Program Overview

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Focus Forward Fellowship is designed to help women student veterans and service members build skills, leadership, and a sense of community with their peers. 

Through the program, Fellows will:

  • build a community of support; 
  • access corporate mentors to develop new career skills; 
  • understand individual strengths and how to maximize those strengths; 
  • identify strategies and resources to increase connections and success on campus; 
  • gain confidence in problem-solving; and 
  • develop skills to help foster academic and career goals. 

Apply now for the 2024 cohort.

If you have questions, please email focusforwardinfo@purdue.edu.

Details

Fellows are competitively selected from a national group of applicants who: 

  • are U.S. military service members or veterans
  • are undergraduate students or pursuing a master’s degree; and 
  • maintain a 2.0 GPA or better. 

Selected candidates for the 2024 in-person cohort will participate in a one-week intensive residency program the week of July 15, 2024. After completion of the residency, Fellows will engage in an online community throughout the subsequent semester.