The Marshall Memorial Fund

Through a bequest of James J. Marshall and Ellen O'Connor Marshall, the College has established a fund to encourage the creative and intellectual involvement of students and faculty with the Worcester Community in order to enhance the quality of life in Worcester and build closer ties between the College and the community. Financial support is available on a competitive basis for service, research, and community-based learning projects that are of academic benefit to Holy Cross students and/or faculty and of benefit to the people of Worcester. Awards are typically in the range of $200-$500. Navigate to the Donelan Office website to access the application, learn of application deadlines, and see examples of past awardees.

General questions about the fund and the selection process should be directed to Isabelle Jenkins. Questions pertaining to purchasing/reimbursement should be directed to Diane Girard. The Donelan Office is available for coaching and guidance as applications are being completed.

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The Ignite Fund

The Ignite Fund is Holy Cross' way of saying, in the words of Ignatius, "go, set the world on fire." Holy Cross invites students to follow these words by providing funds to match student's questions and ideas to the world's needs. Financial support is available for student-initiated entrepreneurial projects, student research projects, and travel to present at research conferences.

• Project-Based Learning Fellowships: Ignite Project Fellowships provide students with the opportunity to put their entrepreneurial ideas into action. We fund student-initiated, student-implemented projects designed to put the Jesuit principles you've absorbed during your time at Holy Cross to work. If you have a big idea that you'd like to see put to the test, a project you've been working on that needs more resources to implement, a need in our world that you'd like to positively impact, or a skill or talent that you think can help others, the Ignite Fund can help you make it happen.

• Funds to Support Your Research: Holy Cross students don't just learn from world-class researchers — they conduct their own research. And just as faculty need resources to make their work happen, student researchers need funds to help their work take shape. The Ignite Fund provides equipment, access fees, books, software, and more, to students interested in creating new knowledge.

• Conference Travel: For students who have already done research and want to disseminate their work through a formal conference presentation, Ignite funding (normally up to $800 annually for domestic travel and $1500 annually for international travel) is available to support travel and conference registration fees. (Summer research students should apply for conference travel funds through the Weiss Summer Research Program Group page on MyHC).

Applying for the Ignite Fund is easy through the College's Application Portal.

Learn more about the Ignite Fund application process here.