ARF WIDE: Program/Scholars

Program Components

Scholarships
Awards two-year scholarships to undergraduates at public university partners who demonstrate financial need and show a high potential to make a positive impact on the field. Encourages students to complete their undergraduate education and discover insights and analytics careers in marketing, advertising, media and research.

Access
Connects promising students to a network of professionals working at ARF member companies. Scholars will gain access to ARF’s professional programs – including conferences, seminars, Learning Labs, Young Pros and Women in Analytics.

Internships
Scholars gain access to ARF WIDE partners offering paid summer internship opportunities, giving them a competitive edge when entering the job market. ARF WIDE helps companies build a strong pipeline of motivated, work-ready talent.

Training
Program orients Scholars to the ecosystem and provides technical skill-building Learning Labs.

Networks & Support
Scholars are matched with industry professionals who provide career guidance and support.

Mentors ARF is leveraging the association’s unique network of industry leadership to further supplement the professional networks of our upperclassmen scholars.

Student Profiles

Academic Profiles

Students from backgrounds currently underrepresented in the industry workforce

Students with demonstrated financial need

Students from underserved communities

First-generation college students

Transfers from junior college to 4-year public university

Currently enrolled in junior year in one of public universities partnering with ARF WIDE

Interested in entering fields served by the ARF: marketing, advertising, media, market research, data analytics, insights

Includes students with course or work exposure to quantitative and/or qualitative methods

To get involved or learn more about WIDE, please contact us at WIDE@thearf.org.

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