The Ciresi Walburn Leadership Fellows (CWLF) Program includes scholarship aid as well as mentorship, leadership development, and other supports. The chosen students form a group of peers (or cohort) who gather consistently from their first through fourth years at the University of St. Thomas.
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.
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 Ciresi Walburn Scholars.
The Ciresi Walburn Leadership Fellows progam announces to its students there has been an increase in support. The grand annoucement was made on Nov. 4, 2025, at Anderson Student Center at the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul, Minnesota.
