Nonprofit Management and Community Engagement Fellowships
Graduate fellowships for the nonprofit management and community engagement program help defray tuition costs while building and enhancing your professional skills.
Fellowship Types
The School of Education and Social Policy offers a wide range of external (off-campus) and internal (on-campus) graduate fellowship opportunities of the following types:
- Presidential Fellowships provide 100% of your graduate tuition and include a 9-month, unpaid fellowship placement of 25 hours per week.
- Provost Fellowships provide 50% of your graduate tuition and include a 9-month, unpaid fellowship placement of 15 hours per week.
Please note that fellowships are available to full-time Master’s in Nonprofit Management and Community Engagement students only.
2026-2027 Nonprofit Management and Community Engagement Fellowship Opportunities
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Community Engagement Fellowship Process
How To Apply
- Click the “Apply Now” button below or go to gps.merrimack.edu/apply to begin or resume your graduate application.
- Within your app, select “Yes” for “Are you applying to a fellowship?”
- Submit your application. Be sure to complete the required Fellowship essay.
- Receive your admission decision. If admitted to the master’s program, you’ll receive further instructions about the fellowship process.
Important Information for the Nonprofit Management and Community Engagement Fellowship Program
We strongly encourage you to apply as soon as possible for your best chance at a preferred placement. Applications will be accepted until all fellowship positions have been filled.
Priority Fellowship Application Deadline: February 1, 2026
Initial Rankings Form Available: February 5, 2026
Initial Rankings Deadline: February 13, 2026
Fellowship Interviews: March 2-5, 2026
Post-Interview Rankings Deadline: March 6, 2025
Match Decisions: Late March 2025
First Day of Fellowship Training: August 2026
Duration of Fellowship Placement: August 2026 to late May 2027
The process is as follows:
- Submit your online application. Be sure to indicate your fellowship interest within your application.
- Submit your initial ranking form. Students who are accepted for admission and invited to interview for a fellowship will be eligible to review and rank their preferred positions. If you are invited, your invitation will include a deadline for submitting your selections. Please note: we do not guarantee that you will be invited to interview for your top selections.
- Complete your site interviews. Speak directly with site representatives to learn more about the position and responsibilities.
- Submit your post-interview rankings. After the interviews, both students and sites must complete and submit their post-interview ranking forms, ranking their preferences for final placement.
- Receive your match notification. Match letters will be sent to all students and supervisors.
Please note:
- Participation in the fellowship placement process does not guarantee a fellowship. Sites will independently decide which candidates to invite for interviews. Please note that interviews are not guaranteed with your selected sites.
- Deposits are due five business days after matches are sent to students.
- If you are admitted into the traditional program but not offered a fellowship, you may be considered for a Dean scholarship.
- If you are originally awarded a scholarship and then are given a fellowship placement, you will no longer receive the merit scholarship. The fellowship will replace any other discounts.
Questions? All interested students should Graduate Admissions at [email protected] for further information.
Dean and Alumni Scholarships
Dean and Alumni Scholarships are available to students who are not receiving a fellowship. No additional application is needed.