"The SPIF grant enabled me to accept an internship at a nonprofit organization (the Microfinance Information eXchange) that could only afford to pay me a modest stipend. SPIF was an extremely important part of my Wharton experience because it helped me follow my passion: to develop market-oriented solutions to poverty. But even more important than the financial support was the moral support I felt knowing that the funds had come from the generous contributions of my classmates."