In 2010-2011, the Parents Annual Fund thanked over 7,400 parents of current and former Washington University students for gifts totaling just under $4 million. In addition, parents also gave significant restricted gifts bringing the total of parent giving to just under $6 million.
Your gift to the Parents Annual Fund directly supports the school in which your student is enrolled or any other area you wish to support. Each dean selects a priority use for parents' gifts to that school or college. Gifts are applied to the following areas until the needs are met. Subsequent gifts are then assigned to other uses, including computer upgrades, renovations, or whatever is needed most. One pressing need across all academic divisions is scholarship support. Please visit The Scholarship Initiative for Washington University: Opening Doors to the Future for more information.
For more information on how parents can honor their graduating senior through a commemorative brick or bookplate, please download the PDF order form.
Arts & Sciences
Unrestricted scholarships for students; the recruitment and retention of world-class faculty; undergraduate research projects and publications; program enhancements in Neuroscience, Cognition and Brian Science, Political Methodology and Ecology; the MFA writing program; and technology enhancements, including: hardware/software to support digitizing material for courses, as well as important literary and historical documents.
School of Engineering & Applied Science
Recruitment of outstanding students and faculty; scholarship and fellowship support; unique undergraduate research opportunities; student projects that encourage leadership and interdisciplinary cooperation; international study abroad programs; and other initiatives that support the School's commitment to teaching, research, and innovation.
Olin Business School
Connecting students with business executives and alumni; providing experiential and applied learning support for internships, community service, case competitions, and research projects; teaching students to analyze, understand, and present data; and developing international immersive learning programs.
Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts
Student scholarships; career development and internship programs; international studios and study abroad opportunities; residencies and lectures featuring distinguished artists, architects, designers, and scholars; and upgraded equipment and computers for studios, design labs, and computer labs.
Tuition covers only a portion of educating each student. The Parents Annual Fund benefits students by helping attract the highest caliber faculty and students and provides the latest in programs and support.
Your Parents Annual Fund gift is credited to your student's school(s) unless you instruct otherwise. You may also designate your gift to one of the following areas: University College; Law; University Libraries; Medicine; Siteman Cancer Center; Social Work; Murray Weidenbaum Center on the Economy, Government, and Public Policy; Kemper Art Museum; Athletics/W Club; Edison Theatre; Friends of Music; Gephardt Institute for Public Service; John C. Danforth Center on Religion & Politics; and the Center for the Study of Ethics and Human Values.
Your gift of $1,000 or more will qualify you for membership in the William Greenleaf Eliot Society. Eliot Society members are the leaders who help ensure Washington University's stature as one of the world's leading institutions of teaching and research.
Each gift makes a difference. Please give to help Washington University increase its margin of excellence.
For more information about the Parents Annual Fund, how to fund a scholarship, or to learn of other opportunities for involvement, call the Office of Parent Programs at 800-247-8517 or 314-935-5279.
Make your Annual Fund gift today!