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69 Projects
2024 KU Sensory Enhanced Aquatics
By KU SEA
It is our vision that ALL individuals with autism have access to quality, affordable swim lessons that meet their learning needs.
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Art By, About, and For People with Disabilities
By Friends of the Lied
Make a gift to help the Lied Center fund performances that promote diversity and inclusion in a safe environment.
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Audio-Reader: 45 Years of Service
By Audio-Reader
Audio-Reader fosters independence by providing access to information and the arts for people who have difficulty reading standard print.
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Bill Lacy Retirement
By Dole Institute of Politics
Honor Bill’s legacy by providing essential support for student learning opportunities beyond the classroom.
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Blake Exposito Memorial
By Nicholas Sellers
Help create a memorial space for our friend and classmate, Blake Exposito, in a new walk-thru pollination garden on the KUMC campus.
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Breaking Barriers: A JayDoc Free Clinic Initiative
By Raeef Rahman
JayDoc offers free healthcare to the uninsured and under-insured in Kansas City through general and specialty clinics
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Bring the T. rex home to KU Natural History Museum
By Natural History Museum
We’re calling on all dinosaur fans to send a KU paleontology team to Montana to excavate a Tyrannosaurus rex this summer. Help us bring this fossil home to KU.
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Build On the Success of KU Women's Golf
By KU Women's Golf
Invest in Kansas Women's Golf student-athlete experience and help us meet our $20,000 goal!
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Carol J. Fabian Professorship in Breast Cancer
By KU Cancer Center
To honor Carol J. Fabian's legacy in breast cancer prevention and survivorship during her time at the KU Cancer Center.
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Celebrate Cathy Thrasher's Retirement
By Watkins Health Services
Join us in honoring Cathy Thrasher and her 36 years of service devoted to student health and the future generations of pharmacists.
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Celebrate Dr. Klayder’s 50th Study Abroad Program
By Dr. Katie Conrad
In celebration of Mary Klayder’s 50th study abroad trip this spring, join us in supporting students as they embark on Mary’s prized study abroad programs.
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Cicotello Fund for Dept. of English Graduate Students
By David Cicotello & KU English
Help David Cicotello and the Dept. of English support graduate students that find themselves stranded on a ledge.
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Dedication to Social Justice and Liberation Award
By Dept of Educational Psychology
This award is presented to a current EPSY graduate student who seeks, finds, and forges the advancement of social justice.
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Diversity in Law Scholarship 2021
By KU Law
Join KU Law in supporting the Diversity in Law Scholarship and expanding opportunities in the legal profession for students from all backgrounds.
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Dollar for Dollar Match by Dr. Rajesh Pahwa
By KU Parkinson’s Disease Center
Dr. Rajesh Pahwa is matching dollar for dollar, up to the first $2,500, in support of Parkinson’s disease research.
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Dollar for Dollar Match for Sensory Enhanced Aquatics
By KU SEA
Children with autism are 160 times more likely to drown than others. Help support Sensory Enhanced Aquatics to meet our vision that EVERY child learns to swim.
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Elizabeth Dole Women in Leadership Lecture
By Dole Institute of Politics
Invest in a fantastic new series at the Dole Institute, featuring women in leadership positions who break barriers and inspire others to do the same!
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Foster Love Fundraiser
By LaunchKU
Fund the Foster Love Fundraiser to support current & former foster youth at KU. Your help will support those in need and provide community support.
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Give Black Greek Lettered Organizations a Permanent Home at KU
By KU NPHC
With your support, we can build a Divine Nine Plaza in KU's Central District to give NPHC organizations a home and educate KU about their rich history.
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Give Connection, Independence and Confidence
By MS Achievement Center
Make a difference in the lives of those with Multiple Sclerosis. Your gift will have double the impact thanks to a matching gift provided by an anonymous donor.
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Give Up the Green for the DN Garden
By Dept of Dietetics & Nutrition
Help increase educational and research opportunities around garden-based nutrition and health by enhancing Dietetics & Nutrition’s vegetable and herb garden.
