Key Funding Priorities for the School Of Public Health

Unrestricted Giving
An important source of funds for schools is unrestricted funds. This type of support is undesignated and administered by the Dean or by the designated Department Chair. When you make a gift of unrestricted funds to the Maryland Fund for Excellence (commonly referred to as the annual fund) you provide the school with the most flexible of funds, which are used to support student initiatives and programs on an ongoing basis.

The Dean's Fund
Similar to unrestricted giving, contributions to the Dean's Fund provide the Dean with discretionary dollars, which are administered for the School. The Dean may use these unrestricted funds to initiate new programs, fund student projects and other such activities, support equipment and laboratory upgrades, and other unforeseen student needs – supporting the School ’s mission of achieving excellence. By making a gift to the Dean’s Fund through the Maryland Fund for Excellence, you are assured that your gift is being used to support the immediate and vital needs of the School of Public Health.

The Health and Society Visiting Professorship
A gift to this fund will allow the School of Public Health to establish and support a one-year residency at the School for a Distinguished Scientist in a discipline relevant to the mission of the School. This Visiting Professor will focus on (1) creating and enabling sustained interdisciplinary research among the units in the School and throughout the University; (2) mentoring faculty and students; and, (3) helping to ensure continued excellence in research.

There are two ways to support student scholarships: (1) Make a contribution to an already existing fund; (2) Personalize your gift by creating a scholarship fund.

If you wish to personalize the establishment of a scholarship award to meet your individual philanthropic objectives you may consider creating a Named Scholarship, which can be made possible through a $50,000 minimum endowment.

Please 'Contact Us' for a complete list of current scholarships you may choose to support or to establish a new scholarship.

Support for Faculty
One of the top priorities at the School and its Departments is to attract, hire and retain faculty who are at the forefront in their respective fields. You can support this effort by providing the funding to name a department chair, professorship and/or assistant professorship. This support greatly enables our ability to attract distinguished academics, emerging faculty members and successful faculty leaders.