College Priorities
FOR EXPANDING WHAT’S POSSIBLE
At Michigan Engineering, we seek to educate intellectually curious and socially conscious students, pioneer new technologies, and create a collaborative and inclusive culture for our faculty, students and staff.
Philanthropic gifts provide the critical resources to achieve these aspirations, making it possible for Michigan Engineers to grasp the daring ideas that lie just out of reach. See how your gift supports transformative education and pioneering research through our core commitments.
Student Success and Wellness
for well-being and success
We want every student to succeed, so we support not just the academic journey but the entire person to unleash the potential of every student. We know that what students need to thrive today is different than it was yesterday, and it will be different in the future. That’s why we’re directing support to a fund that flexes to adapt to the needs of future students, helping them face whatever challenges they encounter so that they can focus on following their passions.
The Human Element
for inspiring a new generation of problem-solvers
Undergraduate Students
Michigan Engineers are unique. With a rare combination of passion, strength and drive, they are compelled to transform society. We are committed to student success and wellness, enhancing the accessibility of a Michigan Engineering education. Unfortunately, finances can be a substantial barrier; talent and ability are spread widely across society, but opportunity and means are not. Scholarship support can provide the resources to allow these students to pursue their dreams and experience the life-changing education U-M provides.
Graduate Students
The University of Michigan provides an uncommon education to all of its students, regardless of their background. When you choose to support students, you are developing tomorrow’s leaders, innovators, disruptors and creators: the next researcher to improve electric vehicles, the next roboticist to enhance ankle-foot prostheses and the next tech entrepreneur to disrupt the status quo. This endeavor is only possible through the generosity of donors like you who help dreams become reality for the next generation.
Faculty
Today’s faculty are the innovators and problem-solvers for generations to come. They are pursuing possibilities and designing solutions for the world. But they are also people, who make difficult choices about where they work, just like everyone else. We want them to choose to become Michigan Engineers and to stay here throughout their careers. In establishing a professorship, know that you are enabling a faculty member to tap into what’s possible, innovating in their field and tackling the most complex problems to have an even greater impact.
Placemaking
for spaces that enable discovery
To work on the challenges we’re facing today, our faculty and students need access to the right technology and resources. They need space not only for their dedicated research, but also for collaboration to uncover those adjacent possibilities. When experts in different fields share ideas and work together, the possibilities are limitless. Support for our facilities enables Michigan Engineers to think big, allowing their interests and expertise to guide them to solutions.