An endowment can supplement a professor's salary, provide research assistance, allow equipment acquisitions, or help with any of the other requirements of an active scholar. With the cost of higher education increasing, student scholarships are much needed. The Office of Student Financial Assistance processed over 25,000 applications for financial aid during the past academic year. The more endowed scholarships available, the better positioned IU will be to meet the financial needs and attract the best students. Gifts can be directed to areas other than the featured objectives of the campaign.
Gifts can be made to any project or program a donor wishes.
Some may choose to create a new fund. Others may add to an established program that they already support. The featured objectives are those areas which the University faculty and administration deemed of highest importance to the continuation of IU's tradition of excellence. Endowments provide lasting benefits to the entire University. Gifts may be made in full at any time.