Financial Aid

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About

Fisher Fund for Financial Aid

Opening Doors. Changing Lives.

At St. John Fisher University, financial aid is more than just assistance—it’s the key that unlocks opportunity. The Fisher Fund for Financial Aid ensures that a Fisher education remains within reach for talented students, regardless of their financial circumstances.

With 100% of incoming first-year students receiving some form of aid, your support helps bridge critical gaps for students, from strengthening merit scholarships to providing emergency funds when life takes an unexpected turn.

Your generosity doesn’t just make college affordable—it fuels potential. It helps us recruit bright, deserving students, offer competitive aid packages, and reduce student loan debt so that graduates can launch their careers with confidence and possibility.

Thanks to donors like you, more than 2,500 undergraduate students benefit from scholarships and awards each year and other life-changing financial aid programs.

Together, we’re not just opening doors—we’re transforming futures.


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Gradhat icon61%Alumni
Suitcase icon22%Faculty/Staff
Friends icon9%Friends
Parent icon4%Parents
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Robert Alexander
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You have helped us meet four matches and challenges:

  • 2:1 Kickoff Match with Elizabeth ’11 and John Leonard
  • Faculty and Staff Challenge with Bob and Tarri Heerkens
  • Lunchtime Special Challenge with Jim Stanton ’78
  • The 1980s Alumni Match with Sharon Napier ’81
85 days ago by Maherly Schaeffer

Advocates

Daniel J. Boyce, Esq. ’79 and Shelley L. Boyce, Michael E. ’82 and Christine Haefner, and Mike ’80 and Karen Moran

Generated 5 clicks
Offered a $90,000 match

The John and Elizabeth ’11 Leonard Family Foundation

Offered a $50,000 match

Martin L. Keating ’75 and Jake Latchman

Gave $15,000 during a Challenge!

Sharon D. Napier '81

Offered a $10,000 match

Jim Stanton '78

Gave $10,000 during a Challenge!

Britt and Lisa Vitalone ’91

Offered a $10,000 match

Community Advocates

Generated 762 clicks and 52 gifts, totaling $7,477

Robert and Tarri Heerkens

Gave $5,000 during a Challenge!

Kate ’08 and Ryan ’08 Michaels

Gave $5,000 during a Challenge!

Joseph A. ’76 and Nancy Garbarino

Offered a $5,000 match

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