Cornerstone Programs

Your gift to the College of Arts and Science empowers us to achieve our mission of discovery, exploration, and the creation of knowledge—to find solutions to the world’s most pressing challenges.

When you invest in the College of Arts and Science by making an annual gift, you provide:

• Contemporary programs that extend educational growth beyond the classrooms into our living-learning communities
• Technology and facility improvements like the Wond'ry, our cross-disciplinary innovation space where students create, invent and explore promising ideas
• The opportunity for students to be taught by faculty who are Guggenheim Fellows, as well those who have been selected for membership in elite organizations such the National Academy of Sciences and the American Academy of Arts and Science.

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Your support helps Blair School of Music students thrive as artists, scholars, and leaders. 

When you invest in Blair, you provide:

• Scholarships that make students' dreams possible
• Opportunities to host a dynamic lineup of performers on campus
• Resources to attract and retain world-class faculty

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Your support strengthens the Vanderbilt Divinity School’s mission to educate leaders grounded in faith, justice, and service.

When you invest in the Divinity School, you provide:

• Resources for the building renovation and expansion to create better teaching and gathering spaces for a more collaborative environment
• Thought-leadership presentations on important societal issues, such as the Cole, Antoinette Brown, Harrod and Bogitsch Lectures
• Programs such as the Transformative Justice series that develops social change leaders through the arts
• Scholarships for talented students

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Your support drives innovation and empowers students in the School of Engineering to shape the future. With an annual gift, you help create transformative opportunities for current and future engineers.

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A gift to the Vanderbilt Graduate School strengthens academic excellence and drives forward the work of students and faculty across disciplines. This investment helps advance the university’s broader mission in education and research.

When you invest in the Graduate School, you help:

• Provide opportunities for scholarships that train the next generation of leaders in in a variety of disciplines
• Promote excellence in research and scholarship through state-of-the-art resources
• Recruit the most promising pre- and post-doctoral scholars from diverse backgrounds

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A gift to Vanderbilt Law School opens doors for students to gain the knowledge, experience, and mentorship they need to become leaders in the legal field.

When you invest in the law school, you provide:

• Opportunities for financial assistance, like the Helen Strong Curry International Law Scholarship, for talented students who otherwise couldn't afford a legal education
• Contemporary programs, such as on-campus lectures by national government leaders, that extend educational growth beyond the classrooms
• Cutting-edge thought leadership on current legal issues presented in podcasts by our esteemed faculty

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By giving to Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, you help shape a learning experience rooted in innovation, compassion, and impact. Your gift supports immersive clinical training, cutting-edge research, and a curriculum designed to prepare tomorrow’s health care leaders and scientific trailblazers.

When you invest in VUSM, you provide:

• Scholarship opportunities for gifted students to study at VUSM, which helps recruit the brightest scholars.
• State-of-the-art technology and resources to help our students learn and discover as part of our Curriculum 2.0

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Gifts to Vanderbilt University School of Nursing empower nurse practitioners, nurse-midwives, nurse informaticists, nurse leaders, and nurse scientists to innovate, lead, and transform healthcare for communities near and far.

When you invest in VUSN, you provide:

• Scholarship opportunities for talented students to study at VUSN, which helps to address the nationwide registered nurses shortage.
• State-of-the-art technology and equipment to advance nursing education, clinical scholarship, research and patient care.
• The ability to attract and retain accomplished faculty to train future nurse leaders.

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Our mission to provide a world-class business education on a personal scale is being realized and reimagined. Your support makes all of this possible. Every gift to the Owen Annual Fund impacts the life of your school and Owen students including:

• Enabling significant strategic initiatives to build for the future of Owen, such as the donor-led renovation and expansion of Management Hall.
• Helping to fuel scholarships and financial aid that make an Owen education accessible to the best and brightest.
• Funding world-class initiatives and centers, like the Center for Entrepreneurship, which provides students the opportunity to advance research, design and develop new products and collaborate across disciplines.
• Supporting areas of greatest need, such as travel for case competitions, executing experiential learning opportunities for our students and ensuring that we can meet students' unexpected financial needs.

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An annual gift to Peabody College creates meaningful opportunities that support the growth and success of today’s and tomorrow’s students.

When you invest in Peabody College by making an annual gift, you provide:

• Contemporary programs that extend educational growth beyond the classrooms into our living-learning communities
• Technology and facility improvements like the Wond'ry, our cross-disciplinary innovation space where students create, invent and explore promising ideas
• Resources for our accomplished professors to achieve a 2023 U.S. News & World Report ranking of No. 6 in Best Education Schools

Learn more about giving to Peabody College