Ciresi Walburn Leadership Fellows: More Than a Scholarship
The Ciresi Walburn Leadership Fellows (CWLF) Program at the University of St. Thomas is designed for students who have a demonstrated commitment to leadership, service, and furtherance of racial and social justice and want more than a traditional college experience. It is for students who are seeking community, purpose, and growth—plus a substantial scholarship grant.
The foundation of the program is a small group of Fellows—a cohort—who move through college together. This is a community built on trust, personal relationships, accountability, and shared growth.
The CWLF program was formed to help develop independent, successful, and empowered leaders who become future civic, professional, and community leaders. The program aims to help graduating Fellows become gainfully employed in a degree-required profession or attending graduate school after four years at St. Thomas.
Through the Fellowship, students receive up to $70,000 in scholarship support over four years, which, in addition to further financial support that students receive at St. Thomas, covers the vast majority—if not all—of tuition costs for most Fellows.
Incoming first-year students in all St. Thomas' baccalaureate programs are eligible for consideration.
To learn more about the Fellowship, visit https://www.stthomas.edu/admissions/undergraduate/financial-aid/scholarships/ciresi-walburn-leadership-fellows/.
The CWLF Program builds on four successful cohorts of the Ciresi Walburn Scholars program.
