Carrie O’Connor Memorial Travel Fund 2025
Dear RS colleagues,
BU Giving Day will soon be here on Wednesday April 9! Each year, BU holds Giving Day as a way for programs, departments, and organizations to maximize their fundraising efforts through friendly competition and matched university funds. If you are able, please consider donating to the Carrie O’Connor Memorial Travel Fund.
The Carrie O’Connor Memorial Travel Fund was established in memory of our beloved colleague Carrie O’Connor. Your donations support two $1500 travel grants per year for students to study abroad in a Francophone country. We hope to support many students in the years to come.
This year, we’re competing for the Advocate All-Star Challenge and the Overachiever Challenge. The Advocate All-Star Challenge will earn extra money for the fund with the most donations through an advocate link. The link above is an advocate link, so please use and share it with your networks! For the Overachiever Challenge, we need as many donors as possible between now and April 7.
Many of you have given generously in past years, and we are so grateful for your contributions to that effort. We hope you’ll consider donating again this year. Every dollar we raise gets us a little closer to endowing Carrie’s fund and ensuring that it becomes a permanent part of our institution.
If you know a student who may be interested in applying for the travel grant, our application is currently open at this link. The deadline for Summer/Fall 2025 travel awards is April 18.
Warmly,
The Carrie O’Connor Memorial Travel Fund Committee