When you make a gift to any of the following funds, you contribute to the Northwestern Annual Fund. Follow the links to see the students, faculty, and academic programming on which your gift will have an impact.

Make the most overarching and flexible gift by allocating to University Unrestricted. You will be supporting academic innovations and facility improvements across the University, such as the new interdisciplinary undergraduate business certificate program, undergraduate research, and smart classrooms. See President Bienen's State of the University address for an overview of current University priorities.

Stay connected. Visit the Northwestern NewsCenter to get the big picture. Go to the Northwestern Alumni Association to find career connections and continuing education opportunities—you can even update your directory information.

By allocating your gift to scholarships you will support undergraduate student aid and ensure that all students, regardless of their financial capacity, can attend Northwestern. See the University budget, undergraduate student profile, and more at Northwestern Facts.

Your gift to the McCormick School Annual Fund will support a community of faculty and students engaged in the creation, exploration, and application of engineering principles to solve problems that strengthen industry and society. The McCormick Annual Fund provides support to interdisciplinary programs such as Engineering Design and Communications, and new initiatives like the Segal Design Institute. It also provides valuable financial resources for McCormick’s world-leading academic departments, the "Co-Op" program, and the Walter P. Murphy Society which awards funds to faculty and student group projects each year.

Be in touch with the MEAS community by following student, faculty, and alumni news.

Direct your gift to the Medill Annual Fund to support the school's mission of preparing marketing and journalism students for the future. Your gift supports academic priorities in Journalism and Integrated Marketing Communication, as well as special projects such as the Medill Innocence Project, Global Journalism, and other interdisciplinary programs for both undergraduate and graduate students.

Maintain your connection with the Medill alumni community and follow student successes.

Support the students and faculty of the School of Communication as they seek to understand communication and cultivate understanding of the contemporary world and its problems. Your gift supports current academic initiatives that address changes in the field of communication — from research in communication sciences and disorders to the spread of networked information technologies and digital media. Your gift also supports visiting artists and scholars, Performance Studies, the Theatre and Interpretation Center, and related programming that significantly enhances the educational experience for students.

Be an active part of the School of Communication alumni community.

The School of Continuing Studies extends the renowned resources of Northwestern University to working professionals and adult learners. Your gift supports students who are working full-time and have commitments that require them to pursue their educational goals through night and weekend classes. These students seek career changes or professional enhancement through bachelor’s or masterss degrees or certificate programs that range from The Art of Leadership to Futures and Options.

Support the School of Education and Social Policy mission of understanding and improving human learning and development. Your gift to the SESP Annual Fund will support our programs such as the Meaningful Science Consortium, the Distributed Leadership Study, the Foley Center for the Study of Lives, and The GEODE Initiative. Your gift supports current faculty and students through grants and scholarship aid, and their success stories will be your success stories.

Be an active part of the SESP alumni community.

Make your gift in support of students who seek to devote their lives to music and understand the value of music in today's fast-paced world. These students become performers, scholars, teachers, arts administrators, or critics. Your gift supports student awards, distinguished faculty, performing ensembles, and conservatory-level training designed to prepare musicians of the very highest caliber.

Be an active part of the School of Music alumni community.

Your gift to the WCAS Annual Fund supports learning and research in areas that have a significant impact in nearly every area of human concern -- from global health and environmental policy to arts, religion , and economics. The College is cultivating leaders in these and many other fields. Groundbreaking research and innovations in the sciences and the humanities are part of everyday life. See them all under Departments and Programs on the WCAS web site. Additionally, your gift will support field study opportunities, as well as partnerships with leading Chicago area institutions.

Be in touch with the WCAS community by following student, faculty and alumni news.

Your gift to student life will positively impact the quality of student life across campus, supporting student groups and programs that improve diversity, health, living environments, and extracurricular activities.

Your gift to the Northwestern University Library supports all areas of the University. The Library's special collections are regarded among the most prestigious in the country, including the Africana, Science and Engineering, Music, and Transportation collections. In addition to making these collections available online, the library provides extensive personal and online support for students and faculty in navigating digital resources.

Support visual arts programming for the Northwestern University community and the greater Chicago area with a gift to the Block Museum. The Block's collections focus on the study and exhibition of reproducible art forms such as prints and photographs. Additionally, the Block Cinema is dedicated to providing a quality venue for repertory cinema, screening classic and contemporary films.

Your gifts to the Wildcat Fund help provide scholarship and other vital assistance to student-athletes competing in 19 intercollegiate varsity sports. Your gift to the Wildcat Fund supports the Athletic Department's mission to maintain the highest academic standards while competing at the highest level fielding NCAA Division 1 athletics, and to provide outstanding recreational opportunities for all students.