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Haiti Birthing Center
By Instit. Health+Wellness Design
Our collaborative design-build community center project will help an existing birthing clinic & provide technology transfer to Haitian students and contractors.
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Happy 100th to KU Theatre!
By Department of Theatre & Dance
KU Theatre & Dance has been teaching Jayhawks since 1923! Help us to secure the next hundred years of professional-grade productions.
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Haven Studio
By KU School of ArcD
Competition to design and build high-performance, low-carbon, net-zero energy buildings powered by renewables.
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Help Honor the Legacy of Dr. Duane G. Wenzel
By School of Pharm & Toxicology
Celebrate the 50th Anniversary of KU Pharmacology & Toxicology by making a donation to help establish the Dr. Duane G. Wenzel Scholarship.
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Help Mobilize KU's Legal Aid Clinic
By KU School of Law
Legal problems have no regard for deadlines or convenience. KU Law’s Legal Aid Clinic can assemble its army of student volunteers at a moment’s notice.
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Help SPARK Make it Happen
By SPARK
Make it Happen is a conference dedicated to inspiring, educating, and empowering young women to use STEM as a tool to pursue passions and dream big.
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Help Sustain KU TPE - An Inclusive Jayhawk Flock
By KU TPE
Invest in KU TPE to include students with intellectual disability in all facets of KU academic and student life and enhance inclusion and diversity at KU.
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Honoring 45 Years of Diversity and Women in Engineering
By School of Engineering
The purpose of the project is to raise awareness and financial support for diversity and women’s programs in the School of Engineering at KU.
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Jayhawk Motorsports
By LaunchKU
Jayhawk Motorsports allows students to apply knowledge gained in class to innovate and compete in the top tier of an international playing field.
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Jayhawk Motorsports 2020
By LaunchKU
Support JMS to build the formula car for 2020. We're continuing 20+ years of legacy at KU with a new passionate team, chassis, oiling and innovative designs!
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Jimmy Gorman Memorial Law Scholarship
By Chris Wolcott
Make a gift to support University of Kansas Law Scholarships in memory of Jimmy Gorman, so we can make the KU Law experience a reality for a future Jayhawk.
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Kansas Club Baseball Spring Training
By LaunchKU
Want to help our team get a fun and competitive experience? Donate now to help fund our trip to Florida to play new, challenging teams we’ve never faced before!
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Katherine Pryor Student Emergency Fund
By FROTH
Honor Katherine Pryor and her 40 years of dedication to KU by investing in a fund set up for theatre & dance students facing crises.
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KJHK Membership Drive | Spring 2024
By KJHK
Help create educational opportunities for students interested in learning more about radio broadcast, the music industry, event planning, and marketing.
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KU Club Tennis | 2024 Nationals
By KU Club Tennis
KU Club Tennis competitive team qualified for UTSA TOC Nationals!! Help send us to Rome, Georgia to compete on the national stage.
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KU Engineers Without Borders: Ugandan Clean Water Source Project
By Engineers Without Borders - KU
Help support Engineers Without Borders engineer a water system for Bubago, a rural village in eastern Uganda. Donate now for a lasting impact!
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KU Herpetology Student Research
By LaunchKU
Support KU Herpetology student research
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KU Mortar Board - Torch Chapter
By LaunchKU
KU Mortar Board is raising funds to start a scholarship that will aid members who demonstrate financial need in paying the national membership fee.
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KU Swim & Dive Matching Gift Challenge
By KU Swim & Dive Team
Invest in the Kansas swimming and diving student-athlete experience and help us meet our $25,000 match challenge goal.
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Let's Make Osher Sound Better
By Jim Peters
We learn best when we hear what’s being taught. Help upgrade the sound system in Osher’s classroom and install an audio loop to assist those with hearing loss.
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Mary Klayder Study Abroad Fund for Honors Students
By University Honors Program
For 18 years, Mary Klayder has taken 800+ students on short-term study abroad trips. Help us make these trips possible for more students with HOA scholarships!
