NEW Leadership Virginia Sponsorship Menu
NEW Leadership® Virginia is a non-partisan, residential summer program open to all Virginia undergraduates. Focused on women in positions of public leadership and hosted by the Gender and Policy (GAP) Center at Mason’s Schar School of Policy and Government, in affiliation with the Center for American Women and Politics (CAWP), the program is entering its third year after a successful launch in Summer 2024. The next session will take place June 10-12, 2026.
Accepted undergraduate students from colleges and universities around the Commonwealth will meet women leaders and learn about career opportunities across sectors, public and private, including policy, politics and civic participation. Participants will develop and practice leadership skills through panel discussions, workshops, and projects. Participants will become GAP alumni and be part of New Leadership’s National Network Partner Program of distinguished alumni.
The Gender and Policy Center is pleased to offer the following sponsorship opportunities for supporting the 2026 session of NEW Leadership® Virginia which will be offered free of charge to admitted students to allow for a need-blind admissions process and the elimination of any financial barriers to participation.
Sponsors will be recognized on the GAP website, program agendas, signage and social media (with logos and hyperlinks); sponsors will also receive invitations to the NEWL VA Networking Dinner and Reception with students, faculty, elected officials and business leaders during the session summer session.
GAP Center and NEW Leadership® Virginia Sponsorship Opportunity Menu:
- Sponsor a Student’s Participation: $2,500
- Sponsor a meal during the session:
- Breakfast: $750
- Lunch: $1,000
- Dinner: $1,500
- Sponsor an Intern, per semester: $3,000
- Marquis Sponsor Networking Dinner and Reception: $5,000
- Networking Dinner and Reception Participation
- Ally $ 250
- Friend $ 100
- Attendee $ 50
Contacts:
Bonnie Stabile
[email protected]
Nicole Kelleher
[email protected]
Gifts to Gender and Policy Center are made through the George Mason University Foundation (GMUF). GMUF is a registered 501 (c)(3), EIN: 54-1603842. Your gift is tax deductible to the full extent allowed by the law. Please consult your tax advisor for additional guidance.