The College of Science’s broad-ranging programs in physical sciences, life sciences, and mathematics provide students with a deep understanding of emerging research and technology, encompassing such powerful disciplines as nanoscience, chemical biology, cognition and neuroscience, environmental and marine science, biochemistry, and network science. When you choose to support the College of Science, you’re delivering an experiential education and developing the next generation of scientific leaders and their research.


College Challenges

Challenge of the Colleges

The three schools or colleges with the largest percent increase in donors on Giving Day will receive these challenge dollars for their Dean's Funds.

1st place = $20,000, 2nd place = $12,000, 3rd place = $8,000


Dollar Up Challenge

$40,000 in challenge funds will be split between each school that raises $10,000 or more by 1pm ET on Giving Day.


College of Science Match

When the College of Science has raised $8,000 for any COS fund, an anonymous donor will release an additional $8,000 to the Advancing Women in Science Scholarship Fund.


College of Science Challenge

When the College of Science reaches 100 donors to any COS fund, Dorothea Schlosser and Tom Kopczynski, PNT'24, '26 will release $10,000 to the Advancing Women in Science Scholarship Fund.


College of Science Equity Challenge

When the College of Science reaches 50 donors to the COS Equity Fund, an anonymous donor will release $10,000 toward the College of Science Dean's Scholarship Fund.


College of Science Ocean Genome Legacy Challenge

An anonymous donor has agreed to match every gift received for the Ocean Genome Legacy Endowed Fund dollar for dollar up to $20,000.