Gift Opportunities

Making a multi-year pledge of 3-5 years is especially meaningful as we seek to expand our programs and share the work of humanities scholars with our community and the world.


Expendable Gifts

Annual Fund (<$10,000)

Annual Fund gifts help facilitate strategic campus partnerships and new original programming that benefit the wider community.

Director’s Fund ($10,000 and above)

Director’s Fund gifts enable SHC leadership to advance the most urgent needs and priorities of the Center and include membership in the Director’s Circle.

Two International Visitors ($20,000/year per visitor)

(There is a naming opportunity for multi-year pledges)

Two Next Generation Scholar fellowships ($50,000/year per student)

(There is a naming opportunity for multi-year pledges)

One external fellowships ($125,000/year)

(There is a naming opportunity for multi-year pledges)


Gifts to Endowment

External fellowships ($2.5M per fellowship)

(There is a naming opportunity for gifts to endowment)

Next Generation Scholar fellowships ($1M per fellowship)

(There is a naming opportunity for gifts to endowment)

The Stanford Humanities Center has a pivotal role to play in the world, but it must have the necessary funding to keep pace. Your leadership investment is critical to transforming the Center’s programs for the 21st century, so the world understands why and how it needs to change.

For more information, contact Susan Sebbard, Assistant Director, at sebbard@stanford.edu or 650-723-3053.

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