Create a permanent legacy. No matter the size, the benefit of your individual gift is far-reaching and long-lasting. There are two ways to support scholarships: the Student Endowment Board’s Student Leadership Award and endowed scholarships. 

Student Endowment Board’s Student Leadership Award
Contributions given as a current gift are funds that will be used to meet the needs within the current fiscal year. Current gifts to the Student Endowment Board’s Student Leadership Award provide immediate benefits to students when the scholarships are awarded each spring. Current gifts are usually raised by the Student Endowment Board events and activities; however, you also can make your gift online.

Students who are interested in applying for the award should download and fill out the application form.

Endowed Scholarships
An endowed fund can make your influence last for generations. These funds support students in perpetuity or over an extended period of time, depending on your specifications. When you endow a fund, you can name it after yourself, or name it to honor and pay tribute to mentors or loved ones. For a student award, you can establish an endowed fund with a minimum $10,000 gift. For endowed scholarships, the minimum gift is $30,000. To move forward, you may choose to:

• support the KU General Scholarship Fund or an existing named endowment fund;
• or create an endowed scholarship fund in your own name or in tribute to someone. You may fund your endowment over a period of five years, and when the fund reaches $30,000 it will begin providing assistance. Please contact our scholarship support development staff for more information. 

Read more about endowed funds.