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鈥檒l begin by discussing your interests and goals to help you select the fellowship programs that best align with your envisioned future. We鈥檒l 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
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鈥檚 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鈥檚 GSE.
Diplomat Fellowship Success Stories
Chilamo Taylor 鈥�24 Forges Unique Path to Japan
How did football and fashion lead Chilamo Taylor 鈥�24 to a prestigious postgraduate fellowship in Japan? An exchange student opportunity in high school first piqued Taylor鈥檚 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. 鈥淎fter I came home from the trip, I knew I wanted to go back,鈥� Taylor said. 鈥淚 immediately began trying to find ways to get back to Japan when I started at F&M.鈥� 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 禄
鈥淔ulbright 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.鈥�
Lisbeth Marquez-Delgado '21, a government and Spanish major, was awarded a Fulbright English Teaching Assistant (ETA) fellowship in Mexico. 鈥淭he Fulbright English Teaching Assistant fellowship is the culmination of my academic, work and volunteer experience, which focuses on my cultural heritage,鈥� Marquez-Delgado said. 鈥淔ulbright 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.鈥�Read More 禄
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 禄
September 5, 2024 Senior Fatimata Ly spent six weeks in the nation鈥檚 capital as part of the Charles B. Rangel International Affairs Summer Enrichment Program. 鈥淎s an aspiring U.S. foreign service officer, this program offers an excellent opportunity to gain relevant experience and education in the field,鈥� Ly said. July 12, 2024 Lam Tran 鈥�21 and Munahil Sultana 鈥�24 will begin their careers in global diplomacy this fall through the prestigious Thomas R. Pickering Foreign Affairs Graduate Fellowship Program. May 30, 2024 With an F&M English degree in hand, Rohail Spear 鈥�24 is ready to write his next chapter. It starts in Greece, where Spear will spend 10 months as an Anatolia Fellow. Are you ready to get started discovering and applying for fellowships? You can email
us at fellowships@fandm.edu.A Summer in D.C: Senior Eyes Career in Foreign Service
Two Alumni Earn Prestigious Foreign Affairs Fellowship
English Grad Writes Next Chapter as Anatolia Fellow
Support for Alumni
The Fulbright Program
The Fulbright Program is the U.S. government鈥檚 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 鈥� and Counting 鈥� of Success
85
Fellowships awarded 2014-2024
29
Countries represented 2014-2024