ENDOWMENT GIFT OPPORTUNITY GUIDELINES
| Endowment Type |
Minimum Gift Required |
The Faculty |
| University Professorship |
$2,000,000 |
| Full Professorship |
$1,500,000 |
Assistant or Associate Professorship
(Career Development Fund) |
$1,250,000 |
| Visiting Faculty Fellow |
$750,000 |
| Faculty Development Fund |
$100,000 |
Student Assistance |
Named Full Graduate Fellowship Program
(The Jones Family Fellowship) |
$250,000 |
Named Full Scholarship Program
(The Jones Family Scholarship) |
$250,000 |
| Named Partial Undergraduate and Graduate Scholarship and Fellowship Funds |
$50,000 |
| Scholarship and Fellowship Endowment Funds |
$20,000 |
| Student Loan Fund |
$50,000 |
| Student Award Fund |
$50,000 |
Academic Programs and
Research |
| University Academic Center |
$2,000,000 |
| Research Fund |
$250,000 |
| University Lecture Fund |
$50,000 |
| Named School/College Department Lecture Fund |
$20,000 |
Libraries |
| Special Collection Fund |
$250,000 |
| Library Acquisition Fund |
$50,000 |
| Book Fund |
variable depending on collection and
or program |
General Endowment |
| President's Initiative Fund |
$100,000 |
| Dean's Initiative Fund |
$50,000 |
| General Endowment Fund |
$20,000 |
| Department Fund |
$20,000 |
Facilities and Equipment |
| Facilities and Equipment Fund |
$100,000 |
| Endowment Fund |
$20,000 (except for book funds) |
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