Scholarships and Financial Aid
Carthage awards more than $60 million to students every academic year. Your gifts help us continue to attract students of unusual merit and enable students whose personal circumstances may prevent them from enrolling at Carthage to do so. We invite you to participate in supporting our students in the following ways:
Annual scholarships
Annual scholarships of any amount support Carthage students. 90% of our students receive some form of financial aid.
The Bridge Fund
The Bridge Fund is critical in helping returning students who are in need of financial support to achieve their dream of attaining a Carthage education. Last year, this fund enabled more than 230 students to continue or finish their Carthage education, with an average award of $2,000.
Endowed scholarships
Endowed scholarships provide funding in perpetuity and in a manner designated by the donor. Endowed scholarships are considered fully funded at $25,000.
150 Years of Carthage Women
Carthage enrolled its first female students in 1870. Join us as we celebrate 150 years of enrolling women at Carthage, and seek to improve the Carthage experience for female students for generations to come. This exciting year-long initiative enables us as a community to not only reflect on and celebrate our past, but to redefine what it means to be a woman at Carthage and build a better future.
The Carthage Fund
Giving to the Carthage Fund is the foundation of support for the College’s mission. Carthage Fund gifts — both unrestricted and specifically designated — support the day-to-day operation of the College, meaning everything from the salaries of professors to financial aid for students. Through the Carthage Fund, Carthage can flexibly fund new initiatives and needs that will have the greatest near-term impact, significantly raising the quality of educational, cultural, and co-curricular programs.
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Innovation
The President’s Discretionary Fund accelerates our ability to act, meet needs, and position Carthage to be a driving force in the economy of the region as we connect Carthage more deeply to the needs of society, particularly to southeastern Wisconsin. Carthage will need additional resources to offer new programs, undertake new initiatives, and conduct research in emerging areas.
Carthage Athletics Fund
The Carthage Athletics Fund allows the President of the College and the Director of Athletics to use these resources for the greatest need in athletics. Success begins with one gift from one person. Become a member of the team behind the teams at Carthage.
Wiggan-Kenniebrew Funds
Carthage has two funds to support multicultural students, named in honor of the first male and female students of African-American descent to graduate from Carthage, Lorraine A. Wiggan ’46 and Alonzo H. Kenniebrew ’54. Both funds were established by the Wiggan-Kenniebrew Black Alumni Network. This group of alumni is dedicated to providing support for current Carthage students of color, especially those of African American descent and those who support the African American community.
Commemorative Pavers
The Carthage campus features several granite walkways welcoming students and visitors to our academic and residential facilities. Sections of these walkways feature commemorative pavers etched with the names of alumni and friends. By donating a paver, you celebrate the Carthage spirit and mark your place among your fellow Carthaginians.
