Thank you for your interest in the 2025-2026 UCLA William F. Sharpe Fellows Program!

        In 2008, the William F. Sharpe Fellows Program was created by the UCLA Department of Economics and their Board of Visitors to engage UCLA alumni, community members, and employers in supporting the career and professional development needs of UCLA’s business undergraduates. Named in honor of Nobel Laureate and UCLA alumnus William F. Sharpe, the program has been successful in bringing together top employers with UCLA’s brightest students interested in pursuing business careers. Today, the program is run by the UCLA Alumni Association staff in collaboration with the Department of Economics and their Board of Visitors to strengthen the Bruin community in business.

For more information on the program, please visit the website here and join us for an Information Session on Wednesday, June 4 from 12pm-1pm in the James West Alumni Center and/or on Friday, July 11 from 12pm-1pm via Zoom here.

Application Deadline: Sunday, July 13, 2025 at 11:59 p.m. PST

PROGRAM COMMITMENT & REQUIRED DATES:

As a Sharpe Fellow, it is required to actively participate in orientation and while the program partners with you to strengthen your career outcome, each fellow is responsible for their career. By applying for the Sharpe Fellows Program, you understand and acknowledge that orientation is required and you are responsible for ownership of your career. 

Orientation: Leadership & Career Development Foundations (Required)

• Friday, September 19 (All day)

Refer to the website for optional opportunities for networking. 

 ELIGIBILITY:  

In order to be considered for the program, you MUST meet all eligibility requirements and complete the entire application.

• Undergraduate students, enrolled full-time (12+ units) at UCLA 
• Expected graduation date of December 2027, March 2028, or June 2028
• Minimum 3.5 GPA

VIRTUAL INTERVIEWS: 

Virtual interviews for candidates that are selected based on eligibility and résumé will be notified by Friday, July 25. Virtual interviews for selected candidates will be conducted the week of July 28for all verticals. If waitlisted candidates are selected to advance, those virtual interviews will be conducted the week of Aug. 4.

DECISIONS:

Final decisions will be communicated Friday, Aug. 8.

For any questions regarding this program, please contact Mia Seleshi, Director of Alumni Career Engagement, UCLA Alumni Affairs at mseleshi@support.ucla.edu.