DR. ALEX HECKMAN PUBLIC 
ADMINISTRATION SCHOLARSHIP 
The Dr. Alex Heckman Public Administration 
Scholarship was established for students in the 
Master of Public Administration program to honor 
the memory of the program’s founding chair. 
Dr. Heckman was a loyal and dedicated faculty 
member whose impassioned advancement of the 
study of public administration fueled his experiences 
to help the greater central Ohio community.
COMMUNITY COLLEGE 
SCHOLARSHIP
Your donation to the Community College 
Scholarship will support students who earn an 
associate degree from one of our partner schools. 
Roughly 7,000 students attend Franklin each year — 
one-third of them coming directly from community 
colleges, allowing your donation to the Community 
College Scholarship to make a lasting impact.
EXCELLENCE FUND
Contributions to the Excellence Fund are directed 
toward continuous improvements to our students’ 
Franklin experience such as scholarships, 
enhancing student support services, upgrading 
technology hardware and software, refreshing 
classrooms and other campus facilities, 
and/or supporting the research, development 
and implementation of new academic programs 
and other initiatives. A gift to the Excellence Fund 
offers the broadest impact.
MAKE IT POSSIBLE FUND
The Make It Possible fund gives you, as a graduate 
of Franklin University, the unique opportunity 
to pay it forward to those who will come after you. 
Your donation to the Make It Possible fund goes 
directly toward helping students in the midst of 
a financial challenge. This gift could be used to 
help cover any education-related expense for 
students in need of an extra boost to realize the 
dream of finishing their degree. 
HEALTHCARE AND NURSING 
ACHIEVEMENT SCHOLARSHIP 
In support of industry demand for healthcare 
professionals, the Healthcare and Nursing 
Achievement Fund will support students working 
toward a degree in a healthcare-related major. 
ACCESS AND OPPORTUNITY 
SCHOLARSHIP 
By contributing to the Franklin Access and 
Opportunity Scholarship, you can help remove 
financial barriers for students who may not 
otherwise have access to higher education. 
By lending your support to the University’s 
ongoing efforts to create environments where 
students succeed, you make it possible 
for aspiring students to focus on learning, 
growing and reaching their full potential.
DOCTORAL SCHOLARSHIP FUND 
Established to supplement the 360-degree 
support provided to doctoral students with 
financial assistance, the Doctoral Scholarship 
Fund helps students on a path to bring a higher 
level of technical, technological, research, 
communication and leadership skills to the 
workplace or classroom.
1902 LEADERSHIP 
CIRCLE SCHOLARSHIP
The Leadership Circle Scholarship, established in 
2009, is awarded annually to students who make 
a positive contribution to the economic and/or 
social good of their local communities. Donors to 
the Leadership Circle Scholarship make an annual 
contribution of $1,902 in tribute to the year 
Franklin University was established.
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Thank you for investing in my future 
and believing in students, like me, who are 
balancing family, school, work and service. 
This scholarship supports my pursuit of a 
degree while growing a small business and 
remain engaged in volunteer work.
– JASON L.

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