employment recruiting opportunities from CISR’s global partners, expanding JMU’s footprint in the humanitarian and public service sectors and opening exciting career pathways for Dukes.
Benefit to JMU
This project will benefit JMU by expanding access to global work-based learning experiences for undergraduate students and by promoting JMU across the international humanitarian sector as a preferred partner for recruiting talented and ethically grounded young professionals. The fellowship builds a synergy among existing institutional resources by integrating the global impact of the Center for International Stabilization and Recovery with the engagement mission of the Madison Center for Civic Engagement, aligning with the university’s commitment to expanding student work- based learning experiences and public-private partnerships.
Projected Budget
CISR staff mentors:
$18,000
Stipends for faculty collaborators:
$5,000
Student Project Fund:
$2,000
Total:
$25,000
We are seeking $25,000 to seed this transformative work-based learning fellowship. Students knock on CISR’s door every semester eager to get involved with our work. The challenge is that CISR is a grant-funded center at JMU, so all of CISR’s staff time must directly support our funded projects; this leaves a critical gap between the valuable learning opportunities that students are asking us for and the resources to support staff who can teach, mentor, and facilitate students in our work.
Your gift will support two project teams, funded at $12,500 each , to pilot this program in 2026-27. For each project team:
$9,000 will support time reassignments for CISR’s seasoned staff to provide robust support for four student Fellows across one academic year. In collaboration with the Madison Center for Civic Engagement, CISR’s staff mentors will design meaningful fellowship programming, coordinate student engagement with CISR’s global projects, and lead reflection and dialogue sessions that embrace the questions at the heart of JMU’s civic engagement vision. $2,500 will provide stipends for faculty collaborators across campus with relevant expertise to advise on the team’s project. $1,000 will fund a project fund (student-directed, CISR-managed) for the Fellows to extend their learning experience through activities like field trips, inviting
Madison Trust 2026 Project Proposal
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