Ambrose Conrad McAuley (ACM) Fellowship
Financial Support, Mentorship, and Global Leadership for Black graduate students studying abroad
The Ambrose Conrad McAuley (ACM) Global Fellowship supports Black American graduate students pursuing degrees abroad. Designed to remove financial, social, and cultural barriers, the fellowship fosters leadership and global readiness through a strong cohort experience.
- Be Black American
- Be enrolled or accepted into graduate program abroad (Master’s or Ph.D.)
- Be actively engaged in making a positive impact through community service, leadership roles, extracurricular activities, or similar
- Be in need of financial support to fund their program abroad
Up to $2,000 in funding
One-on-one mentorship
Access to a virtual and in-person workshop retreat
Ongoing community support
Participate in a mentorship program for undergraduates
Create blog posts or video reflections
Participate in at least one interview or promotional spotlight
Completed application form
Proof of graduate program acceptance
Resume or CV
Personal statement on leadership, purpose, and global goals
Optional Video Submission: Post a 1–2 minute video on social media sharing why you should be selected. Tag @AriventuresAbroad and use #ACMFellowship2025
Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis through August 1, 2025
Finalists are selected based on purpose, leadership, impact, and clarity
Review panel includes Ariventures Board and previous Fellows
Fellows announced August 26, 2025
Applications are accepted on a rolling basis
Awards will be disbursed for the 25 - 26 semesters in September 2025
2024 - 2025 ACM Cohort
Kenneth Butler
Guildford School of Acting MFA in Acting
Kenneth Butler is a passionate actor and director from Atlanta, Georgia. He holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Theatre Performance from Columbus State University and is currently pursuing a Master of Fine Arts in Acting at The Guildford School of Acting. Kenny is committed to increasing representation and accessibility in the arts, particularly for minority communities. He has led initiatives such as Theatre of Color, which raised awareness of diversity in theatre, and currently serves as the International Student Representative at GSA. He aims to create a traveling theatre company that reimagines classic works through minority perspectives and develops new experimental projects that inspire and uplift marginalized communities. Kenny believes that theatre has the power to invoke positive change and is dedicated to expanding the scope of minority representation both on stage and in the classroom. This scholarship will enable Kenny to continue his studies, reduce his financial burden, and further his mission to create theatre that inspires and uplifts marginalized voices.
Khadajah Senegal Muhammad
Johns Hopkins SAIS Bologna
Khadajah Muhammad was born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. She graduated Magna Cum Laude from the University of Pittsburgh where she received a bachelor’s degree in political science while minoring in the Administration of Justice and achieving a global studies certificate in Peace, Conflict, and Security Studies. She has a passion and a commitment to positive social impact for marginalized communities both locally and internationally. Khadajah continually works to be the change she wants to see in the world. She enjoys spending time volunteering with international NGOs and local nonprofits that focus on increasing human services and quality of life. She has interned with the VSFS with USAID. She completed the Coro Fellowship in Public Affairs program, and worked in the private sector on the IT side for a philanthropy-focused consulting company. Her languages include intermediate Spanish and novice Arabic. She is a 2024 Thomas R. Pickering Foreign Affairs Graduate Fellow and is completing a Masters program at Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies in Bologna, Italy.
Jamie - Lukas Campbell
Queen's University Belfast - PhD History and Politics
Jamie-Lukas Campbell is a PhD researcher at Queen’s University Belfast, where his work explores the intersection of Blackness and queerness within the US military, focusing on the lasting impact of Don't Ask, Don't Tell on Black queer service members. Originally from New York, Jamie-Lukas’s research seeks to center the experiences of Black queer Americans, challenging traditional narratives in public policy and history. In addition to his research, he created the TUS Initiative—a project aimed at driving conversations around leadership, equity, and inclusion within both academic spaces and the wider community.