Loyola student awarded Civic Leaders Fellowship
Jason Rowe, ’26, an English and classics major at Loyola University Maryland, has been awarded a Civic Leaders Fellowship from the Reagan Institute. The fellowship is a hybrid, six-month leadership and professional development program designed to elevate student success in civic and professional life. Rowe was one of 25 new fellows selected from a pool of 196 applicants and is Loyola’s first Civic Leaders Fellow.
Rowe, who is from Maplewood, New Jersey, credits his Loyola experience with helping him to secure the competitive fellowship.
“While at Loyola, I was fortunate enough to receive two grants from the Center for the Humanities, which have had a profound impact on my education,” shared Rowe. “These, and a conversation I had with a Loyola graduate who is now a grant-writer, encouraged me to pursue a career in philanthropy or giving where I can expand upon that success to help others obtain funding and thrive.”
Rowe applied for the fellowship after interning in the grants department of the D.C. Commission on the Arts and Humanities over the summer. During his internship, he learned about the administrative side of funding and witnessed the impact that work had on the community.
As part of the fellowship, Rowe will be paired with a mentor whose career matches his own career interests. Rowe requested someone experienced in working with museums and nonprofits to learn about funding the arts and humanities. At the conclusion of the program, Rowe will deliver a capstone presentation about what he learned and how he will apply it in his career.
“Loyola’s Jesuit education provides an ideal background for this fellowship’s emphasis on civil discourse and working across differences,” said Terre Ryan, Ph.D., Loyola’s director of national fellowships. “The humanities—including Jason’s majors in English and classics—provide students with the skills they need to participate in a democracy. Combine that with Loyola’s core liberal arts education and the University’s commitments to justice, service, and ‘promotion of the common good,’ and Jason has a great deal to offer to the Civic Leaders program.”
Learn more about the National Fellowships Office at Loyola.