Minimum Endowment Levels for Funds in the Franklin College

For Faculty/Staff/Departmental Enhancement:

The following funds allow us to recruit and retain outstanding faculty by using the income from the endowments to supplement salaries, pay for travel, provide needed equipment and supplies for research and teaching, and other items crucial to our mission but unfunded through state dollars.

Distinguished Chair -- $2,000,000

Chair -- $1,000,000

Distinguished Professorship -- $500,000

Professorship -- $250,000

Distinguished Visiting Scholar -- $100,000

Lecture or Seminar Fund -- $50,000

Academic Department Support Fund -- $10,000

For Student Support:

Graduate students awarded a teaching or research assistantship usually receive only $10,000 -12,000 per year. This usually being their only form of income, fellowships that provide additional funds to these students are critical to attracting the top graduate students to our College. Having outstanding graduate students increases the productivity of faculty and improves the learning environment for undergraduates. With the institution of the HOPE scholarship, undergraduate scholarships are less critical, except in the areas of music, art, dance, and drama, where students are being evaluated on talents outside of the academic realm. These students may not qualify for HOPE, but are outstanding in their chosen field of artistic expression and deserve to be rewarded for that dedication as well.

Distinguished Graduate Fellowship -- $100,000

Graduate Fellowship -- $50,000

Undergraduate Scholarship -- $25,000

Archway to Excellence…

The Campaign for the University of Georgia

Building the New Learning Environment

Maximizing Research Opportunities

Competing in the Global Economy

Funding Priorities for Franklin College:

Departmental Professorships ($250,000/each)

Departmental Graduate Fellowships ($50,000/each)

Study Abroad Scholarships ($25,000/each)

Departmental Academic Enrichment Funds ($100,000/each)

Departmental Travel Funds ($50,000/each)

Neuroscience Technology Endowment ($250,000)

Cognitive Neuroscience Eminent Scholar ($750,000)

Renovations/repairs ($10 million)