Funding Priorities
The number one priority within the College is endowment. An endowment is a gift made on the condition that the principal is continually preserved and that only a percentage of the interest is spent annually. The College of Engineering invites you to pledge your support toward an endowed fund. Please take a few moments to peruse the listing of endowed funds within the College of Engineering segmented by department.
Dean’s Recommendations
This discretionary annual fund provides the dean with the greatest flexibility to respond where there is need within the college. This fund is a discretionary fund meaning it can go to support any area that is in need whether it’s updating labs and equipment, funding research projects, granting fellowships, scholarships or any other area that the dean feels needs support.
This discretionary fund is designed to support programs, research and service within the College and allows the dean to allocate resources to the area of greatest need. As an endowment, gifts to this fund provide the college with longer term stable support. This fund is a discretionary fund meaning it can go to support any area that is in need whether it’s updating labs and equipment, funding research projects, granting fellowships, scholarships or any other area that the dean feels needs support.
Gifts to the College of Engineering Student Emergency Fund will provide necessary financial support to the students who need our help. Gifts will support students who are challenged with accessing basic necessities such as housing, food, medical care or required technology resources leveraged to ensure reliable connectivity for remote learning. Gifts will also support students who experience a loss of total family income due to employment impacts experienced by their parents and to support.
Recommendations by Academic Department
- Applied Engineering Sciences Discretionary Endowment Fund – A3091
- This pooled endowment was established in 2004 to encourage and establish a stronger base of financial support for program promotion and marketing to industry and potential employers, scholarships and recognition, and activities and special projects.
- Department of Biomedical Engineering Fund – A311
- Chemical Engineering Enhancement Fund – A30209
- W.G. Shedd Materials Science Endowed Discretionary Fund – A30214
- After a career of 45 years in businesses intrinsic to materials engineering, Wilfred G. Shedd (B.S. ME, 1950) established this materials science endowment with the conviction that future advancements in manufacturing will be largely made through the development and intelligent selection of materials from which things are made.
- Cooper Memorial Scholarship in Chemical Engineering – A3026
- Carl M. Cooper was an MSU Professor of Chemical Engineering for 32 years (1949-1981) and Professor Emeritus from 1981 until his death in 1993. Donations are welcomed for this fund to honor Professor Cooper. This fund became an endowment in 2005.
- Chemical Engineering Chairperson’s Endowed Discretionary Fund – A3020
- This endowment was started in 1998 by Chemical Engineering faculty contributors. The purpose of the fund is to "benefit worthy and capable students enrolled within the Department of Chemical Engineering in the College of Engineering at Michigan State University." This fund is being built to the endowment level.
- Chi Epsilon – NTH Consultants Scholarship Fund - A30327
- Civil and Environmental Engineering Endowed Discretionary Fund – A3033
- Civil Infrastructure Laboratory Enhancement Fund - A30325
- The Mackenzie L. Davis Student Activity Discretionary Endowment Fund – A30306
- Thomas L. And Ellen E. Maleck Endowed Excellence Fund in Civil Engineering – A30321
- Civil and Environmental Engineering Endowed Scholarship – A30300
- Computer Science and Engineering Horizon Fund – A30479
- Carl V. Page Memorial Scholarship/Fellowship – A3043
- The Carl V. Page Memorial Graduate Fellowship was established in 1997 in memory of Dr. Page. The fellowship recognizes his contributions as a pioneer in computer science and his role in building a strong CSE graduate program at MSU. The purpose of the fellowship is to honor Dr. Page’s dedication to graduate education with recipients selected on the basis of a demonstrated interest in and aptitude for computer science studies.
- Computer Science Scholarship/Fellowship Fund – A3041
- Computer Science and Engineering Horizon Endowed Fund – A30479
- The Horizon Fund will help create new horizons for MSU in computer science education, research, and service. Fund expenditures help CSE continue to recruit world-class students, obtain state-of the-art equipment for innovative educational projects, and enable pursuit of high reward and high risk startup ventures in undergraduate education.
- The John Forsyth and Gretchen Duerr Forsyth Endowed Scholarship – A3048
- Electrical and Computer Engineering Discretionary Endowment Fund – A30507
- Engineering Amateur Radio Club – A30051
- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering – A305
- ECE Senior Design Project Fund – A30514
- Solar Car Team Operations Fund – A30519
- Audio Enthusiasts and Engineering Club – A30527
- James O. Fishbeck and Lee A. Morgan Professorship in Engineering – A3001236
- Undergraduate Scholarship for Women in Electrical Engineering – A30502
- Electrical and Computer Engineering Discretionary Endowment Fund – A30507
- Department of Electrical Engineering Scholarship Fund – A3051
- Leonardo Da Vinci Design Endowment Fund – A30614
- Mechanical Engineering Commemorative Endowment – A3067
- Sponsor a Design Project
- ME481 "The Capstone design Experience," provides the educational capstone for all students majoring in mechanical engineering at Michigan State University. Teams of students design prototype solutions for real-world problems. If you have a challenging problem and an interest in working with our ME students, please join us as a sponsor of a ME Senior Capstone Design Project.