Funding Priorities

With an increased number of students comes the challenge of providing adequate scholarship support. The college offers a variety of options for funding named scholarships through annual gifts, endowments and estate gifts. These named scholarships help encourage and inspire students and may offer significant tax benefits to the donor.

An important method for attracting top faculty to the U is to be able to offer named chairs and professorships. Endowing such gifts may be accomplished through a variety of estate planning vehicles that provide lasting benefit to the college and significant tax benefits for the donor.

The College urgently needs those who understand the importance of advanced education at the master’s and PhD levels to consider support for graduate fellowships. Without such support, competition from the active job market makes it difficult to retain the best students for graduate study.

The College of Education is committed to sharing resources with its students, graduates, partners, and future students, as well as with the community at large. We are dedicated to enhancing the lives of all members of our community, and we seek to make a difference beyond the classroom and campus. Some of our community programs include the University of Utah Reading Clinic, the Educational Assessment and Student Support Clinic, U-FIT Program for Children with Disabilities, and the Utah School Mental Health Collaborative. Financial support will help us to reach more Utahns across the state.