Learn with purpose. Lead with impact.
F&M’s top-tier academics, hands-on experiences, and transformative connections will prepare you to shape the future — starting now.
Own Your Influence. Affect Real Change.
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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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 »Leadership Through Service to Others
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 »Leadership Through Service to Others
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 »Leadership Through Service to Others
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 with Impact
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 with Impact
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 with Impact
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 »A Blueprint for Tomorrow’s Innovators
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 »A Blueprint for Tomorrow’s Innovators
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 »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 »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 »How We Do It
World-Ready Leaders
We prepare you to be world-ready, equipping you with the skills to excel in not just one career, but many. You’ll become a purpose-driven leader committed to shaping a better world.
Learning by Doing
We ensure you learn with purpose through hands-on experiences. You’ll discover Lancaster is the ideal place to practice, participate, and contribute to a thriving community that’s a microcosm of the world.
Creative Collisions
With a 9:1 student-to-faculty ratio, we offer unparalleled access to faculty who are leading experts in their fields. You’ll experience creative collisions that spark transformative connections within a community devoted to your success.
Our Commitment to Affordability
- Pennsylvania residents with household incomes below $75,000 attend F&M tuition-free.
- Those earning between $75,000 and $150,000 pay no more than in-state tuition at Penn State University.
Apply Early Decision II by January 15
Ready to be a Diplomat? If F&M is your top-choice school, submit your application for Early Decision II by January 15.
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