How to Give
Your contributions in any form are always
welcomed. Your monetary gifts can be designated for a specific
academic unit, or for an existing scholarship or endowment
program. Gifts for immediate use may be either unrestricted or
restricted for a specific purpose or designated for a specific
academic area. Unrestricted gifts are especially appreciated
because they allow us to use your gift to tackle unanticipated
needs—like purchasing needed equipment or helping to pay for
student travel to national meetings and competitions.
You can also choose to provide a monetary gift
to establish an endowed fund. An endowed fund gift is left
intact while a portion of the investment return provides
permanent support for the program, such as a faculty chair or
student scholarship. The endowed fund becomes part of the
University’s permanent endowment and maintains a separate
identity as a specific account within the endowment.
Your gifts, either of time or money will make a
difference—for our students and faculty members. You can make
a gift on-line at https://iweb.uky.edu/giveonline/.
Gift Opportunities:
-- Scholarships --
An endowed scholarship is created with a gift
and/or pledge of $10,000 or more. Only the investment income
from the endowment principal is spent, allowing the fund to grow
in perpetuity. The endowed fund can also be named after the
donor or in honor or memory of a loved one, a family member, a
faculty member, friend or any other person of their choice.
Non-endowed scholarship can also be established.
-- Professorships --
Named professorships are established with a gift
of $250,000. Professorships can also be named for the donor or
their designee.
-- Chairs --
An academic chair is established with a gift of
$1,000,000. This is the most prestigious of named academic
chairs and is used to recruit or retain faculty who have
demonstrated their unmatched qualifications and are widely
recognized as internationally renowned in their particular
fields.
-- Fellowships --
Endowed graduate fellowships begin with a gift
and/or pledge of $50,000. As with endowed scholarships, endowed
fellowships may also be named for the donor or any person chosen
by the donor. Fellowships provide graduate students with the
financial support necessary to continue pursuit of their
graduate degrees.
*Contact Janice
Birdwhistell with questions.
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