Alumni Career Support Scholarship
Are you an alum making a significant career change but lack the support to make the shift in direction? Or simply not quite sure what that direction looks like exactly? The Career Design Fellowship might be just what you need, and the Alumni Career Program can offer financial support to help offset the cost of your enrollment. Approved applicants will receive 50% off the enrollment cost for the Fellowship
Career Design Fellowship ($215-$315)
Rate varies based on Alumni Association membership status.
Alumni Career Program staff will coordinate with our partners at Mission Collaborative to get you registered for the next offering of the Career Design Fellowship (two offerings each year).
This 30-day online program is designed to help U-M alumni get the clarity and plan needed to find a fulfilling and fitting career.
Who can apply?
- Applicants must be alumni of the University of Michigan — Ann Arbor, UM-Flint, or UM-Dearborn (defined as someone who has completed at least one semester of study at any University of Michigan campus)
- A completed application is required
- A demonstrated need for financial support
Frequently Asked Questions
The Career Design Fellowship is offered twice each year (typically once in the fall and once in the spring). Applications for financial support are accepted anytime with the expectation that awardees will enroll in the next Fellowship offering. Whenever possible, please wait to hear our decision prior to enrolling in the Fellowship.
The Alumni Career Program reviews and selects awardees on a monthly basis. Please look out for an email from [email protected].
Not necessarily. The means to provide this kind of support to unemployed, job-seeking, or alumni with career needs is maintained by philanthropic gifts. Continued support of unemployed or job-seeking alumni is made possible by the generosity of our donors. In addition, unemployment and significant financial need (as determined by household income) are taken into strong consideration. That said, we welcome applications from all alumni who may have career needs.
For use of funding for the Career Design Fellowship, applicants must enroll in the next of the program offerings. Two programs are offered yearly, with the first being in the fall (typically in September or October) and the second in the spring (March or April). Please check the Career Design Fellowship page for the next available offering.
You can help the Alumni Association support the increase in Michigan alumni facing unemployment or in need of job search or career support with a gift to the Alumni Career Fund. Give today!