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Make a Gift| Name | Description | Type of Fund | Designation Use | Unit |
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| UIS Thomas Education Scholarship Fund | This scholarship is awarded to elementary education majors at UIS, based on academic merit and financial need. Illinois, and especially central Illinois, is facing a teacher shortage, so Mr. Thomas's gift is especially welcome both for the… | Scholarship | Student Aid | Public Affairs & Education |
| UIS Undergraduate Student Research Fund | Faculty-student collaboration is a core strength of UIS, a powerful impetus for learning and development. Your gifts to the Undergraduate Research Support Program will help to provide funds for research, travel to professional conferences… | Gift Fund | Research | Provost & VC Acad Affairs |
| UIS Violet Rose Salela Music Scholarship Fund | Gifts to this fund support Student Aid in the Department of Art, Music, and Theatre in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at UIS to honor the memory of Violet Rose Salela, who loved the study and practice of vocal music. Recipients… | Scholarship | Student Aid | Liberal Arts & Social Sciences |
| UIS Visual Arts Gallery Fund | This fund supports for UIS' Visual Arts Gallery, which brings in outstanding artists' works for the enrichment of the UIS, Springfield, and surrounding communities. | Gift Fund | Academic Support | Liberal Arts & Social Sciences |
| UIS Visual Arts Program | This fund provides money for special opportunities or extraordinary needs for the Visual Arts Program at UIS. | Gift Fund | Academic Support | Liberal Arts & Social Sciences |
| UIS Volunteer and Civic Engagement Center Fund | The Volunteer and Civic Engagement Center initiates, coordinates, and facilitates volunteer opportunities and endeavors for UIS students, staff, faculty, and the Springfield Community. | Gift Fund | Academic Support | Student Affairs |
| UIS W. Robert Felker Scholarship Fund | A 1974 graduate of Sangamon State University, W. Robert “Bob” Felker has established a distinguished business career, including the 2008 chairmanship of the National Futures Association, as well as chairman of JP Morgan Futures. The W.… | Scholarship | Student Aid | Enrollment and Retention Management |
| UIS Walter and Polly Roesch Scholarship Fund | Gifts to this fund provide Student Aid to undergraduate students at UIS. The scholarship recipients shall be selected based upon financial need and academic merit. It is the Donor's preference that the Student Aid issued provide the… | Scholarship | Student Aid | Chancellor |
| UIS Wepner Symposium Fund | This fund provides support for the Wepner Symposium at UIS. | Gift Fund | Public Service | Provost & VC Acad Affairs |
| UIS Wilfred and Esther Lam Pre-Nursing Scholarship Fund | Dr. Wilfred Lam has been a physician in Springfield for many years, and he also taught at SIU School of Medicine before retiring. His wife, Esther, had training as a nurse before earning two degrees at UIS as a non-traditional student: a… | Scholarship | Student Aid | Health, Science and Technology |
| UIS William and Mary Schnirring Scholarship Fund | Generous, involved, and tremendously supportive of UIS—these words only begin to describe what wonderful donors William and Mary Schnirring have been to UIS. Mr. Schnirring is chairman of the board of Springfield Electric Supply Company, a… | Scholarship | Student Aid | Provost & VC Acad Affairs |
| UIS William Ferris Cummings Memorial Award | William Ferris Cummings graduated from SSU in 1973 and worked as an inspector with Illinois Central Gulf Railroad. Mr. Cummings was well-known for his community activities, especially those connected with Community Action, Inc. However a… | Scholarship | Student Aid | Enrollment and Retention Management |
| UIS William H. Chamberlain Memorial Scholarship Fund | The William H. Chamberlain Memorial Scholarship was established in 1974 in memory of former circuit judge, William H. Chamberlain, a junior college graduate who attended SSU and also served as Parliamentarian to the Speaker of the House,… | Scholarship | Student Aid | Enrollment and Retention Management |
| UIS Women's Basketball Program Fund | This fund is used to provide support for the Women's Basketball Program at UIS. | Gift Fund | Student Services | Student Affairs |
| UIS Women's Basketball Scholarships | Gifts to this fund support scholarships for the Women's Basketball Program at UIS. | Scholarship | Student Aid | Student Affairs |
| UIS Women's Center Fund | This fund provides unrestricted support for the Women's Center, allowing the Center to be flexible with responding to the greatest student needs at the time. This could include providing workshops or trainings for students and staff,… | Gift Fund | Academic Support | Student Affairs |
| UIS Women's Center Student Focus Fund | This fund can provide money specifically for student's to travel to conferences related to the Women's Center or women's issues. This can open the world to students who might not otherwise be financially able to access conference… | Gift Fund | Academic Support | Student Affairs |
| UIS Women's Cross Country/Track Program | Gifts to this fund are used to support the Women's Cross Country Program at UIS. | Gift Fund | Student Services | Student Affairs |
| UIS Women's Friendship Garden | Gifts are used to maintain the Women's Friendship Garden at UIS. This fund pays for the commemoration we place in the garden each year to honor the annual recipient of the Naomi B. Lynn Award for Outstanding Contributions to the… | Gift Fund | Academic Support | Student Affairs |
| UIS Women's Golf Scholarship | This scholarship benefits a member of the UIS Women's Golf Team. | Scholarship | Student Aid | Student Affairs |
| UIS Women's Issues Caucus | This fund provides support to the Women's Issues Caucus, which encourages students to become aware of women's issues as well as work towards gender and sex equality. | Gift Fund | Student Services | Student Affairs |
| UIS Women's Soccer Program Fund | Gifts to this fund support the Women's Soccer Program at UIS. | Gift Fund | Student Services | Student Affairs |
| UIS Women's Soccer Scholarship | This scholarship benefits a member of the UIS Women's Soccer Team. | Scholarship | Student Aid | Student Affairs |
| UIS Women's Softball Scholarship | This scholarship benefits a member of the UIS Women's Softball Team. | Scholarship | Student Aid | Student Affairs |
| UIS Women's Studies Fund | This fund will be used to provide unrestricted support to the Women's Studies Department at UIS. | Gift Fund | Academic Support | Liberal Arts & Social Sciences |