Since 2020, ARF WIDE has empowered talented students with the access, support, and resources they need to launch successful careers in marketing, market research, analytics, and advertising. Now, we’re expanding — and we need your support.

Your Impact

  • $2,500 = Funds a scholar for one semester
  • $10,000 = Supports a scholar through the full two-year program
  • $250,000 = Sponsors 25 scholars across 6 schools

What Your Gift Supports

  • A $10,000 scholarship, disbursed over two years, for each of the 25 selected scholars
  • One-on-one mentorship from industry leaders
  • Exclusive Career Labs hosted by top companies
  • Full access to ARF events, ARF site login with access to the Knowledge Center
  • Internship and job search support
  • A lifelong, career-building peer and alumni network

Suggested Donation Levels

$10,000 · $5,000 · $2,500

Help us raise $250,000 by June 30 to fund 25 WIDE Scholars across 6 schools.

Let’s build the future of our industry—together.
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These corporate partners donated $200,000 to support WIDE in 2024.

WIDE Corporate Partners


Learn More About Our Scholars

School Partners

Public universities serve as a meaningful tool of social mobility in our country, which is why ARF WIDE has partnered with five such institutions. ARF WIDE works with a specific department or school at each of these universities, allowing WIDE to recruit scholars with a variety of academic backgrounds, interests and experiences that can be transferred into an impactful career in analytics, insights, marketing and advertising.


Baruch College at the City University of New York
The University of California, Berkeley (College of Letters & Science)
John Jay College of Criminal Justice at the City University of New York


The Ohio State University (Fisher College of Business)
Rutgers University (Rutgers Business School)
University of Wisconsin Madison (A.C. Nielsen Center for Marketing Analytics and Insights)

 

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ARF WIDE is a program of the ARF Charitable Foundation, 501(c)3 tax exempt charitable foundation. Contributions to ARF Charitable Foundation are tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law.