Support Honors College
Opportunites to Support Honors College
Honors has been the cornerstone of recruiting and educating the most academically talented students at UMD since 1966. With the creation of new and exciting living-learning programs, the Honors College is well equipped to provide an enriching and challenging education for UMD's most exceptional students.
For more information about giving to the Honors College, please contact:
Heidi Bruce, Director of Development & Alumni Relations
E-mail: habruce@umd.edu
Phone: 301.405.6851
To mail a gift, please submit the gift donation form.
Honors College
Donations to the Honors College are used to support academic and extracurricular enrichment opportunities in the Honors College, including events for students in all of the Honors College living-learning programs. This is a great way to support a rigorous and engaging education for Maryland's top students.
For more information about the Honors College:
Honors College – ACES Cybersecurity
Donations to the ACES Cybersecurity Living-Learning Program support scholarships, professional development, participation in national competitions, and academic enrichment for outstanding students who will be the nation's future leaders in the important interdisciplinary field.
For more information about the ACES Cybersecurity Program
Honors College – Design | Cultures & Creativity
Donations to the Design | Cultures & Creativity Living-Learning Program support the exciting initiatives of this vibrant living-learning program that explores the historical, theoretical, technological and political side of computing, creativity, and culture.
More about Design | Cultures & Creativity Program
Honors College – Entrepreneurship & Innovation
Donations to the Entrepreneurship & Innovation Living-Learning Program support experiential learning, seminars, workshops, competitions, and volunteerism that prepare students to launch impactful, innovative products, and services as successful entrepreneurs.
More about the Entrepreneurship and Innovation Program
Honors College – Gemstone Program
Donations to the Gemstone Living-Learning Program support students from diverse majors in the development of research and teamwork as they interactively examine multidisciplinary issues at the interface of science, technology and society.
For more information about the Gemstone Program
Honors College – Gemstone Scholarship
Donations to the Gemstone Scholarship support scholarships for students in the Gemstone Program.
For more information about the Gemstone Program
Honors College – Honors Humanities
Donations to the Honors Humanities Living-Learning Program support innovative learning initiatives that prepare students passionate for humanities and creative arts to investigate some of the most fundamental and important questions facing humanity today.
For more information about the Honors Humanities Program
Honors College – Integrated Life Sciences
Donations to the Integrated Life Sciences Living-Learning Program help inspire, educate, and launch the careers of the most talented students interested in life sciences, including biological research and biomedicine.
For more information about the Integrated Life Sciences Program
Honors College – University Honors Program
Donations to the University Honors Program support academic and extracurricular enrichment opportunities in the University Honors Program, the most flexible and enduring of the Honors College Living-Learning Programs.
For more information about University Honors Program
Honors College – University Honors Scholarship
Donations to the University Honors Scholarship help to close the gap for students with financial need. The Honors College works with the Office of Student Financial Aid to identify the University Honors students who are most worthy of these need-based scholarships. This is a current-use scholarship fund, i.e. all donations to this fund will be awarded to students in the same fiscal year.
For more information about the University Honors Program
Honors College - Thorne Study Abroad Scholarship
Donations to the Thorne Study Abroad Scholarship provide financial assistance to Honors College students who study abroad for the first time in the winter or spring term. The Honors College works with the Maryland's International Programs to identify worthy recipients. This scholarship was established by former Honors director Prof. Barbara L. Thorne's colleagues and students in honor of her extraordinary service to Honors.
For more information about the Thorne Scholarship