Ways to support the Scholars in Engineering Program
The Scholars in Engineering program offers the opportunity to sponsor a named scholarship and be connected with one or more engineering students. An enduring bond often develops between scholarship sponsors and their students over the years. Sponsors have opportunities to meet their scholarship recipients at the annual Scholars in Engineering Dinner in the fall and other events during the year. Many former scholarship recipients now sponsor scholarships to help future generations of students.
Endowed Scholarships
An endowed scholarship is a powerful investment in the future. A gift of $100,000 or more establishes an endowed scholarship that may be named to honor the donor or someone else of their choosing. The endowment principal is invested, and every year a portion of the endowment's annual investment income is used to provide a scholarship. In this way, the scholarship endowment lasts for as long as the university endures while also providing scholarship support for talented students each year. An endowed scholarship is an investment that will benefit society for generations to come.
Your gift may be pledged in advance, payable over a period of five years. Alternately, many endowed scholarships are funded through wills or other planned gift vehicles.
Scholarships Endowment Levels
| Benefactor's Scholarship |
$1,000,000 |
| Founder's Scholarship |
500,000 |
| Sustaining Scholarship |
250,000 |
| Scholarship or Graduate Fellowship |
100,000 |
Annual Scholarships
The Scholars in Engineering program offers the opportunity to sponsor a named scholarship on an annual basis. Scholarships may be named in honor of the donor or someone else of their choosing. While the donor may choose to renew their annual scholarship each year, the university encourages donors to make multi-year commitments.
An annual fund gift of $5,000 or more may support a named scholarship. Young alumni who have graduated within the last five years and who are below the age of 35 can establish an annual named scholarship with an annual fund gift of $2,500. Named annual scholarship sponsors qualify for membership in the William Greenleaf Eliot Society.
