Corporate and Foundation Giving
Auburn's Corporate and Foundation Relations team is your strategic partner in creating and maintaining a mutually beneficial relationship with Auburn. A philanthropic partnership with Auburn has many benefits.
Talent
Through your giving to Auburn, you can build relationships between your business and our students
- who are your future employees - now and into the future.
Expertise
Auburn has many faculty members who are authorities in their field.
Philanthropic partnerships with our colleges and schools give your business or foundation opportunities
to interact with our faculty and benefit from that knowledge base.
Education
Our team can help build advanced degrees or continuing education programs tailored to your specialized field.
Current examples include nationally and internationally recognized business programs,
such as the Executive MBA program or a custom-designed MBA program for individual companies,
as well as programs in wireless engineering, the only degree program of its kind in the U.S.
Research Park
Many businesses, corporations, and foundations find it advantageous to establish a campus presence.
Our team can assist you in exploring options and developing a long-term, beneficial presence in our Research Park.
Partnerships with Auburn University may also be in the form of annual scholarships, endowed scholarships, endowed funds for excellence, or program endowments.
Annual Scholarships
An annual scholarship is named and valued by the donor corporation or foundation.
Typical annual scholarship gifts range from $1,000 to $5,000 each year,
which are awarded entirely to one or more scholarship recipients.
Donors may choose to make scholarships broadly available to students of any major at the university level;
designate support for students from a particular geographic area;
or support a particular college, school, or degree program that aligns with the corporation or foundation's particular focus.
An example of this might be an insurance company providing $10,000 each year for annual scholarships awarded to students in
the Raymond J. Harbert College of Business' Risk Management and Insurance program.
Endowed Scholarships
An endowed scholarship is named by the donor corporation or foundation and lasts in perpetuity, since only the earnings are spent.
This provides long-term stability and continuing visibility.
The minimum endowment is $25,000, which provides approximately $1,000 in spendable funds annually based on current Auburn University
Foundation endowment policies. Like annual scholarships, endowed scholarships can be awarded broadly at the university level or
customized to recognize students based on residency, area of study, financial need, and/or academic performance.
Endowed Funds for Excellence
A fund for excellence is named by the donor corporation/foundation and may be endowed at a minimum level of $25,000.
These earnings are usually designated for a department's greatest need.
That need could be a scholarship, graduate assistance, travel assistance for students or faculty, faculty publishing costs,
or other program enhancement costs.
Program Endowments
Specific programs - such as research efforts, centers or outreach initiatives -
within a college may also be endowed to ensure continuing financial support.
These endowments are similar to funds for excellence, except they are dedicated to a designated program and the donor corporation/foundation
may be recognized through the naming of the program endowment.
To learn more about how your company or foundation can partner with Auburn University through charitable giving, please contact a member of the Corporate and Foundation Relations team at mep0012@auburn.edu or (334) 844-8708.