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Our 10th annual Madison Trust funding event took place on the JMU campus and online March 10, 2023. Watch a replay of the livestream on YouTube.

Select your favorite projects or the Madison Trust general fund to make a gift, and you’re fueling innovation at JMU. Your support boosts these projects and inspires more like them.

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11 Projects

MT23 The 21st Century Federalist Papers Project

MT23 The 21st Century Federalist Papers Project

Recruit the sharpest minds in the country to produce new “democracy indicators” to improve American democratic institutions (CAL/Political Science)

MT23 JMU ArtsMobile

MT23 JMU ArtsMobile

Increase community access to JMU’s exemplary arts and design programs (CVPA/Office of Creative Propulsion)

MT 23 Launching a Space Biology Research Program at JMU

MT 23 Launching a Space Biology Research Program at JMU

By F. J. de Vasconcellos

Significantly contribute to the scientific community in the field of space biology and open new career directions for students (CSM/Biology)

MT23 Mitigating Misinformation on Social Media

MT23 Mitigating Misinformation on Social Media

Conduct research to better understand how people perceive and react to misinformation warmings on social media. (College of Business)

MT23 Open-Source Tradecraft Exploratory Lab (OSTEL)

MT23 Open-Source Tradecraft Exploratory Lab (OSTEL)

Focus on real-world problems for student research on open-source intelligence (CISE/Intelligence Analysis)

MT23 Radio Show about the Local Environment

MT23 Radio Show about the Local Environment

Provide a journalistic outlet for JMU students and inform WMRA listeners about how to conserve natural resources (COE/Ed. Foundations and Exceptionalities)

MT23 STEM for All

MT23 STEM for All

Extend afterschool STEM curriculum to all Boys & Girls Clubs in Harrisonburg and Rockingham County (CISE/Center for STEM Education)

MT23 Strive for STEM

MT23 Strive for STEM

By P. Chaudhuri

Bring together pre-service teachers and STEM majors with 5th and 6th grade science or technology teachers (COE/Educational Foundations and Exceptionalities)

MT23 Teachers Debate Institute

MT23 Teachers Debate Institute

By N. Girinshuti

Train teachers in Rwanda to coach debate and create an environment for building democratic ideas and values (Office of the President)

MT23 Think Outside the Trash

MT23 Think Outside the Trash

Improve Kosovo's environment by educating its young people about reducing, reusing, and recycling (CAL/Communication and Advocacy)

Madison Trust general fund

Madison Trust general fund

By University Advancement

Provide seed money to ignite innovation at JMU: support multiple Madison Trust projects.