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Ways to Give

As the largest, most comprehensive communication program in the U.S with an outstanding faculty and student body, the College of Communication is uniquely positioned to re-define communication education in the 21st century.

But we can’t do it alone. As state funds to the University continue to dwindle, the support of our alumni and friends is essential to the long-term success of the College.

Your gift of any size matters. Directing a gift to the Capital Campaign, a specific department or program, or to an existing or new scholarship are just few of the many gift options available to you. But however you choose to give back to the College, you’ll be helping to assure that our students have the very best academic experience.

Investing in the College is easy - you can make a gift or pledge on-line via our secure giving page or print a gift form and mail it with your gift. And don’t forget your matching gift! If your company offers a matching gift program, you could double or triple the impact of your gift. Check to see if your employer has a matching gift program with our Matching Gift Company Search Engine. All gifts are tax deductible.

If you’re interested in learning more about a multi-year pledge, gift planning, or about a establishing a scholarship or endowment, please contact the Director of Development at 512-475-9165. Read more about the types of support to the College below.

Hooked on Texas

The University of Texas at Austin’s annual giving campaign, Hooked on Texas, raises critical unrestricted resources for the University and the College. Because these annual gifts are not earmarked for a specific purpose, they allow the Dean of the College to place resources where they are most immediately needed or where opportunities are greatest. In recent years, funds have been used to attract and retain the brightest students and faculty, offer innovative academic programs, and support important research initiatives. Even a small annual gift of $10-25 can have an enormous impact.

Make a gift using our online giving form or print a gift form and mail it with your gift. If your employer offers a charitable matching gift program, you can increase the size of your gift.

Contact Wade Lee, 512-232-5466, for more information about annual giving.

Student Support

With so many of our students struggling under the burden of rising tuition and living expenses, your gift to establish a new scholarship, or to contribute to an existing scholarship is one of the best ways you can help us change lives. Scholarships and fellowships come in many forms and can be crafted to benefit either a specific major or program, or for students College wide.

Visit our Scholarship Support page to learn about some of the scholarship fund raising drives currently underway. Read more about endowments at The University of Texas.

Scholarship types:

  • Endowed Presidential Fellowships are merit-based and awarded to graduate students who meet the donor specified criteria. Minimum funding is $100,000.
  • Endowed Graduate Fellowships are awarded to deserving graduate students based on donor specified criteria. Minimum funding is $50,000.
  • Endowed Graduate Research Funds are used to provide research support to deserving graduate students. Minimum funding is $40,000.
  • Endowed Presidential Scholarships are merit-based awards for undergraduate students meeting the criteria of both the donor and the Endowed Presidential Scholarship Program. Minimum funding is $50,000.
  • Endowed Undergraduate Scholarships are awarded to deserving undergraduate students based on criteria set forth by the donor. Minimum funding is $25,000.
  • Endowed Undergraduate Research Funds are used to provide research opportunities specifically for undergraduate students. Minimum funding is $20,000.

Faculty Support

The College of Communication boasts an outstanding faculty that is renowned for their teaching and scholarship and are among the best in their respective fields in conducting leading-edge research. You can help ensure that we can continue to recruit and retain these extraordinary researchers and teachers through your investment in any of the following types of endowed positions.

  • Endowed Chairs are awarded to deans, department chairs, and superior faculty to enhance their scholarly efforts and research. Minimum funding required to establish an endowed chair is $1,000,000.
  • Endowed Professorships are awarded to outstanding faculty members to reward and enhance scholarly efforts. Minimum funding required to establish an Endowed Professorship is $300,000.
  • Endowed Faculty Fellowships support excellent teaching faculty regardless of rank or tenure, including visiting scholars in residence. Minimum funding required to establish an Endowed Fellowship is $150,000.

Programs & Collections Support

  • Program Support Endowments, also know as Excellence Endowments support specific or general programs in the college. Minimum funding is $25,000.
  • Endowed Book Funds provide much needed support for the College's extensive circulating and research library collections. They may fund general library operations or the acquisition of hardback and softback volumes, periodicals, maps, drawings, rare books, electronic resources, and other materials and equipment used within the libraries to support UT's academic and research mission. The minimum funding for an Endowed Book Fund is $10,000.

Gift Planning

Gift Planning helps donors make gifts they thought they could only dream of. How? By structuring gifts that help you honor your values while meeting your personal, financial and estate-planning goals. The Office of Gift Planning can help you to change the future while caring for your family now.

Visit our Gift Planning website to learn about the many ways the Gift Planning team can help you support your passions and create the kind of gift you’ve always wanted to make – even though you never thought it was possible.

Donors who include the University in their estate plans qualify for membership in the Texas Leadership Society, which recognizes those whose generous and thoughtful actions today will strengthen the University far into the future.

To join the society and make your own mark on UT's future, contact the College’s Director of Development at 512-475-9165 or call the University’s Office of Gift Planning at 866-4UTEXAS.

Corporate Relations

The Office of Development facilitates contact between companies and the College to maximize their visibility and recognition on campus and to provide core support for college programs. The office works to build mutually beneficial relationships between companies and the College of Communication’s faculty, students and administrators. We provide companies with the best opportunities to meet their hiring, research and continuing education goals, while improving Communication students’ education experience. It is the best investment you’ll ever make! For more information, please contact the College’s Director of Development at 512-475-9165.

Matching Gifts

Matching gift programs are a powerful source of support to the College. Your organization or employer’s plan can increase the impact of your gift to the College of Communication.

Check to see if your employer has a matching gift program with our Matching Gift Company Search Engine