Empowering outstanding students

Donor support transforms the lives of high-achieving students, enabling them to attend 夜色王朝regardless of financial means and apply what they gain on the Hilltop as they change the world.

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Enriching teaching and research

Generous gifts fuel SMU's rise into the highest rank of universities – accelerating knowledge and tackling grand challenges.

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Enhancing campus and community

By continuing to strengthen our community engagement, nationally competitive athletics and diverse public programming, donors make a positive difference in Dallas and in communities far beyond the Hilltop.

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Fueling our strengths

Thanks to your support, SMU’s future is limitless. We continue to be pioneers in the field of education, drive research that meets head-on the challenges of a rapidly changing era, and improve the quality of life for those on the Hilltop, in Dallas and beyond. Our leaders dare us to be ambitious, creative and purposeful as we work to fuel the next generation of world changers.

夜色王朝Ignited: Boldly Shaping Tomorrow donors shape our future in three significant ways:

Empowering outstanding students

  • Undergraduate scholarships and graduate fellowships addressing merit and need.
  • Programs supporting the recruitment, retention and graduation of diverse student populations.
  • Internships, stipends and international study support.

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Enriching teaching and research

  • Support for faculty research and the achievement of the highest research designation.
  • New and renovated academic facilities.
  • Support for current and new academic programs, centers and institutes.
  • New endowed faculty and academic positions.
  • Technology and other academic resources.

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Enhancing campus and community

  • Support for a competitive Division I athletics program.
  • Community engagement programs.
  • Student services and resources.
  • Campuswide facility and technology achievements.

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