange student opportunity in high school first piqued Taylor’s interest in the country, where he hoped to study streetwear in Tokyo. But he left Japan with a desire to learn more about the language and culture. “After I came home from the trip, I knew I wanted to go back,” Taylor said. “I immediately began trying to find ways to get back to Japan when I started at F&M.” This summer, Taylor will move to Miyagi for a yearlong Princeton in Asia (PiA) fellowship at Niizawa Brewery to learn all aspects of the sake brewing and production process.Read More »
“Fulbright has been a transformational experience for me because I get to collaborate with youth while also empowering myself to be proud of my dual identity.”
Lisbeth Marquez-Delgado '21, a government and Spanish major, was awarded a Fulbright English Teaching Assistant (ETA) fellowship in Mexico. “The Fulbright English Teaching Assistant fellowship is the culmination of my academic, work and volunteer experience, which focuses on my cultural heritage,” Marquez-Delgado said. “Fulbright has been a transformational experience for me because I get to collaborate with youth while also empowering myself to be proud of my dual identity.”Read More »
Record 11 Alumni Selected for 2023 Fulbright Awards
Eleven recent graduates of F&M were awarded Fulbright fellowships in 2023, the highest number in F&M history. Among this year's Fulbright recipients is 2022 graduate Siliphone "Anna" Phommachanthone who will travel to her home country of Laos this fall to study developmental progress that directly results from demining efforts.Read More »
April 1, 2025 F&M seniors and recent graduates will be eligible to apply for the prestigious Churchill Scholarship, a fully funded year of master’s degree study in science, mathematics or engineering at the University of Cambridge. October 14, 2024 As F&M students catch their breath during fall break, eight May graduates are experiencing the other side of the classroom through Teach for America. Current and past Teacher Corps members share their experiences. September 5, 2024 Senior Fatimata Ly spent six weeks in the nation’s capital as part of the Charles B. Rangel International Affairs Summer Enrichment Program. “As an aspiring U.S. foreign service officer, this program offers an excellent opportunity to gain relevant experience and education in the field,” Ly said. Are you ready to get started discovering and applying for fellowships? You can email
us at fellowships@fandm.edu.F&M Invited to Join Churchill Scholarship Program
Teach for America: F&M Alumni Share Their Stories
A Summer in D.C: Senior Eyes Career in Foreign Service
Support for Alumni
The Fulbright Program
The Fulbright Program is the U.S. government’s flagship international educational exchange program. The program funds American citizens to study, conduct research, or teach English abroad, and is among the largest and most diverse exchange programs in the world.
At F&M, we are proud to be recognized by Fulbright as a top-producing institution. This recognition is given to U.S. colleges and universities that received the highest number of applicants selected for a Fulbright program in a particular year. F&M has received this honor nine times in the past decade: 2014-15, 2015-16, 2017-18, 2018-19, 2019-20, 2020-21, 2021-22, 2022-23, and 2023-24.
Fulbright By The Numbers
A Decade — and Counting — of Success
85
Fellowships awarded 2014-2024
29
Countries represented 2014-2024