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Join us for one of our Fall Open Houses and experience our beautiful, riverfront campus firsthand. Learn more about Marist鈥檚 academic experience, the admissions process, and get an inside look at life as a Red Fox! You'll have the opportunity to hear directly from students, faculty, and staff about what makes the Marist Community so special. Register Below:
Join us for one of our Fall Open Houses and experience our beautiful, riverfront campus firsthand. Learn more about Marist鈥檚 academic experience, the admissions process, and get an inside look at life as a Red Fox! You'll have the opportunity to hear directly from students, faculty, and staff about what makes the Marist Community so special. Register Below:
Join us for one of our Fall Open Houses and experience our beautiful, riverfront campus firsthand. Learn more about Marist鈥檚 academic experience, the admissions process, and get an inside look at life as a Red Fox! You'll have the opportunity to hear directly from students, faculty, and staff about what makes the Marist Community so special. Register Below:
The Presidential Fund for Equity aims to ensure that everyone has the opportunity to succeed, by creating a supportive environment for all. This fund ensures that financial constraints do not limit access to the full Marist experience.
Generously supported by President Kevin Weinman, his wife Beth, and others in the Marist community, this fund provides support for travel courses and internships, reflecting a deep belief in student potential and the power of experiential learning. It directly aligns with Marist鈥檚 commitment to academic vibrancy, student centrality, and global engagement.
Equity Fund awards are designed to support undergraduate students with demonstrated financial need, ensuring that cost is not a barrier to participating in meaningful academic and professional experiences. Every eligible student is encouraged to apply.
Application Deadline:
Need-based stipends are available through the Equity Fund to support undergraduate students participating in unpaid internships. These stipends help reduce financial barriers that can prevent students from gaining valuable workplace experience and skills. Undergraduate, degree-seeking students who demonstrate significant financial need are encouraged to apply.
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Financial support is available for students to enroll in short-term, faculty-led travel courses, which offer enriching academic experiences outside of the classroom. The distinctive program involves a semester spent learning in the classroom and culminates with a 10鈥�14-day trip to global destinations to explore firsthand the topic studied. Because these courses often involve international travel and carry additional fees, awards from the Equity Fund may offset the cost for students with demonstrated financial need. Undergraduate, degree-seeking students who meet the financial criteria are encouraged to apply.
Your Support Transforms Student Potential
This fund helps ensure every Marist student can fully participate in the Marist experience through opportunities like study abroad and internships, regardless of financial need. Thanks to President Kevin Weinman and his wife Beth, the Board of Trustees, alumni, and donors who have pledged their support, many students have already benefited. However, demand continues to exceed available resources. Your gift creates real outcomes by expanding access, enriching student experiences, and empowering future leaders. Join our community in creating a lasting impact.
Presidential Fund for Equity supports semester-long internships, along with various short-term travel courses. Below displays the breakdown of disbursed funds, collating total expenditure.
*As of September 30, 2023. Based on the significant demonstration of need and an assessment of the cost of tutorial services, the University has incorporated tutoring for all Marist students into its operating budget.
President Kevin Weinman and his wife Beth created this fund with a personal pledge in December 2021 to enable talented students with financial need to access the same range of experiences as their classmates. As Weinman noted, his family鈥檚 gift was 鈥渋ntended to be one small step toward helping all of our students to reach their full potential and get the most out of their Marist experience.鈥� On Sept. 23, 2022, Board of Trustees Chairman Ross Mauri 鈥�80 announced that each member of the Board of Trustees also made a pledge to the fund in honor of Weinman鈥檚 inauguration. The College鈥檚 goal is to continue to grow the fund, the range of activities it supports, and its impact on students with donor support.
Awards are intended for students enrolled in an undergraduate, degree-seeking program who demonstrate significant financial need and where financial constraints are a barrier to their participation in internships and attachment programs.
Applications will be reviewed in a competitive process to distribute available funding by committees consisting of representatives from Academic Affairs, the Academic Learning Center, the Center for Career Services, and the Office of International Programs. Student Financial Services and the Business Affairs Office will be responsible for confirming eligibility and overseeing the distribution of awards.
Application Deadlines:
For Fall 2025 internships:
Application Opens: August 11
Application Deadline: September 2
The Presidential Internship Scholarship assists students with financial needs to secure internships in fields and locations where such experiences are often unpaid.
Internship support will be limited to off-campus, credit-bearing internships that will be completed during the Fall 2025 term. The student applicant must have completed at least 45 credits prior to the semester of the internship. Funds are limited and competitive. Funding may also be considered taxable income. Priority will be given to students who have not previously received support under the Presidential Fund for Equity in the Marist Experience.
Application Opens: August 15
Application Deadline: November 1
A portion of these funds will be allocated to support students demonstrating financial need who wish to enroll in either a spring attachment or spring break course. Awards for students will be applied towards offsetting the incremental charges for participating in these courses. To support as many students as possible, most awards will partially offset the cost of participation, and range from $1,000 to $3,000. Awarded funds may also be considered taxable income.
