Summer Programs
High school students interested in learning more about college preparation, leadership, and business are encouraged to join the Walton College for Fleischer Scholars Program this summer. Application deadline: March 31.
Fleischer Scholars
The Fleischer Scholars Program is a free, on-campus summer program designed to serve first-generation high school juniors in Arkansas who are interested in studying business.
Program Details
Fleischer Scholar Participants will experience a 6-day program to discover career paths in business, develop an entrepreneurial mindset, practice communication skills, gain college preparatory experience, network with Walton College students, faculty, staff and alumni, engage with community business leaders, and visit local companies. This free program will be on-campus at the University of Arkansas - Fayetteville.
Who Can Participate?
Students who will be high school seniors in fall 2026 are encouraged to apply.
Selection Criteria
Scholars are selected with the following criteria considered:
- Graduating from an Arkansas High School
- First generation status
- Academic performance in high school
- Involvement in leadership and community service
- Household Income/Financial Need
Camp Dates
June 14-19, 2026
Apply NowStudent Testimonials
I made friends that I believe will definitely make differences in their communities.
This program has genuinely changed me as a person, and my eyes have been opened to all the opportunities and resources that are out there.
My favorite part of the program has been the doors it has opened for me. I am grateful to have been part of it, and if I could do it all over again, I absolutely would.
I came from a family where experiences like this are just dreams, so to actually be living it, and knowing I'm making my family proud as the first to experience something like this is truly surreal.
I loved being able to connect with new friends and people who aspire to the same career path as me. It was fun also seeing the aspects of different companies and how they really work on the business side of things.
More Information about the Fleischer Program
Morton Fleischer is a successful financier, entrepreneur and real estate investor. From his beginnings as a janitor in the local dime store to now, he has formed more than twenty real estate companies, taking three of them public on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE).
With the Fleischer Scholars Program, his goal is to assist economically disadvantaged students allowing them to graduate from college and to encourage them to invest their time and talent back into their hometown communities upon graduation. He calls this the “multiplier effect” and hopes that these future leaders will serve as role models and thus cause a ripple effect in these communities.
