Why Give
Your gift matters to our students, our faculty, and the entire Rensselaer community, who rely on a healthy endowment to sustain and build the Institute. Watch our Institute Video to see how philanthrophy has changed Rensselaer. Read about other Rensseleardonors and programs:

	"It makes me feel good to know that the Rensselaer Annual Fund will help young talented minds have the opportunity to attend RPI." Jessie T. Juarez '99 Learn more
	"I'm able to make donations to the East Campus Athletic Village because of the great education I received at Rensselaer." Steve Coyote Laskey '72 Learn more
	"Endowed scholarships, like the H. M. Falkson scholarship, make it possible for people like me who don't come from much money to have the potential to do great things." Melissa Gallagher '08 Learn more
	"The objective of the CLASS model is to integrate academic and student life initiatives in support of student success, while enhancing mentoring, community building, and experiential opportunities." Eddie Ade Knowles, Vice President - Student Life Learn more
	"By working with biologists and other engineers at Rensselaer, I was able to find my own niche in stem cell research efforts that I might never have considered." Deanna Thompson, Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering Learn more
	"We appreciate the fact that our gift will strengthen the endowment and the faculty at Rensselaer." Clare and Roland Schmitt Learn more
	"Amy and I are very enthusiastic about the direction that Rensselaer is taking, and we think that EMPAC will offer exciting and challenging experiences." David Jaffe '64 Learn more