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Lied Center 25th Anniversary Hearing Loop Campaign
By Lied Center
Support the Lied Center’s Hearing Loop Campaign, and help us make performing arts experiences more accessible and gratifying for the hearing impaired.
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MPA Student Scholarship Support
By KU Public Administration
It can cost $47K for an MPA student to complete their first year. Invest in a student's future & the School’s ability to recruit diverse, talented students.
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Project RITA
By Design + Build Studio 509
Invest in Project RITA to support the construction of a space that promotes the mental and physical well-being of all KU students!
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Replant Mt Oread "Trick or Trees:" Campanile Crabapples
By KU Center for Sustainability
With your support, we can re-plant 24 crabapples near the Campanile that have been lost to age and maintain the beauty of the Jayhawk graduation experience!
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Shape the Future of Teaching: CTE Friends of Teaching Excellence
By Center for Teaching Excellence
Support innovative faculty in becoming the next generation of teaching leaders, create new types of learning experiences, and help move the university forward
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Support free performing arts experiences for preschoolers
By Friends of the Lied
Make an impact on our youngest performing arts lovers. Your donation will help fund the Lied Center’s Performing Arts 3to5 program for area preschoolers.
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Support SEARCH: Career Symposium for Young Scientists
By MB GSO and EEB GSO
Support a graduate student-run symposium for STEM Ph.D. students to discover non-academic career paths.
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Support the Dr. Andrew E. Zinn Memorial Fund in Social Work
By KU School of Social Welfare
Your gift will move us one step closer to establishing the Dr. Andrew E. Zinn Memorial Fund in Social Work at KU.
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Support the Eudora Times
By KU School of Journalism
The Eudora Times project is a faculty/student initiative to launch an online newspaper for the Eudora community.
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Support the Excavation of the KU T. rex in Montana
By Natural History Museum
Calling all dinosaur fans—help us send a KU paleontology team back to Montana to excavate a Tyrannosaurus rex this summer and bring this fossil home to KU!
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Support the Omega Phi Alpha Service Award
By LaunchKU
Help KU's only service sorority raise funds for their service award, given to an active member who excels in leadership & service to the KU Community & beyond.
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Support PT Department Faculty Development
By Dept of PT & Rehab. Science
A project in support of the Ball and Blanchard Faculty Development Fund for the KU Department of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Science.
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Support Rock Chalk Prairie Acre
By Arch & Design
Architectures 509 Design + Build Studio is looking for donations to help pave and add an information booth to the existing Prairie Acre outdoor classroom.
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Support the Rock Chalk Remain Fund
By KU Student Senate
Help KU Student Senate launch an emergency fund for students facing financial emergencies.
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Support Student Biologists
By EEB GSO
Provide much-needed support to student biologists as we pursue professional development opportunities and engage our local Kansas communities in science.
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Support the Project on the History of Black Writing (HBW)
By KU Dept. of English
Help HBW support student work, archive Black books, and transform the public humanities.
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Theta Tau Regional Engineering Conference
By Zeta Chapter of Theta Tau
Members of Theta Tau are gathering in Lawrence to grow in service, professionalism, and brotherhood. Support the Zeta Chapter in making this event a success!
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THRIVE: A KUMC Food Pantry
By LaunchKU
Funds raised will help start and sustain the THRIVE food pantry at KUMC.
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Valentino Stella Students & Friends Graduate Fellowship
By School of Pharmacy
Join us in honoring Dr. Stella’s 44-year teaching and research career at KU, his commitment to his students, and the international impact of his discoveries!
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V Foundation Match for Cancer 2019
By KU Cancer Center
The University of Kansas Cancer Center, The V Foundation for Cancer Research, the Kansas City Chiefs and the Hunt Family Foundation unite to fight cancer.
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100 for 100: Spencer Collection Centennial Celebration
By Spencer Museum of Art
It has been 100 years since our collection’s founding gift. Support the Spencer Museum to sustain another 100 years of art at KU.
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KJHK Membership Drive | Fall 2024
By KJHK
Help create educational opportunities for students interested in learning more about radio broadcast, the music industry, event planning, and marketing.
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