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Scholarships make it possible for many deserving
students to attend VCU; they also help in Virginia Commonwealth
University,
efforts to attract the brightest, most meritorious students
to the university. Endowed scholarships are created with
a minimum $10,000 gift. The principal is invested, and
only interest (5 percent) is used each year for student
support. These named, endowed scholarships last in perpetuity.
Fund minimum
Partial scholarship |
$10,000 |
Tuition and fees scholarship |
$100,000 |
Full scholarship* |
$200,000 |
Graduate Fellowship |
$200,000 |
Full out-of-state scholarship** |
$400,000 |
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covers in-state tuition, fees, room and board, and provides additional funding for books |
** |
covers out-of-state tuition, fees, room and board, and provides additional funding for books |
Endowed faculty support
Endowed lectureships, professorships and chairs are used to support distinguished teachers and researchers in strategic areas of the university’s curriculum. The principal is invested, and only interest (5 percent) is used each year for faculty support. These named, endowed funds last in perpetuity.
Fund minimum
Lectureship |
$100,000 |
Professorship |
$250,000 |
Distinguished Professorship |
$500,000 |
Chair |
$1,000,000 |
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All named gift opportunities are subject to approval by the VCU Board of Visitors. For additional information about named gift opportunities, please contact Thomas C. Burke Jr., executive director of the VCU Foundation, Virginia Commonwealth University, P.O. Box 842026, Richmond, VA 23284-2026. Telephone: (804) 828-3958; e-mail: tcburke@vcu.edu.
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