Gift guide | Colleges and Units | Human Ecology

Cornell's signature commitment to "any person…any study" is the heart of the university. Increasing endowment and immediate-use funding for scholarship aid will enable Cornell to offer students a world-class education without the burden of debt. All gifts are welcome. Click here for a full list of giving opportunities.

Graduate aid often determines where the best students choose to study, while the best graduate students help attract the very best faculty.

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Marybeth Tarzian
607-255-1850
mt85@cornell.edu

Summer support for graduate students allows for uninterrupted study, fieldwork and training. Stipends also increase the college's ability to attract and retain top graduate students in all fields.

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Peter Cronin
607-255-3370
pc253@cornell.edu

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Laura Toy
607-255-3950
llt1@cornell.edu

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Marybeth Tarzian
607-255-1850
mt85@cornell.edu

For more info, contact
Laura Toy
607-255-3950
llt1@cornell.edu

For more info, contact
Marybeth Tarzian
607-255-1850
mt85@cornell.edu

For more info, contact
Marybeth Tarzian
607-255-1850
mt85@cornell.edu

For more info, contact
Marybeth Tarzian
607-255-1850
mt85@cornell.edu

For more info, contact
Marybeth Tarzian
607-255-1850
mt85@cornell.edu

For more info, contact
Marybeth Tarzian
607-255-1850
mt85@cornell.edu

For more info, contact
Marybeth Tarzian
607-255-1850
mt85@cornell.edu

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Faculty hiring through the next decade will be the most important in half a century. Endowed professorships and competitive salaries are essential to Cornell's ability across all its colleges, schools, and units to attract faculty who are breaking new ground and leading in traditional fields. 

For more info, contact
Marybeth Tarzian
607-255-1850
mt85@cornell.edu

For more info, contact
Marybeth Tarzian
607-255-1850
mt85@cornell.edu

For more info, contact
Marybeth Tarzian
607-255-1850
mt85@cornell.edu

For more info, contact
Marybeth Tarzian
607-255-1850
mt85@cornell.edu

For more info, contact
Marybeth Tarzian
607-255-1850
mt85@cornell.edu

For more info, contact
Marybeth Tarzian
607-255-1850
mt85@cornell.edu

For more info, contact
Marybeth Tarzian
607-255-1850
mt85@cornell.edu

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.

For more info, contact
Marybeth Tarzian
607-255-1850
mt85@cornell.edu

The breadth of Cornell’s contributions to society is truly astounding. Every day, world-class faculty, exceptional students, and distinguished alumni around the globe are advancing our world in the areas of research, the humanities, and the arts. However, state and endowment funding covers only part of what the university needs each year to continue offering the outstanding programs, student aid, and faculty development that are Cornell’s hallmarks. The gap between a dean’s or director’s budget line and the college’s actual need—that margin of excellence—is covered each year by Annual Fund gifts. Annual Fund resources may bring a noted speaker to the classroom, purchase library books, upgrade equipment, or provide a stipend for a postdoctoral student. They may also provide start-up funds for new endowed professorships, funds for financial aid, or seed money for new initiatives.

The unrestricted annual gift is the most "user-friendly" contribution one can make, empowering Dean Alan Mathios to both meet daily needs and respond quickly to new opportunities.

For more info, contact
Marybeth Tarzian
607-255-1850
mt85@cornell.edu