Invest in the Future of PSU.

Annual, unrestricted gifts provide educational enrichment through student scholarships, instructional classroom needs, and enhanced campus services and facilities. Gifts to the Annual Fund are solicited annually and support current operations and are critical in meeting the day-to-day needs of helping to move Philander FORWARD in myriad ways.

Through this scholarship fund, Philander Smith University is able to assist incoming freshmen with closing the gaps that remain after federal student aid programs are exhausted, which puts the university in greater position to increase retention of current students who find the costs of college difficult to manage. Your support can make the difference.

This is a permanent and perpetual scholarship fund which can be created with a gift or gifts totaling at least $25,000. The principal of the fund is invested to produce income, and scholarships are awarded using a percentage of the interest. (An endowed scholarship fund may begin with less than $25,000; however, regular contributions can be added to the fund over a three-year period to reach the minimum endowment level. The first scholarship award potentially may be made one year following the attainment of the minimum endowment level, depending upon the amount of interest available.)

This is a scholarship fund in which the donor contributes the award amount annually. Contributions can be added to the fund by the initial donor and/or others who may wish to contribute to the fund (i.e., family, friends, employers, etc.). The scholarship may be established in the name of an individual, family, company, organization, or group.