Scholarships
The Faith & Politics Institute’s John Robert Lewis Scholars & Fellows Program is now accepting applications for the 2024-2025 cohort.
Apply today at faithandpolitics.org.
The John Robert Lewis Scholars & Fellows Program enables students to:
- Learn from changemakers of history, contemporary nonviolence practitioners, and civil rights leaders
- Engage with representatives from government, business, and non-profits in social impact work during two fully funded trips to Washington, D.C.
- Join Members of Congress on FPI’s annual Congressional Civil Rights Pilgrimage in Alabama
- Engage with and learn from corporate leaders who have joined the John Lewis Rising Leaders program
- Complete an oral history project, which will help students learn the challenges, struggles, opportunities, and triumphs of those who have been engaged in creating positive societal change
- Receive a $2,000 stipend
- Become part of a nationwide network of emerging leaders inspired to create positive societal change based on the nonviolent philosophy of the Civil Rights Movement.
Scholars are part of a diverse cohort of undergraduate students, chosen in the competitive applicationprocess, seeking to be effective changemakers in civic life through their engagement in an applied learningprogram of the nonviolent social impact philosophy that grounded John Robert Lewis.
Fellows are part of a diverse cohort of graduate students and others beginning vocations in public service, law, health, nonprofits, and education. These leaders will be selected to examine the nonviolent socialimpact philosophy from a historical perspective; define its principles and strategies; and identify theirapplicability to modern times and movements, current issues, and everyday life.
For inquiries about the program, please feel free to contact me at education@faithandpolitics.org or 202-754-8693.