Ready to Partner with a Fuqua Student Consulting Team?
If your organization is facing a strategic or operational challenge and could benefit from fresh insights, we’d love to hear from you. Fuqua offers FCCP in three of our degree programs, each with different timelines and engagement levels.
Know which program you’re interested in?
Submit your project proposal by Friday, September 5, 2025, to be considered for the upcoming cycle. There are no fees to participate for this academic year.
Not sure which program is the right fit?
Complete our Client Interest Survey, and a member of our team will follow up to learn more about your goals and recommend the best program for your needs.
| Master of Management Studies (MMS) | Daytime MBA |
Executive MBA (EMBA) |
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|---|---|---|---|
| Project Duration | Fall 2 MBA scoping (6 weeks) Spring 1 MMS project phase (6 weeks) |
Spring Semester (12 weeks) | Term 3 (16 weeks) |
| Program Timing | Oct 27, 2025 – Feb 17, 2026 | Jan 15 – April 17, 2026 | January – June 2026 |
| Student Work Experience | Average 16 months | Average 6 Years | Average 11 years |
| Team Structure | Four teams of five MMS students (20 students total) collaborate with one client. The teams are supported by a faculty advisor who provides instruction and guided by two MBA students (Engagement Managers). | A team of five Daytime MBA students collaborates with one client. The team is supported by a faculty advisor who provides instruction and is mentored by a second-year MBA student (FCCP Fellow). | A team of five Weekend Executive MBA students collaborates with one client. The team is supported by a faculty advisor and mentored by an FCCP alum. |
| Application Guide | MMS Guide | Daytime Guide | EMBA Guide |
| Program Flyers | MMS FCCP Program Overview | Daytime FCCP Program Overview | EMBA FCCP Program Overview |
| Application Link | Apply to MMS | Apply to Daytime MBA | Apply to Executive MBA |
Master Agreement
To participate in FCCP and support FCCP Students, your organization and Duke will complete an FCCP Master Agreement before your organization is accepted into the program and project work begins. Each FCCP project will be governed by the terms of an FCCP Project Agreement, which will be finalized at the start of each FCCP project.
- FCCP Master Agreement. An authorized representative of your company and Duke University will enter into an FCCP Master Agreement with Duke (“Master Agreement”) that sets forth terms and conditions that are generally applicable to each specific FCCP Project that you might provide support for over the course of the three-year term of the Master Agreement.
- FCCP Project Agreement. The Master Agreement includes a template (Annex 1) that the FCCP Program will use to create an agreement for each specific FCCP Project that your organization agrees to support (each, an “FCCP Project Agreement”), which will also be signed by authorized representatives of your organization and Duke University. Each FCCP Project Agreement incorporates the terms and conditions of the Master Agreement and includes the details of the FCCP Project.
In addition, FCCP students will sign one agreement as follows:
- Student Acknowledgement. The Master Agreement contains terms and conditions that the FCCP Students must follow. Once an organization and Duke University sign an FCCP Project Agreement, the FCCP Students who will be preparing and delivering project deliverables to the organization will acknowledge in writing their review of the FCCP Project Agreement and agree to abide by all terms and conditions therein that are applicable to FCCP Students.
Please click on the links below to download and review the template Master Agreement, which includes the FCCP Project Agreement Template attached as Annex 1, specific to your region:
Frequently asked questions
Please get in touch with our office via our Client Interest Survey to help us better understand your business. We can review your business challenge or idea and assess alignment with one of our student programs.
We invite applications from organizations of all sizes with a compelling business challenge. Most FCCP clients are established businesses that have been operating for at least three years, have 25 or more full-time employees, and at least $1 million USD in revenue or operating budget. Historically, our clients have included large public companies, small businesses, startups and nonprofits.
Clients benefit the most from FCCP when they present our students with a compelling project. Business issues, challenges, or opportunities that would merit engaging a management consultant are more likely to stimulate student interest and result in recommendations of real value to your organization. Adequate internal support is also crucial. Clients will need a senior leader serving as a Project Sponsor and two day-to-day Project Leads. Learn more about client expectations here.
Your team’s senior-level Project Sponsor will meet with students at four main points throughout the course: The project kickoff, the work scope review, the midpoint presentation, and the final presentation. Your organization’s designated Project Leads will also attend these meetings, along with meeting with students weekly throughout to provide input and resolve any outstanding items. Learn more in this video.
Sectors that tend to resonate with Fuqua students include Tech, Healthcare, Sports & Entertainment, Energy, Sustainability, and Social Impact, but this changes with every incoming class and with larger economic trends. International projects have historically been in strong demand. For more context on successful past engagements, explore Projects.
We welcome applicants to re-apply with a new project in the following year.
Each FCCP Project is subject to standard confidentiality obligations, which will be set forth in the FCCP Master Agreement. FCCP Students are required to confirm their understanding of, and agreement to, these terms.
These templates are provided under Application Steps and within the online application. Please do not release any confidential information to the students, faculty or teaching assistants until all parties have signed these agreements.