Undergraduate Education
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At the heart of Columbia’s mission is a commitment to undergraduate teaching and learning. By providing support for scholarships and internships, student-life initiatives, and faculty, you create a better experience for students today—and more thoughtful leaders for tomorrow.
Here are just a few examples of the many ways that you can help Columbia thrive. Check Columbia College, Engineering, and General Studies gift lists for other related gifts in this strategic area.
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The College Fund
Columbia College
Provide essential year-to-year support to financial aid, student services, and the Core Curriculum—areas that directly affect the lives of undergraduate
students.
College Fund gifts of all sizes allow the College to allocate funds to its greatest immediate needs. Gifts also can be designated for financial aid, student affairs, Core Curriculum, the Alumni Internship Fund, or the Parents Fund. Since the fund year runs from July through June, gifts must be received by June 30 to be counted in that fund year.
For more information, contact:
Susan Birnbaum
Executive Director
Columbia Alumni Center
622 West 113th Street
New York, NY 10025
(212) 851-7947
Any Amount
Annual Fund
The Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science
Provide critical funding for new initiatives and ongoing projects.
In recent years, gifts to the Engineering Annual Fund have been used to support need-blind admissions for undergraduates, fellowships for the best graduate students, recruitment and retention of top faculty, enhancements to lab facilities, and breakthrough research.
For more information, contact:
Kim Chay
212-851-4023
Any Amount
Parents Fund
The Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science
Gifts from parents enhance the educational opportunities for today's and tomorrow's students.
Gifts to the Parents Fund affect every component of a SEAS education and go to work immediately to fund the strategic priorities and core needs of the School.
For more information, contact:
Ryan Carmichael
212-851-7891
Any Amount
GS Annual Fund
School of General Studies
Strengthen scholarships, student services, and other top priorities of GS.
Annual support enables GS to respond quickly as new opportunities arise. With gifts of $100 or more for the most recent graduates or $500 or more for others, donors are recognized as GS Associates. These alumni and friends receive invitations to special events and other opportunities to remain connected to the University.
For more information, contact:
Alicia Sanchez
Director, GS Annual Fund
Columbia Alumni Center
622 West 113th Street
New York, NY 10025
212-851-4167
$1,500
John Jay Associates Program
Columbia College
Become a leadership donor and provide critical annual support to undergraduate education.
John Jay Associates are the leadership donors of the Columbia College Fund and are given special recognition each year. The John Jay Associates generate almost 80 percent of the funds raised by the College on a yearly basis. Benefits to becoming a John Jay Associate donor include invitations to College events and acknowledgement in the Annual Report.
For more information, contact:
Susan Birnbaum
Executive Director
Columbia Alumni Center
622 West 113th Street
New York, NY 10025
(212) 851-7947
$6,500
Summer Internship
Earth Institute
Give students the opportunity to spend three months working in the field alongside Earth Institute faculty.
This interdisciplinary program connects Columbia undergraduate and graduate students to the entire Earth Institute.
For more information, contact:
Louise Rosen
Director, Office of Research and Academic Programs at the Earth Institute
Hogan Hall, Level A
2910 Broadway, MC 3277
New York, NY 10025
212-854-0643
$25,000
Students' Academic and Community Fund
Columbia College
Enrich undergraduate life this year. Enhance lectures, symposia, exhibitions, celebrations and other special programs
Enhance lectures, symposia, exhibitions, celebrations and other special programs
For more information, contact:
Susan Birnbaum
Executive Director
Columbia Alumni Center
622 West 113th Street
New York, NY 10025
(212) 851-7947
$100,000
Department Development Endowment Fund
Columbia College
Endow a specific discipline or program with funds for research, special events, or curriculum development.
Help improve materials and methods for undergraduate teaching.
For more information, contact:
Andrea Rounds
Director of Development, Arts and Sciences
Columbia Alumni Center
622 West 113th Street
New York, NY 10025
(212) 851-7495
$100,000
Named Partial Endowed Scholarships
Columbia College
Enable students, including those from low-income families, to graduate without debt.
Endow a fund that replaces loans with need-based scholarship grants for students whose annual family income is under $50,000 or consider an endowment gift of $1 million, providing a full scholarship for one student each year.
