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.
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.
Through Honor the Future, the Campaign for the University of Virginia, we are building on our strong foundations to support the president’s vision: to become the best public university by 2030 and one of the very best in the world.
OVERVIEW
In January 2023, President Jim Ryan announced the University’s final investment in the Bicentennial Professors Fund, a matching gift opportunity that increased the impact of gifts to support endowed professorships. Established by the Board of Visitors in December 2017, the effort raised more than $500 million in gifts for prestigious faculty chairs.
In addition to support received and matched for endowed professorships, gifts of $5 million were matched dollar-for-dollar for University Professorships, a longstanding program that awards the title of “University Professor” to exceptionally distinguished faculty, especially those whose specialties crossed multiple disciplines.
All matching funds have been utilized for gifts to create Bicentennial Professorships. Thanks to the generosity of those who took advantage of the historic matching program, the University has strengthened its ability to recruit and retain outstanding faculty who are regarded not only for their intellectual leadership but for their ability to inspire future citizen leaders.
The impact of the Bicentennial Professors Fund is evident in the high caliber of research and teaching faculty elected to bicentennial chairs. Thanks to the strong response to UVA’s matching gift opportunity, the University has been able to recruit and retain faculty who stand out in the classroom and whose work across disciplines is advancing scholarship nationally and globally.
A top priority for the Honor the Future campaign is retaining the very best faculty and attracting talented faculty who sustain UVA’s tradition of outstanding teaching and groundbreaking research.
Contact the development officer in the school/area of your interest to learn more about making a gift to support faculty at the University of Virginia.
Involve. Inform.
Endowed professorships enable UVA to recruit the most dynamic and distinguished faculty, driving research and collaboration at the University. These positions are an honor to hold and an enduring tribute to their establishing donor.
The Bicentennial Professors Fund was established by the Board of Visitors in December 2017 to help the University attract the next generation of top faculty. By supporting nearly 150 endowed professorships, the fund has served as a powerful tool for building and sustaining the University’s faculty far into the future.
TOTAL GIFTS + MATCHING FUNDS RAISED
Outstanding faculty receive crucial support for their research and scholarship, thanks to gifts to create endowed professorships. Bicentennial professorships will promote innovation and confirm a scholar’s standing among peers, both within UVA and throughout the academic world.
A major gift to the Center for Teaching Excellence, with a match from the Bicentennial Professors Fund, will transform the center and sustain faculty excellence at UVA.
Faculty & Academic Excellence Other Opportunities
The Dathel and John Georges Student Center is the heart of Advising at UVA. The center’s staff help students find answers to questions about majors and careers, as well as direct them to research and internship opportunities.
Close student-faculty interaction is at the heart of USOAR, or Undergraduate Student Opportunities in Academic Research. Through USOAR, students obtain paid research experience—working 5-10 hours a week—and the chance to build strong and thoughtful relationships with faculty.
The Center for Teaching Excellence is key to UVA’s extraordinary culture of learning and student-faculty interaction. With services that enhance faculty and graduate teaching assistants' teaching and professional development, CTE keeps alive the magic that occurs when impassioned teachers challenge bright students in the classroom and beyond. Your support for CTE will ensure its success.
