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Participation
“Alumni support has enabled me to realize my own potential and dreams in more ways than I’d ever imagined, and I am extremely grateful. As my years here at Brown come to an end, I look forward to doing even more for the community that has already given me so much. I hope alumni, parents, faculty, staff, and friends continue to support the Brown Annual Fund—making this invaluable education and experience a reality for so many other students just like me.”
Tung T. N’Vietson, Jr. ’12
Economics & Human Biology Concentrator
Impact
Gifts to the Brown Annual Fund directly support the Plan for Academic Enrichment. During the 2010-2011 academic year, alumni, alumnae, parents, students, faculty, staff, and friends provided funding for many amazing projects. For example:
120 gifts of $25 ($3,000)
provided an undergraduate with the opportunity to take his academic interests to the next level by partnering closely with faculty members to work on an intensive project of his own design.
50 gifts of $50 ($2,500)
supported a doctoral student during the summer months, allowing her to continue her studies without interruption.
50 gifts of $100 ($5,000)
allowed the Library to offer a digital edition of a current newspaper.
300 gifts of $250 ($75,000)
provided the median salary for an assistant professor.
30 gifts of $1,000 ($30,000)
enabled a first-year student to receive a need-based Brown scholarship award.
Ten gifts of $5,000 ($50,000)
funded a First-Year Seminar entitled Tales of Vampirism and the Uncanny—allowing students to discuss the psychoanalytic foundations of vampirism and enable them to go beyond mere fandom.
Two gifts of $10,000 ($20,000)
allowed the Library to obtain a high-quality scanner for patron use.
Two gifts of $15,000 ($30,000)
provided a need-based Brown Scholarship award to a first-year student.
One gift of $25,000
provided an academic-year dissertation fellowship for a doctoral student, including stipend, enrollment fee, health services fee, and health insurance.
Three gifts of $30,000 ($90,000)
established a seed grant for a collaborative project between an assistant professor in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology and a marine biology scientist. Their findings will advance disease ecology and invasion biology research, as well as impact future wildlife trade regulations — eventually reducing disease introductions.
*(All costs are approximate and averaged unless otherwise indicated.)