Jepson students engage in research with faculty partners and independently. Diverse fellowships support internships and research projects in a variety of sectors, including nonprofit work, scholarly research and politics/government.

The Robert L. Burrus Jr. Fellowship Program for Developing Leaders, inaugurated in summer 2004, supports nonprofit internships.
Leadership and the Liberal Arts Initiative, a multi-year national collaboration, awards grants to students to pursue projects that grow from Keck-funded courses.
The Jablin Research Fellowship, created in memory of Jepson professor and leadership studies scholar Fredric Jablin, supports an internship or a research project.
The Claude Moore Charitable Foundation established 10 student internships as part of a two-year grant to help prepare students for leadership in the health care field.