Engineering
Connecting emerging technologies to everyday life
Through the intellectual curiosity and energy of its faculty and students, the College of Engineering benefits humanity worldwide. Gifts fuel revolutionary technological advances, research that advances solutions of complex global problems, and education that produces diverse and dynamic leaders who will change the world. All gifts are welcome. Priority areas and named giving opportunities are included below.
Selected giving opportunities
Develop new talent in engineering
Named, endowed fellowships help Cornell attract and develop the most promising new scholars in engineering. A gift at this level provides full funding in perpetuity.
For more info, contact
Jim Mazza '88
607-254-7497
jam16@cornell.edu
Yearly support for promising engineers
Graduate support is essential for Cornell to attract and develop the most promising new engineers across all fields.
For more info, contact
Jim Mazza '88
607-254-7497
jam16@cornell.edu
Keep Cornell within reach for deserving students
A new challenge match makes it possible for you to endow and name a scholarship with a $75,000 gift. Through the 3:1 match, challenge funds provide an additional dollar for every $3 you give. Establishing a named scholarship increases access for students to a Cornell education, regardless of their ability to pay. You can choose to establish a fund in your name, or honor a family member, friend, or mentor. Your scholarship fund is an investment in the future of individual recipients and in the lives they touch.
For more info, contact
Laura Toy
607-255-3950
llt1@cornell.edu
Recoginizing outstanding potential
The McMullen Fund is Cornell's largest single scholarship endowment fund. Since 1925, when the first McMullen Scholar entered the college, it has provided substantial assistance to more than 3,700 students. McMullen Scholarships recognize undergraduate students for their outstanding achievements in the classroom and beyond. Selection is reserved for students with potential for exceptional success at Cornell and in engineering. The scholarship is named for John McMullen, who was president of the Atlantic Gulf & Pacific Dredging Company. While not a Cornellian himself, McMullen bequeathed his estate to Cornell for engineering scholarships on the advice of a friend and Cornell alumnus.
For more info, contact
Jim Mazza '88
607-254-7497
jam16@cornell.edu
Annual Graduate Student Support
Anchoring a new era of science
Opening in 2010, this new facility for physics, applied physics and engineering, and chemistry and chemical biology is a top campaign priority for the College of Arts and Sciences and the College of Engineering.
For more info, contact
Jim Mazza '88
607-254-7497
jam16@cornell.edu
Broaden academic study through a medical setting
Named endowed fellowships support PhD students during the 8-hour summer immersion experience at Weill Cornell Medical College.
For more info, contact
Jim Mazza '88
607-254-7497
jam16@cornell.edu
Sustainable Energy Initiative
Current-use funding enables the development of new undergraduate and graduate courses in energy-related areas, such as Energy Literacy, Life-Cycle Analysis, and Project-Based Systems Modeling for Sustainable Living. The typical cost for developing a new course is $25,000 to $50,000.
Named, endowed professorships in energy-related areas help attract, retain, and recognize exceptional scholars and teachers.
Named, endowed fellowships help Cornell attract and develop the most promising new scholars focusing on energy.
Named endowed program funds provide income to be used in perpetuity to advance Cornell's efforts in Sustainable Energy Systems.
Current-use funding encourages new research. Research grants are awarded on a competitive basis and typically range from $25,000 to $50,000 each.
Current-use funds provide undergraduate students with funding for research and other energy-related activities. Typical undergraduate projects cost $3,000-$5,000 each.
As faculty shift their focus to research and teaching in energy, there is a critical need for new equipment and renovation of existing facilities.
Immediate-use funds can help attract and recruit new faculty members in sustainable energy and provide start-up costs. Start-up costs for new faculty in technology-driven areas can range up to $1 million.
Current-use discretionary funds spur the success of this new initiative.
Flexible resources for college-led priorities
A flexible fund allows college deans to fund significant college-centered endeavors or respond quickly to emerging opportunities. In each college, the Dean's Fund for Strategic Initiatives provides vital and discretionary resources.
Annual giving is the backbone of student innovation within the college, supporting a wide array of undergraduate projects and research, from designing and launching satellites to exploring ultrasound waves that affect living organisms. Undergraduates in chemical and biomolecular engineering are fabricating and testing microcatheters for delivering drugs to the brain. Students are working with Professor Hod Lipson in mechanical and aerospace engineering to design and construct self-reconfiguring, modular robots that can adapt to new tasks and environments, as well as self-repair and even self-replicate. These hands-on experiences encourage students to expand their learning beyond the classroom. The newly renovated Experiential Learning Lab locates teams in a central facility, offers a space for sharing resources and knowledge, and emphasizes interdisciplinary teamwork to accomplish a common goal. Unrestricted giving provides the college with the flexibility to fund these unique aspects of undergraduate life and learning.
For more info, contact
Kelly Chan
607-255-9920
mc833@cornell.edu
