It is hard to get accepted into a graduate program in the SOPP. We don’t want unexpected financial hardships to make achieving that degree even harder. We risk the field narrowing to only the financially privileged if we don’t create a safety net for our future psychologists who experience financial emergencies during their graduate training. This would be a travesty for the field of psychology, but even more so for the breadth of clients needing services in our city, state and country. Thus, in 2025, the School of Professional Psychology launched its very own BRIDGE fund - Building Resources for Individuals Deserving of Graduate Education - to be that safety net.

In our inaugural campaign last year, we raised over $13,000 from 49 donors. Our goal is to raise at least $15,000 this year. 100% of all monies received will be given to graduate students in need of emergency support to help them persist in their training, so that they can become the psychologists our society needs in the years to come.

As faculty in the SOPP, we promise to do our best to be excellent educators. We need your support in helping our graduate students in a crisis moment persist in their education. Help us bridge the gap by donating to our BRIDGE fund during Giving Day! Please help us help our students!