Career Access Fund grants are available to help cover expenses that include, but are not limited to:
- Interview Attire (for specific opportunities and within reasonable price points; please review our Average Clothing Costs page & Interview Guide)
- Graduate school test preparation*
- Graduate school registration fees*
- Business cards, portfolios, or other related materials
| - Travel/lodging for career-related trips
- Attendance to professional development workshops or academic conferences
- Professional development courses (e.g. Harvard CORe, programming bootcamps, etc.)*
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*Please note for these expenses that applicants are expected to apply for fee reduction opportunities from the organization if available.
Please note that any tech hardware (e.g. cameras, phones, money towards a laptop, etc.) is not supported by CAF at this time.
For students requesting clothing, please note that CAF can only award funding for up to two outfits for specific upcoming opportunities where business attire is needed such as an upcoming interview, internship, presentation at a conference, or necessary networking event. Students requesting clothing will have to list specific details sharing when and for what purpose they need business attire.
Awards will be granted for the listed expenses only. Documentation that does not include detailed information about your proposed expenses, or an expense date that occurs in the past, may delay or disqualify your application.
Finally, CAF grants are awarded for future expenses. They will not cover reimbursements for expenses already incurred. All applicants will need to upload documentation (a quote, a screenshot, etc.) of proposed expenses to their application and list the date they expect to incur expenses. Applicants must also provide an itemized list showing the cost of each expense.
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