Endowments

Invest in the future of design education.

Endowment gifts are a long-lasting investment in the future of Design education and one of the most important that a donor can make. An endowment provides income in perpetuity for a scholarship, fellowship, professorship, or other named priority. The principal of the gift remains invested while only the endowment’s annual income is used for the donor’s chosen purpose. Donors can create their own endowed funds or contribute to an existing fund.

Scholarships

Endowed scholarships are an investment in the future of Design. A scholarship provides students not only the ability to attend the College of Design, but they are an inspiration that others are interested in investing in their future. Scholarships also allow the college to recruit a student body that fuels a rich culture of discovery and learning.

Minimum Endowment levels for named Scholarships:

A gift of $500,000 or more provides full-tuition support for a student in a program of the donor’s choice as well as a stipend for experiential learning, service-learning or study abroad.
A gift of $50,000 or more provides a partial merit-based scholarship in a program of the donor’s choice in recognition of the student’s exceptional academic ability, talent and potential.
A gift of $50,000 or more provides a partial merit- or need-based scholarship for a student in an undergraduate program of the donor’s choice.

Questions? Contact our Development Team!

Alex Wilkinson

Associate Director of Philanthropy

(919) 659-3201

acwilki2@ncsu.edu

Lauren Hipp

Assistant Director of Annual Giving

919.515.8320

lmhipp@ncsu.edu

A Love of Art and Technology

Roxanne Hicklin graduated with a BA in Fine Arts from Salem College. She spent her summers as a sketch artist at Carowinds, capturing quick likenesses of people on the sidewalk before their attention wandered, along with their feet. Following graduation, she was able to parlay that skill into working at Channel 5 News as a courtroom sketch artist, learning graphic arts and computer animation while there. Her ability to be adaptable and always learning on the job led her from Channel 5 to SAS, and finally landing as a volunteer and philanthropist at NC State, where she’s mentoring and nurturing a new generation of artists.

Graduate Fellowships

Endowed fellowships elevate the standing of academic departments and attract applications from the brightest prospective graduate students from around the world. Students receiving these fellowships will become the next generation of scholars and innovators.

Minimum Endowment levels for Graduate Fellowships:

Graduate Fellowships – $500,000 – A fully endowed fellowship will provide full tuition to an outstanding graduate student in the program area of the donor’s choice.

Graduate Fellowship Fund – $150,000 – This investment will provide partial tuition for an outstanding graduate student in the program area of the donor’s choice.

Professorships and Faculty Support Funds

From its founding, the College of Design has a record of bringing outstanding faculty to teach and mentor students—from Eduardo Catalano, Joe Cox and Randy Hester. This is still a tradition today. We are proud of the relationships that our faculty build with our students—everyone on a first-name basis is unique to design.

During this campaign, one of our top priorities is endowed professorships: building a body of faculty strong in teaching, research and professional experience, continuing to provide the outstanding educational experience that the college is known for and enhancing our profile/reputation.

An endowed professorship will allow us to recruit top faculty from across the country and the world, which will increase our reputation, rankings and increase prospective student interest.
The college will be able to provide research support and start-up costs for innovative young faculty, which will bring new ideas and opportunities for students to have hands-on research experience with a faculty member.
With a named professorship we will be able to retain top faculty by providing competitive compensation. Faculty retention is vital to the college’s success.