Geosciences
Since its founding, the College of Geosciences has been a national leader in geosciences education and research. Thousands of students have received excellent education in earth, oceanographic and atmospheric sciences. These young people graduate from the college well-grounded in the basics and trained in their specialties on state-of-the-art equipment. The college's faculty make fundamental scholarly contributions to teaching and understanding the physical, biological and human forces that control global systems.
Funding Priorities
Private support is essential in the college's continuing quest to preserve and expand excellence in its teaching, research and outreach programs. Its efforts are directed toward strengthening the current public/private partnership to support the quality instruction and student development that has distinguished geosciences education at Texas A&M for more than a century.
Naming Opportunities
An array of possibilities exist in the College of Geosciences if you are interested in naming opportunities. The requirements for these opportunities differ, so please speak with your development officer for more information.
The following is a sampling of additional naming opportunities currently available.
| Scholarship Support for students in a specific field of study designed by the donor |
$25,000+ |
| Graduate Student Fellowship Academic award for outstanding graduate students |
$50,000+ |
| Faculty Fellowship Support for faculty members who excel in teaching and research |
$100,000+ |
| University Professorship for Undergraduate Teaching Excellence (UPTE) A five-year, renewable award for faculty who excel at undergraduate teaching |
$150,000+ |
| Professorship A long-term award for top professors |
$200,000+ |
| Faculty Chair An award for a faculty member's sustained excellence in an academic field |
$1,000,000+ |
The giving levels listed above apply to the creation of new, named endowments. The Texas A&M Foundation gratefully accepts all levels of gifts made to pre-existing endowments or funds.
