The Institute of Leadership Studies offers LMU undergraduate students four opportunities for scholarships, fellowships, and a research assistant internship. Applications for 2026 are now open for the Fitzgerald Scholarship, UK Fellowship, the Presidential Library Fellowship, and the ILS Internship.
All applications are due on November 16, 2026 via email. Please find the application posted on the links below and further information under the "Apply" sections.
William Fitzgerald Scholarship
The 2026 William Fitzgerald Scholarship offers scholarships ranging from $500 to $1000 for students to pursue Study Abroad opportunities, internships, and fellowships.
ILS UK Fellowship
The 2026 ILS UK Fellowship provides opportunities for LMU students to study in London, England for one semester in the Fall through the Foundation for International Education (FIE).
ILS Presidential Library Summer Fellowship
The 2026 ILS Presidential Library Summer Fellowship supports LMU student research opportunities by providing summer stipends to further their research at either the Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, CA or the Nixon Presidential Library in Yobra Linda, CA.
ILS Internship
The 2026 ILS Internship is a semester-long research assistant internship at the Institute of Leadership Studies with Professor Michael Genovese, Ph.D.
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ILS proudly administers this scholarship to a select group of LMU students in honor of Dr. William Fitzgerald, former LMU Political Science Professor and Chair who taught at LMU from 1953- 1955, 1958-1962, and 1967-1991.
Scholarships range from $500 to approximately $1,000 and must be used for academic and research opportunities such as LMU Study Abroad, the Washington Center internship program in D.C, the Study LA Spring Semester Program, or other research opportunities.
Scholarships are open to LMU undergraduate students who can demonstrate significant financial need. Applicants must be enrolled in the Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts (BCLA) and must be U.S. citizens. Application form is due via email by Monday November 16, 2026.
Download application: 2026 William Fitzgerald Scholarship
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The UK Fellowship with the Institute for Leadership Studies is open to LMU Undergraduate students to study abroad for one semester. Students receive a full scholarship to study in London, England for the Fall 2027 through the Foundation for International Education (FIE). Scholarship includes round-trip airfare and some living expenses.
Application form, copy of applicant resume, and one-page application response is due via email by Monday November 16, 2026.
Download Application: 2026 ILS UK Fellowship
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A summer stipend will be granted to selected students who, along with the sponsorship of a political science professor, have a research project that can be accomplished at the Reagan or Nixon libraries, both in Southern California.
Application materials include: application form, along with applicant research proposal and name of political science professor acting as applicant’s sponsor.
Materials should be submitted via email to the address listed on the form by Monday November 16, 2026.Download Application: 2026 ILS Presidential Library Summer Fellowship -
Applications are now open for the 2026-27 academic year cycle.
Applications are due Monday November 16, 2026 for consideration as a Fall 2027 intern at the Institute for Leadership Studies (ILS).
Download Application: 2026 ILS Internship
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In 2005, the Institute for Leadership Studies co-sponsored a new LMU study abroad semester program in London.
Visit the LMU Study Abroad website for more information: https://academics.lmu.edu/studyabroad/