Endowment Opportunities
The beauty of placing your gift into an endowment is that it will impact MSU forever.
Below are the types of MSU endowments and an estimated minimum to create each endowment. The gift amount necessary to create your endowment will depend on what you wish to accomplish and the particular area you want to fund. We can help you define and refine your philanthropic goals to ensure your gift has extraordinary impact.
Student Aid Minimum
| Named Distinguished or Out-of-State Scholarship | $1,000,000 |
| Named Full-Ride Endowed Scholarship | $500,000 |
| Named Graduate Fellowship | $400,000 |
| Named In-State Tuition Endowed Scholarship | $250,000 |
| Named Partial Tuition Endowed Scholarship | $100,000 |
| Named Experiential Learning Endowment | $50,000 |
| Entry Point Endowment | $50,000 |
Faculty Support Minimum
| Named Deanship | $3,000,000 |
| Named Chair | $2,000,000 |
| Named Professorship | $1,000,000 |
| Named Director or Department Chair | $2,500,000 |
| Named Visiting Professorship | $500,000 |
| Named Faculty Fellow | $500,000 |
| Named Lectureship | $150,000 |
| Named Excellence or Innovation Fund | $100,000 |
| Named Research Fund | $50,000 |
| Named Library Fund | $50,000 |
| Named Discretionary Fund | $50,000 |