Support what you care about in the College of Arts & Sciences
When you make a gift to the College of Arts & Sciences, you're investing in the future by helping our students find their path, their voice, and their passions! You're empowering vital research and creative practice, investing in equity and justice in education, and making an impact in communities near and far.
From scholarship support that helps students be the first in their family to graduate college to fellowship support that empowers some of the brightest graduate students in the country, your gift makes a difference. Thank you for being a part of the Arts & Sciences community of supporters.
Choose Your Impact
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Support College priorities & greatest needs
From direct student support to funding for the arts, humanities, and natural and social sciences, your gift to priority funds elevates what’s possible in Arts & Sciences.
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Give to a department or program
The College’s nearly forty departments and numerous centers and programs rely on donor support to recruit and retain faculty, support students, develop innovative curriculum, and more.
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Join The President’s Circle
Your annual sustaining gifts to the College could qualify you to join The President’s Circle and experience wonderful benefits and recognition opportunities.
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Find out if a planned gift is right for you
Through an estate gift, you can make an enduring impact while also experiencing tax benefits and other advantages during your lifetime
Working on [an inclusive K-12 biology] curriculum hasn’t always been easy. The scholarship support let me know that other people think this work is important and that they want to help get this project off the ground. It’s what has allowed us to keep going and make everything we’ve had in mind become a reality.
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High School Teachers Get Schooled in Physics
Thanks to the Lillian Christie McDermott Term Memorial Fund, high school teachers attended the UW's Summer Institute in Physics and Physical Science to enhance their understanding and teaching of physics.
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A Novel Prize for Persian Translation
The Mo Habib Translation Prize, funded through private support, is bringing the work of Persian writers — and translators of Persian — to an English-language audience.
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The Gift for Sharing Slovenia
Michael Biggins has cherished Slovenia for decades. A gift to Slavic Languages & Literatures ensures that others at the UW will experience Slovenia as well.