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John P. Chesick Scholars Program forFirst-Generation/Low-Income Students

Liftfar Opportunity Fund

The Opportunity fund can provide funding to support on or off-campus professional development during the academic year and/or summer break. Some examples of expenses that can be covered by this fund include, but are not limited to:

  • Various fees related to postgraduate opportunities (e.g., standardized testing and application fees, travel for interviews).
  • Travel and accommodations for a conference or internship related to the student’s field of study
  • Study abroad expenses that are not covered by financial aid or the Study Abroad program’s cost of attendance budget form (for example, passport and visa)

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The Opportunity fund can provide funding to support on or off-campus professional development during the academic year and/or summer break only for currently enrolled Haverford students.

Opportunity Fund Application

Expenses that are not covered by the Liftfar Opportunity Fund

  • SEPTA train tickets for Penn courses.
  • Non-certificate bearing professional development experiences which do not relate or connect to a student’s major or career path of interest at Haverford
  • Graduate and/or professional school test prep materials
  • Study abroad expenses that are already included on the program cost of attendance budget form
  • Study abroad airfare
  • Professional clothing – instead, please use Chesick’s partnership with The Wardrobe
  • Housing fees for students working on Haverford’s campus over the summer

All Liftfar applications are considered on a case-by-case basis. Students are encouraged to reach out to Chesick staff if they are unsure if an expense may be approved for Liftfar funding.

Please be aware that many expenses are not approved through the Liftfar Opportunity fund because there may already be resources in place to cover the expense through Chesick Launch. Students are encouraged to browse the Chesick Launch webpage and/or reach out to Leslie Castrejon to see if there is a Chesick Launch resource which applies to your professional development needs.

Note: Chesick staff works Monday through Friday, and may need to obtain more information before they can respond to an application. Please keep this in mind when applying, and know that they will always get back to you as soon as possible, but that this may take a few days.