Funding Opportunities

Today funds are being raised for College of Engineering student scholarships and fellowships; endowed chairs, research funds, and professorships; programs and centers that support collaboration between the College of Engineering, business and industry; and unrestricted funds that provide the Dean and Department Heads the flexibility to respond to opportunities as they arise.

Undergraduate Scholarships and Graduate Fellowships

The College of Engineering has made undergraduate scholarships its number one funding priority in order to recruit and retain students and to aid those who are in great need of financial assistance. This is a wonderful opportunity to directly impact the students and their learning experience. Your scholarship support may also be restricted to a specific major or department. Graduate students are also in need of support to ease the financial strain of graduate school. Fellowship funds support student research, travel, supplies and classroom instruction.

Department & College Scholarship Initiatives:

• Aerospace Engineering 75th Anniversary Scholarship Fund supports scholarships to benefit students in Aerospace Engineering
• ACCEND Program Scholarships provide assistance to students enrolled in our intensive 5-year BS/MS Degree programs
• Civil Engineering Alumni Scholarship fund provides financial assistance to entering freshman in the Civil Engineering discipline
• CoE General Scholarship Fund provides need-based scholarships to students enrolled in the College of Engineering
• Emerging Ethnic Engineering Program (E3) Pioneers' Scholarships provide scholarships to African American, Hispanic and American Indian students enrolled in the College's Emerging Ethnic Engineering Program, a model retention program for the University of Cincinnati.

Annual and Discretionary Fund

The College could not continue its outstanding work without the ongoing annual support of our alumni and friends. The annual fund and Dean's discretionary funds are essential to the operation and growth of the college and to provide a wonderful environment for our students, faculty and staff. Gifts from alumni and friends to our annual fund are the greatest resource that the College can turn to and utilize for things that our students need TODAY and TOMORROW. This could be an emergency scholarship, student travel or seed money for projects students do for real world experience. You likely were a recipient of annual funds as a student and may not have even noticed! Your gift will have an immediate impact… if every alum helped us in a small way, the results would go a long way.

The Baldwin Society

We invite you to become a member of the Baldwin Society, the College's recognition society for all engineering gifts totaling $1,000 or more in a twelve month period. Established in 1994 by a group of College of Engineering Alumni, the Baldwin Society strives to encourage private philanthropic support for the College of Engineering. Baldwin Society members are recognized on the College's Annual Honor Roll of Donors, receive invitations to special Baldwin Society and College events and a bi-annual newsletter, as well as membership in the Charles McMicken Society.

Department and Discipline Needs

Many alumni feel a great connection to a certain department in the College and they wish to direct their gift as such. Your gift may also be directed to specific programs within the department.

Diversity Programs

Make a gift to support our diversity programs which include the Emerging Ethnic Engineers Program (E3), the Rowe Center for Women in Engineering, and the WISE (Women in Science and Engineering) Program. These programs support both recruitment and retention initiatives for minority and women engineering students, a historically underrepresented population in engineering and science.

Endowed Chairs and Faculty Support

The ability to bring outstanding faculty to the College greatly impacts the educational experience and opportunities of our students. With numerous and diverse areas of study, The College of Engineering has many needs for the creation of endowed chairs and support for current positions. You may also choose to support faculty research. There has been a great increase of faculty and student projects focusing on world issues at hand in the United States and abroad.

Building and Renovation Projects

As the college grows with new areas of study, new faculty and an expanding student body, there is a great need for new and updated buildings, classrooms, lecture halls and meeting facilities. Naming opportunities become possible with larger gifts that can make these projects a reality. .