Student Fact Sheet

The Trinity Fellows Program of Marquette University was created in keeping with an ideal central to the university’s mission - the promotion of justice and faith through service - to develop urban leaders with a commitment to social and economic justice.

Program Overview

Trinity Fellows participate in a 21-month study/work program while earning master’s degrees in one of the following fields:

  • Applied Economics
  • Applied Philosophy
  • Business Administration
  • Civil & Environmental Engineering
  • Communication
  • Corporate Communication
  • Criminal Justice Data Analytics

 

  • Educational Policy and Leadership
  • English
  • History
  • International Affairs
  • Political Science
  • Public Service 
  • Theology

 

Fellows are expected to complete their master’s program in two years as a full-time student. They are also required to take three Trinity classes focused on the following urban issues:

  • Trends in the Social Sector: Social Innovation and Systems Change
  • The Nature of Cities, Urban Policy and Politics
  • Social Justice, Social Activism

In addition to full time studies, Fellows are placed at selected nonprofit organizations
in the Milwaukee area, where they work in meaningful, substantive projects. Fellows
work at their agencies 18 hours per week during the academic year, and 40 hours per
week during the summer between academic years.

Requirements

Application Deadline Extended:

January 15, 2024

Academic

Applicant must meet the admission requirements of the Marquette University graduate program of choice.

Commitment to Service

Completion of the Peace Corps, Jesuit Volunteer Corps, Lutheran Volunteer Corps, AmeriCorps, Teach for America, or other comparable full-time service commitment OR 
2+ years of full-time employment with a nonprofit organization.

Eligibility

To be eligible for the Trinity Fellows Program, applicants must be a U.S. citizen, Permanent Resident, DACA recipient of the United States.

 

Financial Benefits

  •  Full tuition scholarship 

  • A living stipend totaling $37,065 paid in bi-weekly payments of $788.62 (gross)

  • Professional development funds totaling $800

Fees

Each Fellow contributes a participation fee of $625 per semester; the participation fee totals $2,500 for the 21-month, four-semester fellowship term. This contribution may come from an AmeriCorps education voucher, a portion of the Peace Corps readjustment allowance, or a similar grant.

Fellowship Term & Enrollment

Our next fellowship term is from mid-August 2024 – May 31, 2026. We will award up to 12 fellowships.

 


 

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Current Agency Partners

  • African American Leadership Alliance
  • American Red Cross
  • Carmen Schools of
    Science & Technology
  • City Forward Collective
  • Data You Can Use
  • Employ Milwaukee
  • Greater Milwaukee Committee
  • Medical College of WI
  • Milwaukee County – Office of Equity
  • Milwaukee LGBT Community Center
  • Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District - MMSD
  • Milwaukee Public Library
  • Milwaukee Riverkeeper
  • Milwaukee Youth Symphony Orchestra
  • PEAK Initiative
  • Sixteenth Street Community Center
  • St. Camillus
  • Urban Ecology Center
  • Urban Economic Development Association
  • UW-Madison Extension 
  • Wisconsin Department of Children and Families

 


Examples of Eligible Service Programs

This list is not comprehensive. Please contact Trinity Fellows with any questions.

 Atlas Corps

Amate House

AmeriCorps

AmeriCorps NCCC

AmeriCorps VISTA

André House

Art Corps

Bon Secours Volunteer Ministry

Brethren Service Corps

Capuchin Franciscan Volunteer
Corps

Christ House

Christian Appalachian Project

City Year

College Possible

Dominican Volunteers USA

Farm of the Child

Food Corps

Franciscan Volunteer Ministry

Jesuit Volunteer Corps

Jesuit Volunteers International

L’Arche

Loyola University Chicago
Opportunities in Catholic Education

Lutheran Volunteer Corps

Mercy Corps

Nuestros Pequeños Hermanos

Passionist Volunteers International

Peace Corps

Playworks

Public Allies

PULSE (Pittsburg Urban Leadership
Service Experience)

Repair the World

Salesian Lay Workers

St Joseph Worker Program

Teach for America

Vincentian Service Corps