Invest in Future Students Through Giving

Make a meaningful difference. You can be a part of advancing the university's goals by making a gift to campus initiatives, specific programs, scholarships or colleges. Gift opportunities are also available for cultural, athletic or educational outreach programs.

There are many ways you can invest in KSU. You may use a credit card, check, money order, electronic funds transfer, or give appreciated stock or other real property. You may also invest in KSU with a bequest or life income gift. Our staff is happy to assist you in finding the type of gift that best meets your needs.

  • Online Giving
  • Mail
  • Recurring Credit/Debit card draft
  • Faculty / Staff Payroll Deduction
  • Matching Gifts
  • Stocks and other Securities
  • Gift Planning
  • Memorial Gifts
  • Gifts-in-Kind

 

  • Video title: Consider Giving the Gift of a Scholarship to a Student in Need 

    [Background music begins.] 

    [Visuals: Photos of Honors students appear on screen.] 

    [On-screen text: “Honors College Scholarships — The Need Is Great.”] 

    [Visuals: A montage shows an Honors graduate crossing the stage, students studying and writing in journals, and faculty members teaching in classrooms.] 

    Narrator: 
    Today, many students graduate from college with high levels of student loan debt. Others must limit or delay their education in an attempt to control costs. The Honors College at KSU is in great need of additional scholarship support for Honors students. Will you please consider a donation to a deserving Honors student today? 

    [Background music continues softly.] 

    [On-screen text: “Eric Nzuki, Mechanical Engineering major.”] 

    Eric Nzuki, Mechanical Engineering major: 
    A scholarship would really allow me, in my senior year, to focus more on academics. Given the intensity of the mechanical engineering program, there have been semesters where I’ve had to work multiple jobs. A scholarship would really be a weight off my back and allow me to participate more in clubs and activities, with the potential of being president of the Society for Manufacturing Engineers. It would also allow me to focus on my senior design project. 

    [On-screen text: “Laura Chelaru, Nursing major.”] 

    Laura Chelaru, Nursing major: 
    I had to quit my job so that I could focus more on nursing because it is really competitive and there’s a lot to keep up with. Having an Honors scholarship—any scholarship—would allow me to thrive with what I do have and really focus on my work. 

    [On-screen text: “Malia Whitley-Jernigan, Nursing major.”] 

    Malia Whitley-Jernigan, Nursing major: 
    I have two jobs right now, so the only times I really have to study are when I’m in school, which is three times a week. An Honors scholarship would really benefit me by allowing me to quit one or both of my jobs, so I could focus on my studies and pay for textbooks and other essential expenses. 

    [Background music swells.] 

    [On screen: The KSU Journey Honors College logo appears on the left. Text appears on the right.] 

    [On-screen text: “Make a difference in an Honors student’s life. Please donate today at honors.kennesaw.edu.”] 

    [Background music fades out.] 

 

Donations can now be made online directly to the Honors College either for scholarships or to support the programs and activities within the Honors College. 

Make a Donation here

You can also contact Samantha Rotunno at srotunno@kennesaw.edu or the Office of Development at (470) 578-6027.

Scholarships

Scholarships are financial awards given to students who represent the high standards of Kennesaw State University. Some scholarships may be open to any student while others may have specific requirements on them. Scholarships may be restricted, at the donors discretion, to students enrolled in one of the Honors Programs in the Honors College. They may also be designated to support specific activities engaged in by Honors students, such as education abroad, undergraduate research, or presentation at a conference. Scholarships may be Endowed, Annual or Support Scholarships.

Endowed Scholarships

At Kennesaw State University, a gift of $50,000 is required to create an endowed scholarship. These funds are the principal, which will never be spent and exist in perpetuity to benefit students. A benefactor may choose to fully fund an endowment at the beginning or fund it over a period of three to five years. After the initial endowment, the benefactor, friends or family may continue to make gifts to build the endowment in order to benefit more students.

Annual Scholarships

A gift of $1,000 is required to create an annual scholarship fund. The money is awarded to students yearly. The fund may be renewed each year at the donor's discretion. Like the endowed funds, an annual fund may be named in honor of someone and the donor may provide criteria for the students who should benefit from the fund.

Support Scholarships

Donors may also select to make a contribution to scholarships without creating a fund. These gifts may be of any size and as with Endowed Scholarships or Annual Scholarships may be designated for scholarship funds in the Honors College.

Friends of the Honors College

In addition to scholarships, gifts will be accepted in support of programs within the Honors College (University Honors Program, President's Emerging Global Scholars, Great Books) or in support of specific activities of the Honors College, for example a speakers series. Alternatively, gifts may be made to a fund to be used at the discretion of the Dean in support of Honors College activities and events.