Benefits of SELF
There are many benefits to being a SELF Fellow, including being a part of a cohort, networking with program alum and industry, one-on-one mentoring and career coaching, and structured curriculum and personal development across the seven pillars of the SELF Program. Your leadership journey is an essential part of being a SELF Fellow. It starts with getting to know yourself, including your strengths and your goals.
The program will give you leadership opportunities on small and large projects, and encourage you to take the lessons and skills you’ve developed to student organizations and other activities outside of the program. By the end, you’ll be ready to succeed in whichever path your career takes you.
In addition, SELF Fellows receive the following tangible benefits:
- Scholarship of $28,000 over four years- $6,000 during your freshman and sophomore years, $8,000 during junior and senior years
- Fellows have access to FREE tutoring support. There is a tutoring center on campus, Wingspan, which provides tutoring for free to ALL KU students. They don't cover all classes, especially upper-level engineering classes. The SELF program will hire a tutor for Fellows if Wingspan can't accommodate.
- Students have the opportunity to join a special study abroad program in Slovenia that is paired with the Business Leadership Program. This is exclusive to the SELF Program, and occurs at the end of the freshman year.
- ALL Fellows can apply for a Pillar grant of up to $1,500 by the end of their sophomore year. The intent is to gain access to a special experience they otherwise would not have or to see an excellent opportunity towards their professional development. The pillar grant is available but not guaranteed.
- Students also have the opportunity for an all-expense paid trip, SELF of the Road, where they travel in United States with their cohort just before their junior year.
Fellows also have an opportunity to apply for $1,000 in seed funding for their Enterprise project.
