Opportunity ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½

Student recruitment and retention fund

An ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ education opens doors, sparks innovation and fuels success for future generations. Through the Opportunity ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ fund, ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ donors will expand scholarship, financial aid and student support programs that help the University attract, retain and graduate meritorious undergraduate students. Your gift can make the difference in:

  • Attracting top-tier undergraduate students to ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ who receive more attractive scholarship and financial aid offers from other highly selective schools.
  • Supporting these students throughout their academic journeys, bolstering our retention and graduation rates.
  • Expanding diversity in the undergraduate student body by geography, academic interest, socioeconomic status, ethnicity, gender and other dimensions as needed.

 

As part of ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ Ignited: Boldly Shaping Tomorrow, Opportunity ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ adds to many other ways our donors empower outstanding students, such as through restricted gifts to scholar programs in each school, fellowships and other support for graduate students, and scholarship and need-based aid to enhance the recruitment and retention of students from historically underrepresented groups.

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Opportunity ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ gifts of all sizes and types are helpful and welcome. ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ seeks a combination of endowment, current-use and planned gifts to strengthen our efforts to recruit and support the kinds of outstanding students whose lives will be transformed by an ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ education.

Through Opportunity ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½, donors strengthen a wide variety of scholarship and financial aid programs at ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½, including, but not limited to:

  • Scholarships for high-performing students from families with limited incomes who receive federal Pell Grants. With your help, we can cover the cost of tuition, fees, housing and dining.
  • The University’s comprehensive approach to improving retention and graduation rates, which benefits all undergraduate students.
  • A selective program that helps first-year students achieve early success at ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ by promoting academic achievement, leadership and personal excellence.

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Undergraduates from Texas families with exceptional financial need received new scholarships in 2023-2024 for ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ tuition, housing, dining and fees.