Your gifts to Dickinson don't just nod to the past. They fuel the future.
Financial support is essential to the life of the college, providing support for scholarships and financial aid, faculty development, athletic team travel, study-abroad programs, lab equipment, art supplies and much more.
With your gift, you can help shape the future of every student who walks among these limestone walls.
Giving Options

The Emergency Response Fund
The Emergency Response Fund was created to provide alumni, parents and friends an opportunity to support the most vulnerable members of our community during this unprecedented time, as the college responds to COVID-19.

The Dickinson Fund
Dickinson’s annual fund, the Dickinson Fund, supports annual costs to offset tuition dollars. Though Dickinson Fund gifts can be directed to specific priorities, giving to the “Area of Greatest Need,” provides critical support for financial aid, academic research, athletics, sustainability efforts and nearly all aspects of student life.

Scholarships
Every Dickinsonian has a story, and these days, most of them highlight the critical relevance of financial aid and the growing importance of increasing the availability of scholarships at Dickinson for students in need.

Academic Programming
Gifts supporting academic programming enable Dickinson students to understand the world by engaging it.

Athletics
Dickinson is proud of all that our athletes have accomplished, and the McAndrews Fund for Athletics is the backbone for much of that success.

Wellness Initiatives
Dickinson’s commitment to caring for our students runs deep. Gifts in support of our wellness initiatives focus on services at Dickinson that provide for the emotional well-being of our students. This includes support for our counseling center, student programming, our Title IX office and more.

Faculty Support
At Dickinson, we prepare our graduates to thrive with skills that are most useful in the world.

Student Life
Dickinson recognizes that learning happens inside and outside the classroom. Student participation in clubs and organizations develops skills in leadership, community building and much more. Gifts designated for student life support opportunities and activities that turn the Dickinson education into the Dickinson experience.

Sustainability
Gifts supporting sustainability enable the college to prepare students to tackle one of the 21st century's biggest challenges.