Dalai Lama Fellowship

The Dalai Lama Fellowship Scholarship is provided through Renée Crown Wellness Institute. Recipients of the Dalai Lama Fellowship Scholarship are awarded $2,000 for one year. This scholarship is not renewable.

This leadership program supports emerging social change leaders in developing self-awareness, resilience, compassion, and the ability to work across cultures and complex systems. Fellows will explore entrepreneurship and social innovation while developing leadership skills and learning how mindfulness and contemplation can inform their roles as leaders in their professional and personal lives. As part of the fellowship, students will work collaboratively on an applied consulting project that brings together their knowledge, skills, and perspectives.

For more information about this unique opportunity please visit the Crown Institute.

To be considered for this scholarship, you must:

  • Be a full-time undergraduate student majoring or minoring in the Leeds School of Business.
  • Commit to 12-15 hours per month, including required in-person meetings during the Fall 2027 and Spring 2028 semesters. If you are planning to study abroad next year, please consider applying a year from now.
  • Be interested in learning skills of contemplation that you can apply to your academic and professional work in your communities.

How to Apply

  • Submit your application by the posted deadline.
  • Attend an interview with Fellowship faculty if invited to do so

This scholarship aims to support the lived and individual experiences and achievements of first-generation college students. This scholarship is open to qualified CU Boulder applicants and does not discriminate based on race, color, national origin, sex, age, disability, creed, religion, veteran status, marital status, political affiliation, political philosophy, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression in accordance with state, federal, and Regent law.

Award
$2,000
Deadline
02/15/2027
Supplemental Questions
  1. Will you be attending CU Boulder in person in Colorado throughout the 2027–2028 academic year?
  2. Why do you want to join the University Dalai Lama Fellowship at CU Boulder? What draws you to the curriculum and community? What qualities and skills do you hope to develop as a leader, and why? How does this fellowship align with the leader you hope to become?
  3. What is your vision for social change, and how do you see yourself contributing to change in your communities? Please describe any social change project, collaboration, or community engagement you have participated in at CU Boulder. How have these experiences shaped your understanding of social change, and how do they connect with the values of the University Dalai Lama Fellowship?
  4. What skills and expertise do you bring to addressing contemporary challenges and societal issues? How do these skills show up in your academic and professional life? How do they shape the way you work with others on a team?
  5. This fellowship requires students to commit approximately 12–15 hours per month. Your fellowship commitment will include:
    • Curricular engagement, such as: readings, discussion posts, and group assignments with your cohort.
    • A 90-minute in-person cohort meeting each month. The meeting time will be determined based on the cohort's class schedules.
    • Collaboration with peers on an applied project throughout the academic year.
    • Two coaching or mentoring calls with your near-peer mentor each semester.

    If accepted, how will you prioritize your commitment to this fellowship and the time required to meet expectations? Please describe any other significant commitments you anticipate during the 2027–2028 academic year outside of your full-time coursework.
  6. To apply, you must complete questions 12-18 on the General Scholarship Application or upload a resume or CV. Confirm your response below.
  7. Please upload your most recent resume or CV. You are welcome to redact your name and personal information from this document.
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