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The new Mitchell E. Daniels, Jr. School of Business is the latest in a transformative series of strategic initiatives positioning Purdue to develop practical solutions to today’s toughest challenges. With your support, we will redefine the preparation of business leaders for today’s technology-driven world and tomorrow’s unknowns. Our faculty and students will bring discoveries to the marketplace, scale up innovations and affect societal change.

Your support will enable us to:

  • Attract the best and brightest students through graduate and undergraduate scholarships allowing them to focus on challenging coursework and make the most out of co-curricular activities
  • Provide transformative learning opportunities that provide hands-on experiences allowing all students to engage, explore, and experiment with new ideas in every business area
  • Recruit and retain outstanding faculty through endowed chairs and early-career support
  • Develop and expand programs that integrate business with technology and teach students to harness the power of big data
  • Build a new state-of-the-art facility that accommodates our increased student and faculty size and provides tangible proof of the business education leader we aspire to be
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"I am very thankful to receive these scholarships. As a first-generation student, it was a great help to my family and me."

Naomi Lopez Grajales, Finance

The impact a scholarship can have

There are several ways you can be part of the philanthropic community supporting the new School of Business including gifts of cash or securities, planning a gift for the future with an estate gift or retirement assets, or gifts of real estate or personal property.

  • Retirement Plans—A tax-wise investment in the School of Business
  • Life Income Gifts—Make a meaningful gift to the School of Business and still receive income and tax benefits
  • Gift Annuities—A simple contract between you and Purdue University through which Purdue pays you a fixed income for life in exchange for a gift of cash, securities, or other property
  • Pledged Giving—A scheduled way to plan your giving to the School of Business in monthly or single gift options. Download the pledge form if you are interested

Make a one-time, multipayment, or recurring gift to Purdue

  • Bequests—Preserve the use of your assets and make changes at any time in order to achieve your philanthropic and financial goals
  • R.B. Stewart Society

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Contact Information

If you have any questions or comments, or would like more information about making an investment in the School of Business, please contact us at givingtobusiness@purdueforlife.org.