The Diplomat Way.
Dig Deeper. Explore Further.
When you become an F&M Diplomat, your influence reaches everywhere鈥攖he classroom and laboratory, the studio and stage, the playing field, the city of Lancaster and beyond. Because each step you take, each choice you make, expands into something greater.
To shape the world, start right where you are. That's the Diplomat way.
Public Service, the Diplomat Way
Own your influence and affect real change. F&M鈥檚 Public Service Leadership Fellows program empowers future leaders like you by offering a four-year merit scholarship, mentorship from a tenured professor, leadership workshops, public service shadow opportunities, and more.
Learn more 禄Public Service, the Diplomat Way
Own your influence and affect real change. F&M鈥檚 Public Service Leadership Fellows program empowers future leaders like you by offering a four-year merit scholarship, mentorship from a tenured professor, leadership workshops, public service shadow opportunities, and more.
Learn more 禄Preservation, the Diplomat Way
Are you ready to learn how you can immediately help preserve the Chesapeake Bay? F&M鈥檚 Chesapeake Watershed Leadership Fellows program will engage you in meaningful field and laboratory research within the local Conestoga River watershed, a tributary to the Chesapeake Bay, in southeastern Pennsylvania. Chesapeake Watershed Leadership Fellows not only receive a four-year merit scholarship, but also mentorship from tenured professors, hands-on experience in original, action-oriented research, and more.
Learn more 禄Preservation, the Diplomat Way
Are you ready to learn how you can immediately help preserve the Chesapeake Bay? F&M鈥檚 Chesapeake Watershed Leadership Fellows program will engage you in meaningful field and laboratory research within the local Conestoga River watershed, a tributary to the Chesapeake Bay, in southeastern Pennsylvania. Chesapeake Watershed Leadership Fellows not only receive a four-year merit scholarship, but also mentorship from tenured professors, hands-on experience in original, action-oriented research, and more.
Learn more 禄Preservation, the Diplomat Way
Are you ready to learn how you can immediately help preserve the Chesapeake Bay? F&M鈥檚 Chesapeake Watershed Leadership Fellows program will engage you in meaningful field and laboratory research within the local Conestoga River watershed, a tributary to the Chesapeake Bay, in southeastern Pennsylvania. Chesapeake Watershed Leadership Fellows not only receive a four-year merit scholarship, but also mentorship from tenured professors, hands-on experience in original, action-oriented research, and more.
Learn more 禄Leadership, the Diplomat Way
Are you ready to learn how to identify problems, create solutions, and lead with resilience? F&M鈥檚 Future Founders Leadership Fellows program will immerse you in the core values of entrepreneurship and innovation by offering a four-year merit scholarship, mentorship from a tenured professor, a personal board of advisers, dedicated leadership workshops, experiential learning projects with local organizations, and more.
Learn more 禄Leadership, the Diplomat Way
Are you ready to learn how to identify problems, create solutions, and lead with resilience? F&M鈥檚 Future Founders Leadership Fellows program will immerse you in the core values of entrepreneurship and innovation by offering a four-year merit scholarship, mentorship from a tenured professor, a personal board of advisers, dedicated leadership workshops, experiential learning projects with local organizations, and more.
Learn more 禄Creative Leadership, the Diplomat Way
Are you ready to find your voice and affect meaningful change? F&M's Creative Writing & Cultural Leadership Fellows program will immerse you in writing, reading, literary activism, and creative expression, equipping you with the power to move people with your words. Fellows receive a four-year merit scholarship, mentorship from a professor, dedicated leadership training, opportunities to engage in literary and cultural activism, and more.
Learn more 禄Creative Leadership, the Diplomat Way
Are you ready to find your voice and affect meaningful change? F&M's Creative Writing & Cultural Leadership Fellows program will immerse you in writing, reading, literary activism, and creative expression, equipping you with the power to move people with your words. Fellows receive a four-year merit scholarship, mentorship from a professor, dedicated leadership training, opportunities to engage in literary and cultural activism, and more.
Learn more 禄Public Service, the Diplomat Way
Own your influence and affect real change. F&M鈥檚 Public Service Leadership Fellows program empowers future leaders like you by offering a four-year merit scholarship, mentorship from a tenured professor, leadership workshops, public service shadow opportunities, and more.
Learn more 禄Public Service, the Diplomat Way
Own your influence and affect real change. F&M鈥檚 Public Service Leadership Fellows program empowers future leaders like you by offering a four-year merit scholarship, mentorship from a tenured professor, leadership workshops, public service shadow opportunities, and more.
Learn more 禄Join Us at a Fall Open House
It's Time to Raise Our Game
Each October, Raise Our Game unites student-athletes and their fans as we conduct our annual campaign in support of Diplomat Athletics. Your generosity fuels all 28 teams, providing the resources, equipment and opportunities necessary to compete with the best. Make your gift now and demonstrate your support for today's Diplomats.
Explore, Experience, and Succeed at F&M
Real-World Learning
Your ideas may start in the classroom, but they won鈥檛 be contained there. At F&M, you can connect the things you care about to meaningful experiences, including research, internships, volunteering, and more.
A Global Campus
We proudly embrace our global identity and commit ourselves to improving our cultural fluency. We demonstrate this commitment by recruiting students from around the world, emphasizing the transformative power of studying abroad, and creating opportunities to engage with a globalized Lancaster.
Success Beyond F&M
We鈥檙e a partner in your success on Day 1. Explore how we engage with students across all four class years 鈥� and discover how that commitment helps you land jobs in leading industries and gain admission to high-demand graduate and professional programs around the world.
Our Home: The City of Lancaster
F&M's extraordinary home city is an urban oasis. Lancaster, PA offers arts, culture, and experiences for every taste and preference and is full of extraordinary opportunities 鈥� all within safe walking distance of campus.
Discover the city 禄F&M Stories
October 21, 2025
Fall Sports Teams in Prime Condition for Postseason
Raise Our Game 鈥� F&M鈥檚 annual fundraising campaign supporting Diplomat student-athletes, coaches and athletic programs 鈥� began on Oct. 1, and the final whistle will blow Oct. 31. Read a roundup of fall athletic standings.
October 16, 2025
Alumni Share Advice with Future Diplomats
We asked our alumni to share advice with students taking their first steps on campus during our Fall Open Houses. Their reflections offer a valuable insight into the transformative experience future Diplomats can expect at F&M.聽
October 14, 2025
Math with Meaning: F&M Students Combat Food Insecurity
Two F&M seniors turned a passion for math into meaningful solutions for the Power Packs Project, a nonprofit combating food insecurity in Lancaster, Lebanon and York counties.