On this global day of giving, donors are coming together to support the Cornell programs and causes they care about. Where will you make a difference?
Cornellians are working to create a better future for the next generation. Gifts to these funds help cover immediate needs and ensure critical projects can continue.
Your gifts support all aspects of campus life and learning. This type of support is flexible and makes a difference right away—and you can direct your gift to any of the college or area funds you care about.
Gifts to Cornell’s scholarship funds add up, and allow more students to access a Cornell education.
Student-led crowdfunding teams are working to make a difference. Choose a project that aligns with your interests and help students reach their goals by December 5!
Explore the projectsYour gift to any of these areas helps build a community that ensures all Cornellians feel they belong, are supported academically and personally, and can thrive on campus.
Help first-generation and low-income students cover emergency expenses, meet basic needs, and participate in transformative experiences that would not be possible without financial assistance.
Support the nation's first university residence hall established to celebrate North American Indigenous culture and heritage.
Students can buy fresh, nutritious, and affordable food right on campus through Anabel’s Grocery, a completely student-led, non-profit store.
Through programs, resources, and community spaces, the centers provide identity exploration and celebration, involvement opportunities, leadership development, support, and allyship for all students.
This eight-week summer internship program in New York City for rising juniors and seniors underscores Cornell Human Ecology's commitment to community-engaged learning and professional development.
These grants allow students to take on low or unpaid internships, giving them the chance to pursue professional and educational growth regardless of their financial situation.
This program aims to provide equitable resources to help students from historically excluded, under-resourced and nontraditional backgrounds transition to Cornell.
The Cornell Asian Alumni Association celebrates the proud legacy of the global Cornell Asian community. Help CAAA continue its mission by contributing to this student scholarship.
A unique opportunity for Cornell Bowers undergraduates to explore the world of research through a paid hands-on, 10-week program that pairs students with faculty mentors to work on a research project over the summer.
The Skorton Center advances student and campus health through institutional leadership, education, research, and public engagement.
Help attract the very best PhD students with aid packages that are competitive with peer institutions.
High Road Fellows work to improve jobs and strengthen communities through good governance, worker empowerment, social justice, and leadership development.
Gifts provide critical support for students taking unpaid or low-paid summer internships—covering living expenses, transportation, and travel costs.
Demonstrate your commitment to supporting an open and inclusive campus climate for LGBTQ+ students and ensure the legacy of the LGBT Resource Center.
Promote new ways of understanding people and places as we work together to tackle transnational challenges like migration, food security, and social justice.
More than 70 Cornell students join the Johnson Museum of Art each year as paid interns—from all disciplines and backgrounds—to work alongside Museum professionals in nearly every department.
This centralized hub provides academic and professional development support and resources for undergraduate students who are traditionally underrepresented and/or underserved in higher education.
Help students find their place in the world and build global networks. Cost is the main reason students’ global aspirations remain unfulfilled. Roughly 90% of students express interest in going abroad, but only 40% go.
Support members of Ujamaa Residential College, a cooperative living environment that celebrates the rich and diverse heritage of Black people in the United States, Africa, the Caribbean, and other regions of the world.
This program assists student veterans with childcare expenses, emergency funds for daily essentials, opportunities to present at and attend professional conferences, and more.
From climate science to technology innovation, the smartest minds working on real-world solutions to our planet’s challenges are here at Cornell. You can help advance their work with a gift to any of these areas.
Through the center and its immersion program, Johnson School students and faculty work directly on projects that solve tangible sustainability problems.
Dedicated to advancing the protection of birds and the natural world, the Lab of Ornithology joins with people from all walks of life to find scientific solutions to the critical conservation challenges facing our planet.
The Cornell Atkinson Center for Sustainability is the hub of collaborative sustainability research at Cornell. Help us generate bold ideas to solve the world’s most crucial issues of sustainability.
Cornell Botanic Gardens connects plants and people, cultivates flowers and plants, conserves natural areas, and enriches Cornell's teaching and research programs.
The Cornell K. Lisa Yang Center for Wildlife Health is poised to solve the world’s major wildlife health challenges through innovative, science-based approaches.
Support experiential learning and scholarship aid for the next generation of ocean ambassadors at Shoals Marine Laboratory, a transformative island experience that turns curious students into scientists.
Your support helps Cornell respond in real time to evolving research needs and shifts in federal research funding.
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