As you decide where to focus your philanthropic support, Scripps Research has many avenues to help you accomplish your goals. Perhaps you want to endow a faculty chair, thereby enabling perpetual research in a field of your interest. Or possibly, remembering your own experiences, you’d like to support students’ curiosity and donate toward our nationally ranked graduate program. Or maybe, you’d prefer to accelerate the institute’s ongoing search for new medicines with an unrestricted gift, recognizing that funds applied to areas of greatest need deliver a powerful impact on discoveries and cures. Consider our many giving opportunities below or contact the Office of Philanthropy to learn more.
- Unrestricted funds: Your unrestricted gift fuels breakthrough scientific research by supporting the area of greatest need within the institute. Crucially, unrestricted support enables the institute to allocate funding where it’s most needed to address the world’s most urgent, emerging health challenges. Investigators who have access to ample and reliable resources can quickly switch gears and follow their instincts down rewarding paths of discovery, often leading to innovative techniques and novel therapeutics. Laboratories can acquire state-of-the-art technology just when it’s needed to empower new insights. Departments can recruit the most sought-after scientists. Additionally, the institute can leverage an unrestricted endowment to attract additional financial support, thus maximizing the impact of your donation.
- Education: At Scripps Research, we’re expanding the frontiers of scientific knowledge in our labs and in our classrooms. We understand the importance of solving fundamental scientific questions and equipping the next generation of scientists with the skills and tools needed to shape a healthier world. Our education programs empower scientists at all ages:
- Endowed Fellowships: When you endow a student fellowship at our Skaggs Graduate School of Chemical and Biological Sciences, you support the intellect and enthusiasm that sends scientific discovery in bold new directions...and benefits countless lives. Graduates of our nationally ranked program fan out across the world, carrying with them elite training. These students go on to make important contributions that improve the human condition. When you endow a student fellowship, the impact of your gift increases exponentially with each achievement they make.
- Summer Internships: Each year, a select number of high-performing college students from across the country are invited to perform cutting-edge research at Scripps Research. During this 10-week internship, each student is paired with a faculty mentor based on scientific interest. After receiving expert guidance, the interns are immersed in an independent research project, resulting in the presentation of a formal research paper. By supporting a student’s participation in this program, you nurture their scientific curiosity and encourage their pursuit of a scientific career.
- High School Internships: For science to advance, we need the intellect and insight of diverse minds. That’s why we’re committed to igniting an interest in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) subjects in young adults, especially individuals from groups currently underrepresented in science. Our eight-week internship program for high school students integrates a lively introduction to the riches of the science world with memorable, hands-on experiences in our labs. Students emerge with a new appreciation for how research improves human health and an enthusiasm for solving scientific challenges. By supporting a high school internship, you’re helping seed the discoveries of tomorrow.