A Mission Worth Pursuing

Rohrer College of Business (RCB) offers Fellowships to outstanding prospective and current MBA and MS Finance students who demonstrate a strong potential to act as change agents in their fields by applying their evolving business expertise to benefit society in profound ways. Fellows complete Strategic Impact Projects (SIPs) at start-up and established corporations, businesses, and nonprofits across diverse industries and sectors. By providing Fellows with opportunities to develop their business acumen in immersive, impact-driven experiences, the Fellowship Program helps propel change agents into the next stages of their careers.  

The RCB Fellowship Program is designed to empower a journey that incorporates strategic impact as a core feature, regardless of the industry or role.

Fellowship Awards range from $500 to $30,000 per student. All RCB Fellowships are made possible through the generosity of the William G. Rohrer Charitable Foundation.  

RCB Fellows Go Beyond the Expected

The Fellows that the Rohrer College of Business chooses to collaborate with are ready to align their Fellowship duties and career trajectories with our mission to achieve positive social transformation while becoming an economic catalyst for the region. They also align with the overall  vision and mission of the Rohrer College of Business. Our Fellows have outstanding qualities already in play that, with RCB’s support, help us achieve our shared mission together.   

Ideal RCB Fellows:  

• are self-directed and driven to accomplish great things; 
• embrace challenges and opportunities to bring their visions to reality; 
• have a well-developed area(s) of interest, ideas, and aspirations;
• have forged relationships and experiences in their business and social passion areas; 
• know how to attain results; 
• are valued and respected by their current peers, supervisors, direct reports, and mentors; and 
• are already on their way to becoming change agents, in their mindset and in their career choices.   

Driving Principles Behind the RCB Fellowship Mission

Our Fellowship program aligns with the Principles for Responsible Management Education (PRME) to advance corporate social responsibility through the incorporation of universal values into curricula, research, and professional growth opportunities. The RCB Fellowship program also upholds Rowan graduate-level business school stakeholders’ goals and values, such as the Rowan Center of Responsible Leadership and the RCB mission and vision at large. 

The PRME Six Principles, inspired by the United Nations Global Compact, exemplify the types of business-related issues RCB Fellows will address in their initiatives. By taking action, becoming change agents at the local or community level, and preparing future leaders to solve real-world problems, together we can make a global impact. 

RCB's Commitment to Keeping Fellowships Flexible

Fellows will lead and support an initiative or set of initiatives. One long‐term initiative might span every semester of study through graduation. Multiple short-term initiatives might occur within a given semester or across semesters. RCB is committed to staying flexible so Awardees can balance their Fellowship with their career, family, and academic obligations.