Your gift creates transformative experiences, whether it’s hands-on STEM research, immersive global learning, or groundbreaking faculty-led projects. By supporting these high-impact programs, you help keep these opportunities thriving and accessible.

Giving Opportunities

Geoscience Field Course

This initiative would fully fund an innovative geoscience immersion semester culminating in a field course in the Southwestern United States for junior-year geology students—eliminating the primary financial barriers that deter enrollment in the B.S. Geology program.

Innovation in Teaching and Curriculum

Support to Innovation in Teaching and Curriculum initiative would provide annual funding for faculty stipends, collaborative curriculum development, and pedagogical innovation—ensuring the College can continually evolve how we educate students, not just what we teach them.

Interprofessional Health Clinic

The College has identified a transformational opportunity to establish a comprehensive integrated interprofessional clinic, unifying five clinical programs—Audiology, Speech and Language Pathology, Clinical Psychology, School Psychology, and Marriage and Family Therapy—currently spread across campus, under one roof. The initiative will serve hundreds of Central New York families, provide a unique training experience for 165+ graduate students, attract world-class research faculty, and position Syracuse as a national leader in interprofessional education and community health. 

Coronat Professorships

As part of a top research university, the College of Arts and Sciences (A&S) attracts world-class scholars who don’t just excel in their fields. They become mentors who expand students’ intellect, advance solutions to the world’s grand challenges and enhance Syracuse University’s reputation as a premier research institution.

College of Arts and Sciences Fund

Each year, hundreds of alumni, families and friends support the College of Arts & Sciences Fund, providing immediate resources that transform student experiences and faculty research. Their collective generosity enables us to respond quickly to emerging opportunities and support initiatives that make a real difference in our world. Gifts in support of the Fund will help us carry out the crucial work outlined in our new strategic plan.

Dean’s Merit Scholarships

The College of Arts and Sciences (A&S) attracts brilliant minds from around the world—students who dream big, work hard and have the potential to solve today’s greatest challenges. These exceptional scholars don’t just excel academically; they become research partners with faculty, leaders in campus organizations and catalysts for innovation in their fields.

Career Readiness

In today's hyper-competitive job market, prospective students and their families are more focused than ever on college value and return on investment. Students need more than a strong liberal arts education—they need practical tools and experiences to launch successful careers after graduation. The College of Arts and Sciences is uniquely positioned to meet this challenge through CareerReady, our innovative, scaffolded career readiness program launched in 2024. This integrated approach provides a sequence of high-value opportunities for students from year one through graduation, setting Syracuse apart as a leader in holistic career programming

Biotech Graduate Student Scholarships

Graduate students are not simply the beneficiaries of today's research enterprise—they are its future architects. Every scholar who earns a graduate degree in biotechnology joins a pipeline of talent that will lead the next generation of discovery: developing therapies that treat disease, advancing tools that feed a growing world, and pioneering solutions to the environmental challenges of our time. Syracuse University's distinctive interdisciplinary Biotech program prepares students not just for lab work, but for leadership across the full spectrum of biotechnology careers—as research scientists, clinical practitioners, industry innovators, entrepreneurs, and policymakers.

Medicinal Chemistry Endowment

This fund deepens Syracuse University's capacity in medicinal chemistry — one of the department's greatest strengths — by investing in lab infrastructure, faculty research, and the next generation of scientific talent. The goal is to accelerate discoveries already in progress and help ensure they reach the people who need them most.

Engaged Humanities Endowed Professorship

The Engaged Humanities Professorship supports the faculty leadership that drives one of Syracuse University's most distinctive civic initiatives — a network spanning 50 departments, 75+ community organizations, and 2.5 million people reached through fellows' creative work. Endowing this position ensures the program's reach and infrastructure outlast any single individual, creating a permanent foundation for community-university partnership.

The Science of Flourishing

The Science of Flourishing Initiative brings an evidence-based positive psychology curriculum to the College of Arts and Sciences, giving students practical tools to build resilience, find meaning, and strengthen their sense of connection and belonging. Modeled on one of Harvard's most celebrated courses, this initiative takes a proactive approach to student well-being — reaching students before crisis, and equipping them for every dimension of their lives.

Strategic Investments in Faculty Excellence

This fund advances the College of Arts and Sciences' most critical competitive priority: keeping and attracting exceptional faculty. Through a range of giving opportunities — from endowed professorships to research funds — donors can provide the recognition and resources that allow scholars to pursue ambitious research, mentor the next generation, and advance the college's four strategic pillars.