For more information, contact:
Andrea Rounds
Director of Development, Arts and Sciences
Columbia Alumni Center
622 West 113th Street
New York, NY 10025
(212) 851-7495
Endow a fund that provides a career-related summer internship for one student each year. Opportunities include the SURF summer internship for hands-on laboratory research in the biological sciences and the I.I. Rabi internship for work in the physical sciences, as well as summer opportunities in the arts and humanities.
For more information, contact:
Susan Birnbaum
Executive Director
Columbia Alumni Center
622 West 113th Street
New York, NY 10025
(212) 851-7947
$100,000
Endowed Partial Undergraduate Scholarship
The Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science
Help sustain the dynamism and diversity of a Columbia Engineering education.
A gift of $100,000 endows an annual scholarship, providing financial assistance to one deserving undergraduate each year. Consider supporting financial aid with a leadership gift of $1 million, which would provide a partial scholarship for three to five students annually.
For more information, contact:
Ryan Carmichael
212-851-7891
$100,000
Endowed Partial Scholarship
School of General Studies
Endow a partial scholarship for one GS student each year.
Designate your scholarship to support undergraduates, including students in the Program for Academic Leadership (for economically disadvantaged students committed to public service), or those in the Post-baccalaureate Premedical Program. You will have the opportunity to meet your student or students at the Annual GS Scholarship Dinner as well as on other occasions.
For more information, contact:
Andrea Rounds
Director of Development, Arts and Sciences
Columbia Alumni Center
622 West 113th Street
New York, NY 10025
(212) 851-7495
$150,000
The Kluge Challenge: Named Endowed Scholarship
Columbia College
Help a talented College student from a low-income family.
Establish a named endowed scholarship for students in Columbia College and make a $50,000 gift to the College Fund for financial aid. John Kluge '37CC will match your gift on a one-to-one basis, and all College financial aid endowment gifts above this level as well.
For more information, contact:
Andrea Rounds
Director of Development, Arts and Sciences
Columbia Alumni Center
622 West 113th Street
New York, NY 10025
(212) 851-7495
$250,000
Socially Responsible Engineering Fellowship
The Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science
Endow a fellowship that immerses a student in socially responsible engineering design, practice, and philosophy.
Each year, all incoming students participate in community service projects vital to "Design Fundamentals Using Advanced Computing Technologies," the required Gateway Course. This gift provides one fellowship, awarded annually.
For more information, contact:
Ryan Carmichael
212-851-7891
$500,000
Back to College Program
School of General Studies
Contribute to the success of students by supporting the Back to College Program, a program specifically designed to ensure that students returning to college after significant time away make a successful and smooth transition to the undergraduate classroom.
This endowment gift to the Back to College Program provides both academic and personal resources designed to help these students thrive.
For more information, contact:
Andrea Rounds
Director of Development, Arts and Sciences
Columbia Alumni Center
622 West 113th Street
New York, NY 10025
(212) 851-7495
$1,000,000
Named Endowed Scholarships
Columbia College
Provide full support for a worthy student to attend Columbia College for one year.
This fund helps talented students, including those from low-income families, to graduate without debt.
For more information, contact:
Andrea Rounds
Director of Development, Arts and Sciences
Columbia Alumni Center
622 West 113th Street
New York, NY 10025
(212) 851-7495
$1,500,000
Academic Resource Center
School of General Studies
Keep academic support services strong from tutoring to time management and exam skills.
This endowment gift will help the Academic Resource Center enhance and expand critical resources, including the development of online undergraduate tutorials in conjunction with the Columbia Center for New Media, Teaching, and Learning.
For more information, contact:
Andrea Rounds
Director of Development, Arts and Sciences
Columbia Alumni Center
622 West 113th Street
New York, NY 10025
(212) 851-7495
$2,000,000
GS Core Curriculum
School of General Studies
Continue the development of innovative Core Curriculum courses specially designed to meet the academic needs of GS students.
This endowment gift will also help support faculty and advanced graduated students who plan and teach the courses in the GS Core.
For more information, contact:
Andrea Rounds
Director of Development, Arts and Sciences
Columbia Alumni Center
622 West 113th Street
New York, NY 10025
(212) 851-7495
