The University serves Virginia, the nation, and the world by preparing responsible citizen-leaders; advancing, preserving, and disseminating knowledge; and providing world-class patient care.
All gifts of any kind help secure the University’s place as a premier institution of learning and make it possible for our students, faculty, and researchers to shape a brighter future.
You can give to all 12 schools across Grounds. The possibilities are endless for supporting our students, faculty, and programs. Together, we will find the way forward.
You can join the growing number of alumni and friends who invest now in the University’s future by including UVA as a beneficiary of their wills, charitable trusts, and retirement plans. Gifts like these can offer you and your family significant tax benefits as well as greater financial flexibility in meeting your personal and philanthropic goals.
The Honor the Future campaign, the largest in University history, concluded in 2025, thanks to thousands of loyal supporters. Its impact on students, faculty, facilities, and research reaches across Charlottesville, Wise County, and Northern Virginia as it continues to advance the school in its third century of service to the commonwealth, nation, and world.
As a major research university, we are committed to pursuing the truth, wherever it might lead. The idea of learning as an opportunity for discovery guides how we approach our teaching.
It’s an exciting time to be at UVA, where interdisciplinary discovery has always been part of our mission. We’re involved in research today that is changing lives and serve the public.
Daria Skwarzynka (Med ’24) believes in working together to discover something big. Learn about her research and how she wants to motivate other researchers.
Karen McGlathery is the Sherrell J. Aston Professor of Environmental Sciences Professor in the Department of Environmental Sciences and the director of the Environmental Institute.
Dr. Bill Petri is the Wade Hampton Frost Professor of Medicine, vice chair for research of the Department of Medicine, and chief of the Division of Infectious Diseases and International Health.
The School of Data Science was founded in 2019, positioning UVA as a global leader in advancing efforts to benefit society through teaching and research in the powerful, emerging field of data science.
Gifts to the Bicentennial Professors Fund have helped recruit and retain outstanding faculty, which is one of the Honor the Future Campaign’s top fundraising priorities and is critically important to the University’s future prominence.
The Contemplative Commons embodies a new model of higher education at the University of Virginia that is based upon immersive, experiential, and participatory forms of deep learning that facilitate student flourishing.
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