The Chancellor's Annual Fund
The Great People Scholarship
Your Legacy. Their future.
Annual Giving
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Support Scholars
Commit to supporting UW-Madison's next generation of scholars and preserve the affordability of the university with a gift to the Great People Scholarship.
Make a gift today »Impact: By the Numbers
75,013
Total number of donors to the UW Foundation in 2011.
$84
The size of the monthly gift that qualifies you for membership in the 1848 Society and a complimentary WAA membership.
500
Number of Great People Scholars who are currently attending UW-Madison.
$2,500
Cost to fund a year-long internship in the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences.
$206,000,000
Annual amount transferred from UW Foundation to the university to support education, research and outreach.
15%
Percentage of the budget covered by the state (down from 24% in 2002).
Every Gift Counts
When we work together the cumulative strength of our gifts reaches across campus and around the world.
- $100 Can provide an emergency grant to keep a student enrolled
- $200 Enables deans to provide undergraduate research opportunities
- $500 Helps keep star faculty at UW-Madison
- $1,000 Can help provide a grant to a student entrepreneur to help bring an idea to market