• Returning Citizen Fellowship (RCF) Application* - 2023-24

    The Returning Citizen Fellows program (RCF) is a cohort structured student success and persistence program for individuals who were formerly incarcerated in and/or with A Brighter Way (ABW) the Michigan Department of Corrections (MDOC). As a program, the RCF’s primary intention is to provide Fellows a support system within EMU and external to EMU as a way to help navigate both the complexities of higher education as well as the challenges to reentry, post-incarceration. The Fellows program is designed in tandem with ABW and MDOC 's Offender Success Model. 
  • *Please note this application is not an admissions application to Eastern Michigan University. You will still need to fill out an application to EMU as well. Every RCF application will need to fill out an EMU application, FAFSA and Returning Citizen Fellows application. This application is just your first step to getting accepted into EMU.

     

    Please contact emu_engage@emich.edu if you have any questions while filling out this form. Thank you for applying; we are excited to meet you!

  •  - -
    Pick a Date
  • Please answer the below questions in order for the RCF review committee (made up of returning citizens, non-profit leaders, University staff and MDOC Offender Success staff) a comprehensive understanding of you and your educational goals.

  • *If you have not filled out your FAFSA and would like to fill it out yourself, please go to to studentaid.gov  and fill it out as soon as possible. Also, make sure to add Eastern Michigan University's federal school code 002259 to your FAFSA Application!

     

    *If you have not filled out a FAFSA and would like help, please indicate here and one of the RCF Fellow Program Assistants will help you.

  • Clear
  • Should be Empty: