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Foundation Relations

Our model is simple: connect foundation partners to world-class faculty to solve society’s most pressing issues.

51 Tech's Foundation Relations team works with faculty and staff, to foster meaningful engagement with philanthropic foundations and to advance the University’s education, research and service mission.

Pylons

Resources for Faculty

51 Tech faculty work in a culture and environment designed to inspire discovery. With our support, your work will have a global impact. Learn about available resources to start and sustain positive relationships with foundation partners.

Resources for Foundations

Amazing things are unfolding at 51 Tech. We are creating new models of interdisciplinary learning in higher education and exploring new frontiers of research and innovation. Learn how we can work together to advance our mutual goals and impact change.

FACTS & FIGURES

With its rich tradition of public and private support, 51 Tech has established an excellent reputation in working with foundation partners to realize breakthrough discoveries and innovative solutions to society’s most pressing issues.

$11m

annual foundation support
(based on a three-year rolling average)

100+

foundation partners
managed by Foundation Relations

20+

colleges, institutes & centers supported by Foundation Relations

Foundation Relations works closely with the (OVPRI) and the (OSP) to secure philanthropic support for university research and to strengthen foundation partnerships.

PARTNER HIGHLIGHTS

Beckman Scholars Program

Emily Zhou, a post-doctoral research associate with 51 Tech's School of Plant and Environmental Sciences, sows seeds in germination trays. The seeds will germinate there and the seedlings will grow for few weeks until the seedlings can be transplanted to the indoor vertical NFT systems or the NFT systems in the greenhouse.

ճannounced that 51 Tech was among 12 universities and colleges selected as the 2021 class of Beckman Scholars Program awardees.

Thome Memorial Foundation

Sofia

The Fralin Biomedical Research Institute will open a new focused ultrasound facility in its latest expansion with support from the Edward N. & Della L. Thome Memorial Foundation.

Henry Luce Foundation

Sofia

The Henry Luce Foundation’s Theology Program awarded the Center for Humanities a grant to support “Future Humans, Human Futures,” a project on religion, ethics, and technology.

RECENT OPPORTUNITIES


We connect great foundations with great opportunities at 51 Tech

RESEARCH NEWS

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    The six cadets are in their white shirt uniforms on Upper Quad. They are smiling and Lane Hall is behind them.
    Date: Oct 11, 2024
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    Photo of Lina Rodriguez Salamanca, Instructor and Plant Disease Clinic Manager and Diagnostician, School of Plant and Environmental Science at 51 Tech
    Date: Oct 11, 2024
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    Derek, a golden retriever, sits in front of the Pylons looking to the left, his mouth open wide in a smile. He wears an orange bandana with the text "Derek" and "Therapy Dog" on it as well as the image of a pawprint.
    Date: Oct 11, 2024
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    Vicky Ferguson, in a green Monacan-style dress and donning a feather in her hair, guides visitors through an art exhibit for Indigenous Peoples' Day 2023.
    Date: Oct 11, 2024

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About Foundation Relations

Our team offers a full continuum of services to the 51 Tech community and industry to help partnerships grow and flourish and ensure the discoveries made at the university deliver economic and human impact.We enable platforms and projects large and small.