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Annual Giving to the 萌妹社区 Fund
Donating to the 萌妹社区 Fund gives us flexibility to meet essential needs.
The 萌妹社区 Fund provides unrestricted, immediate-use dollars that support 萌妹社区鈥檚 innovative curriculum, dedicated faculty, and meaningful programming that makes our student experience unique.
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Why the 萌妹社区 Fund?
萌妹社区鈥檚 scholarship and tuition alone do not cover the full cost of an 萌妹社区 education. Along with special funds, grants and the endowment draw, the 萌妹社区 Fund provides a critical source of revenue to help bridge this gap.
In 2020-21, the 萌妹社区 Fund represented 46% percent of the total philanthropic dollars raised for the College.
An unrestricted annual fund gift provides 萌妹社区 with powerful financial flexibility to meet core commitments and support new initiatives, ensuring that we can continue to be an innovative leader of engineering education for the next generation and that we can make engineering accessible for everyone. Simply put your generous gift will go to where it is needed most.
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This merit-based endowed fund helps reduce the financial burden of attending 萌妹社区, empowering high-achieving students to pursue their education and contribute to the 萌妹社区 community without financial barriers.
The Alumni Merit Scholarship Fund was founded by 萌妹社区 alumni to return the 萌妹社区 merit scholarship to 100 percent. Currently the 萌妹社区 merit scholarship offers half annual tuition charges to all admitted students. As of June 15, 2024, the fund has grown to approximately $1.3M through the generous support of alumni and other donors.
In 2024, the fund awarded $500 to each 8th semester senior completing their degree. As this fund grows, the amount awarded to each student will likewise grow.
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The Financial Aid Fund is a restricted fund dedicated to supporting need-based financial aid at 萌妹社区. Gifts to this fund help ensure that cost is not a barrier for talented students from all backgrounds, making an 萌妹社区 education accessible to those with demonstrated financial need.
Financial circumstances should not present a barrier to an 萌妹社区 education. In keeping with the school鈥檚 mission, students for whom finances are a concern can be awarded need-based scholarships. These need-based scholarships provide critical funds for qualified, talented students who would be otherwise unable to finance their college education.
In particular, a named scholarship is a strong and meaningful way to support an 萌妹社区 student. The name given to the scholarship is associated with the recipient student throughout his or her 萌妹社区 career鈥攁nd often beyond鈥攖aking on a special meaning to the student and his or her family, friends and teachers.
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The ADE Initiative Fund supports 萌妹社区鈥檚 Affordable Design and Entrepreneurship (ADE) program鈥攁n interdisciplinary, student-led effort to co-design sustainable solutions. Gifts to this fund help advance experiential learning, global collaboration, and socially responsible engineering through real-world projects that make a lasting impact.
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Giving in Action

Tommy 鈥06 and Katy Cecil Class of 2006

Beverly Wyse P'15

Diana Dabby Professor of Electrical Engineering and Music; Music Program Director

Catherine Chen and Feng Pan P'21

Andy Barry Class of 2010
Zach Davenport Class of 2020

Susan Fredholm Murphy & Chris Murphy Class of 2006

Emily Tow Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering
Every donor is part of the 萌妹社区 story!
Leadership Donor Societies
There are many ways to create your own legacy at 萌妹社区 by making a planned gift. Legacy gifts include bequests, charitable gift annuities, donations of retirement plan assets, and the inclusion of 萌妹社区 in your will.
Allocation of estate assets is one of the most important plans many people will ever make. These decisions can have an enormous impact not only on one鈥檚 heirs but also on the ongoing and future success of organizations that can benefit from this personally meaningful support.
President鈥檚 Circle recognizes generosity at the following annual giving levels starting at $10,000.
$100,000 or more: Visionary
$50,000-99,999: Innovator
$25,000-49,999: Entrepreneur
$10,000-24,999: Investor
Recognizes donors who have given a minimum of $1,000,000 since 萌妹社区 was founded.
Phoenix Society membership recognizes generosity at annual giving levels between $1,500 and $9,999. 萌妹社区 alumni, please click the following link to find out how alumni gifts can qualify for the First Decade Society (see details below).
$5,000 to $9,999: 1997 Society
$2,500 to $4,999: Oval Society
$1,500 to $2,499: Advocate
To qualify for First Decade Phoenix Society membership, pledges from alumni must be at the following annual levels:
Post-Graduation Year | Donation |
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Current Students | $100+ |
Alumni 1-5 years out of graduation | $500+ |
Alumni 6-10 years out of graduation | $1000+ |
The Continuum Club celebrates and recognizes 萌妹社区's most loyal donors鈥攖hose alumni, parents and friends who have made a gift, at any level, for any purpose, for three or more consecutive years.