Named Funds

Scholarships

• Undergraduate Need

  • Out-of-State: $1,000,000 Endowment
  • In-State: $500,000 Endowment
  • Minimum Endowment: $100,000 Endowment
  • Annual Scholarship: $10,000 Expendable

• Undergraduate Merit

  • 1693 Scholar (Out-of-State)**: $1,500,000 Endowment
  • 1693 Scholar (In-State)**: $1,000,000 Endowment
  • William & Mary Scholar**: $500,000 Endowment
  • Monroe Scholar**: $100,000 Endowment
  • Minimum Endowment: $100,000 Endowment
  • Annual Scholarship: $10,000 Expendable

• Undergraduate Other

  • Athletics (Out-of-State): $1,000,000 Endowment
  • Athletics (In-State): $500,000 Endowment
  • Minimum Endowment: $100,000 Endowment
  • Global – Study Abroad: $100,000 Endowment
  • Global – International Students: $100,000 Endowment
  • Global – Annual Scholarship: $10,000 Expendable

• Graduate

  • Scholarship/Fellowship/Assistantship: $1,000,000 Endowment
  • Stipend: $500,000 Endowment
  • Minimum Endowment*: $100,000 Endowment
  • Annual Scholarship: $10,000 Expendable

*Endowment minimums may vary depending on the graduate program.
**Preferences for these endowments are limited to the scholarship program designation.

Please note that unrestricted, need-based scholarships are the university’s highest priority, but donors may request preferences from the following categories, depending on the giving level:

• Choice of School
• Choice of Major
• Choice of Geographic Location within the United States (Region, State, Counties)
• Choice of Scholarship Program (1693, Monroe, William & Mary Scholars, etc.)
• Choice of Athletics (General or Varsity Sport) or Global (Study Abroad or International)

Teaching Excellence

• Professorships

  • University Chair: $5,000,000 Endowment
  • Distinguished Professorship: $3,000,000 Endowment
  • Professorship: $1,000,000 Endowment
  • Term Professorship: $250,000 Endowment

• Faculty Support

  • Professional Development Fund: $100,000 Endowment
  • Faculty Awards and Research Support: $100,000 Endowment
  • Curricular Development/Innovation Fund: $100,000 Endowment
  • Minimum Endowment: $100,000 Endowment
  • Annual Faculty Support Fund: $10,000 Expendable

• Coaches

  • Head Coach, Football or Basketball: $5,000,000 Endowment
  • Head Coach, Olympic Sport: $3,000,000 Endowment
  • Assistant Coach: $1,000,000 Endowment

Additional naming opportunities are available for Clinical/Adjunct Professorships, Visiting Professorships, Research Professorships, Practitioners, and Administrators.

Endowment minimums may vary depending on the school. Naming minimums may vary depending on the position.