A good way to make a gift and take advantage of appreciated value of your home or farm is to enter into a life estate agreement with the Endowment Association. You continue to use the property throughout your lifetime, receive an immediate tax deduction and avoid taxation on gains in addition to reducing possible estate taxes. FHSU benefits from the ultimate use or sale of the property. Annual Giving Annual Giving Campaigns are the primary source of scholarship funding at Fort Hays State University. Eighty percent of the student body qualifies for financial assistance.
Students depend on scholarships as well as loans to meet the cost of education.
A strong scholarship program is an important recruitment tool for the university. Each year the Endowment Association awards scholarships totaling more than one million dollars to over 4,000 qualified students. There are two types of scholarship funds that can be established at the Fort Hays State University Endowment Association. Scholarships are awarded from the contributions received. Gifts may be made at any time to the fund.