Nurturing Discovery
in the sciences and medicine
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The scientific advances that change our world require space, equipment, and collaboration between top scientists. Help support Columbia’s research and teaching in the sciences and at the Medical Center and nurture the solutions of the 21st century.
Here are just a few examples of the many ways that you can help Columbia thrive. Check the schools and programs lists for other related needs in this strategic area.
Any Amount
Dean's New Initiatives Fund
College of Physicians & Surgeons
Initiate promising new research, fill gaps in existing research support, or help fund other innovative projects.
Current use funds, endowment, and bequests are welcome academic venture capital gifts.
For more information, contact:
Susie Stalcup
College of Physicians & Surgeons
100 Haven Avenue, Suite 29D
New York, NY 10032
212-342-0096
Any Amount
Interdisciplinary Science Building
Arts and Sciences Departments
Support the ambitious plans for the Northwest Corner building, a center of scientific collaboration on the Morningside campus.
Advanced research at the intersection of biology, chemistry, physics, and engineering will be housed in this building.
For more information, contact:
Marjorie Cookie Neil
Director for Science Development
475 Riverside Drive, Suite 964
New York, NY 10115
(212) 870-2718
$2,000
Student Research Assistantship
Earth Institute
Help students gain unique and valuable experience by working directly with Earth Institute scientists.
By funding a research assistantship, you enable students across multiple disciplines to make vital contributions to projects such as AIDS monitoring and control, improving potable water in Bangladesh, examining the nuclear contamination of the Hudson River, global climate change, and urban environmental issues.
For more information, contact:
Louise Rosen
Director, Earth Institute
420 West 118th Street
New York, NY 10027
212-854-0643
$25,000
Glenda Garvey Teaching Academy
College of Physicians & Surgeons
Promote continued innovation in interdisciplinary medical education, particularly in state-of-the-art technologies.
This think tank is composed of representatives of the Doctoral Program, the College of Physicians & Surgeons, the College of Dental Medicine, The Mailman School of Public Health, and The School of Nursing. Help provide pilot research grants for education initiatives and recognize the elected faculty members who embody the highest standards of teaching.
For more information, contact:
Robert Thompson
College of Physicians & Surgeons
630 West 168th Street, P&S 2-421
New York, NY 10032
212-342-0094
Endow a fund that provides a career-related summer internship for one student each year. Opportunities include the SURF summer internship for hands-on laboratory research in the biological sciences and the I.I. Rabi internship for work in the physical sciences.
For more information, contact:
Susan Birnbaum
Executive Director
475 Riverside Drive
New York, NY 10115
(212) 870-3447
$100,000
Clinical and Research Support
College of Physicians & Surgeons
Broaden advanced, compassionate patient care based on rigorous application of tested new diagnostic tools and innovative therapies.
Support adult and pediatric multidisciplinary research and clinical programs at the medical school, from neuroscience, cardiovascular medicine, and metabolic disorders to cancer, genetics, and immunology and transplantation.
For more information, contact:
Susie Stalcup
College of Physicians & Surgeons
630 West 168th Street, P&S 2-421
New York, NY 10032
212-342-0096
$100,000
The Gary C. Comer Geochemistry Laboratory Building
Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory
Develop the frontiers of climate science, solid earth dynamics, and ocean chemistry.
Your gift of $100,000 or more to the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences will allow you to name a laboratory, auditorium, or office space in the observatory's new, state-of-the-art Comer Geochemistry Building.
For more information, contact:
Sarah Huard
Director for Development
Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory
P.O. Box 1000
Palisades, New York 10964-8000
845-365-8599
$500,000
Program Trusts
Mailman School of Public Health
Sustain ongoing work for infectious diseases, HIV/AIDS treatment in resource-poor areas, environment and chronic diseases, and health care for the uninsured.
Program trusts will provide spendable funds, ensuring a steady stream of support over a period of up to five years for the Mailman School's work on the most important public health issues.
For more information, contact:
Charles Urquhart
Senior Director of Development
Mailman School of Public Health
722 W 168th Street, 14 Fl
New York, NY 10032
212-305-2115
$600,000
Lamont-Doherty Research Scientist
Earth Institute
Put the Observatory in a better position to pursue solutions to the most challenging problems facing the Earth and its future.
By endowing a Lamont-Doherty Research Scientist position in the field of your choice, you enable the Earth Institute to attract and retain scientists of the highest caliber.
For more information, contact:
Sarah Huard
Director for Development
Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory
P.O. Box 1000
Palisades, New York 10964-8000
845-365-8599
$750,000
Full Graduate Fellowship
The Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science
Endow a full graduate fellowship, named in your honor (or for someone you designate), to help the School attract a top student and to minimize the role debt plays in career choice.
This gift provides one student each year with all the funds for tuition and fees. Graduate fellowships make it possible for departments to
attract the most accomplished graduate students to their Ph.D. programs and have the indirect benefit of supporting faculty research and boosting a department’s prestige.
For more information, contact:
Leslie Murphy
Director of Development
The Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science
475 Riverside Drive, Suite 964
New York, New York 10115
212-870-2721
$1,000,000
Endowed Full Undergraduate Scholarship
The Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science
Provide full support for a worthy student to attend Columbia Engineering for one year.
This fund helps talented students, including those from low-income families, to graduate without debt. For a gift of $1 million or more, a donor may establish and
name a scholarship endowment that fully supports one engineering undergraduate each year, funding tuition, room, and board.
For more information, contact:
Leslie Murphy
Director of Development
The Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science
475 Riverside Drive, Suite 964
New York, New York 10115
212-870-2721
$1,500,000
The Lenfest Challenge: Endowed Professorship
Arts and Sciences Departments
Keep Columbia strong in the areas of the Arts and Sciences that best prepare students for a more connected world by endowing a professorship.
Gerry Lenfest LAW'58 has pledged matching funds to inspire 25 other donors to endow and name professorships for $1.5 million, instead of the usual $3 million cost.
For more information, contact:
Andrea Rounds
Director of Development, Arts and Sciences
475 Riverside Drive
New York, NY 10115
(212) 870-2395
$1,500,000
Laboratory and Equipment
College of Physicians & Surgeons
Enhance the work of faculty researchers and their staffs with this gift for medical school laboratory renovation and equipment.
Facilities and state-of-the-art equipment are the tools with which P&S physicians and investigators pursue both clinical research and basic science. Help faculty strengthen their research and better train doctoral and post-doctoral students.
For more information, contact:
Robin Rosenbluth
College of Physicians & Surgeons
14 East 60th Street, PH
New York, NY 10022
212-326-5730
$7,000,000
Research Centers
The Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science
Endow an interdisciplinary research center in genomics, biomedical engineering, nanotechnology, materials science, or computational learning.
These gifts supplement grant funding for research and can sometimes be used to provide required matching funds for federal and foundation grants. They also help support postdoctoral and visiting scientists, research conferences, and equipment each year.
For more information, contact:
Leslie Murphy
Director of Development
The Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science
475 Riverside Drive, Suite 964
New York, New York 10115
212-870-2721
