The Access, Opportunity and Inclusion Gift Fund

The Access, Opportunity & Inclusion Gift Fund supports discretionary funding requests that can include (but are not limited to) financial support for economically under-resourced, undergraduate students (for example, internship related expenses, test preparation, textbooks, course fees, financial emergencies, commencement regalia, technological supports, medical co-pays). Many of the student requests supported by this gift fund are submitted through the Access & Opportunity Portal.

Gifts during the 24-Hour Challenge this year will specifically go to essential transportation needs of students. We continue to see an increase in student requests for transportation. These needs can include getting to campus for the start of the semester, traveling home for the holidays or after the semester ends, and transportation to off campus medical or professional appointments. We see the most repeat requests from students for regular and recurring transportation needs.