Marquette University Trinity Fellow – Graduate Fellowship

The Trinity Fellows Program is a 21-month graduate fellowship designed for emerging leaders committed to social and economic justice. Fellows pursue a full-time master’s degree at Marquette University while working 18 hours per week at a Milwaukee-area nonprofit during the academic year and full-time during the summer.

Why Apply?

• Leadership development rooted in justice and equity

• Professional experience with a nonprofit organization

• Full-tuition scholarship + monthly living stipend

• Cohort-based learning and support

• Master’s degree in one of 16 eligible disciplines

Program Outcomes:

• Stronger leadership skills and sense of purpose

• Lasting connections and community building

• Deepened understanding of justice and systems change

Eligible Fields of Study:

Accounting · Business · Civil & Environmental Engineering · Communication · Corporate Communication · Criminal Justice Data Analytics · Economics · Educational Policy & Leadership · English · History · International Affairs · Applied Philosophy · Applied Psychology Data Analytics · Political Science · Public Service · Theology

Eligibility:

• Qualified applicants must be accepted to their chosen master’s degree program at Marquette and must have completed service in AmeriCorps, the Peace Corps, Jesuit Volunteer Corps, or a comparable full-time volunteer organization OR post undergrad completion of 2+ years of full-time employment with a nonprofit organization.
• To be eligible for the Trinity Fellows Program, applicants must be a U.S. citizen, Permanent Resident or DACA recipient of the United States.
• Note: If your service or nonprofit experience was impacted by federal funding cuts since January 2025, we are still willing to consider your application. Please include a brief explanation in the “Full-time service and/or nonprofit experience” section of your application.

Benefits and Fees:

• Fellowships include a full-tuition scholarship, a living stipend (totaling $37,812.90 paid in bi-weekly payments of $804.53 gross), $800 in professional development funds, and $1500 in insurance reimbursement. These benefits exceed $70,000 for the 21-month program.
• Each student is charged a $625 participation fee per semester (fees total $2,500). Education awards (i.e. Segal Education Award or Peace Corps Readjustment Allowance) can be used.

Please contact Alisha Klapps Balistreri, Assistant Director, at Alisha.klapps@marquette.edu with questions related to this opportunity.