Mission

The Appel Fellowship provides first-year students funding to support purposeful, independent experiences that culminate in a meaningful and substantial writing project. 

This fellowship is meant to enhance the first-year experience by encouraging students to engage in independent writing projects that have the potential to be life-transforming. The ultimate goals of the Appel fellowship are to give students an opportunity to experience writing in a way that may shape the course of their lives in new and exciting ways and to encourage students to share these experiences with others by crafting a thoughtful written project.