Giving opportunities

Altgeld Hall on a snowy day.

Drive impact

In the College of LAS, we find solutions to the world's challenges and propel the bright minds who learn, teach, and conduct research on our campus each day. Explore the ways you can help LAS continue to spark ideas, advance research, and create meaningful impact.
Lincoln Scholars sitting in front of Foellinger Auditorium facing the Illini Union.

Student success

The College of LAS is a campus leader in expanding access and creating opportunities for its 14,000+ students. Donor support of scholarships, the LAS emergency fund, experiential learning, and other student success programs, lightens financial burdens and supports students throughout their educational journey. 

Faculty doing math on a whiteboard.

Faculty support

LAS faculty are innovative thinkers who are breaking ground across the sciences, humanities, and social sciences. They're prompting important conversations and ensuring our students a high-quality education. They see Illinois as a place where they can pursue their curiosities beyond their traditional fields of expertise. Faculty support is vital to the recruitment and retention of stellar faculty and provides critical resources for innovative research and teaching. 

Exterior of Cultural Houses on Nevada Street at the University of Illinois.

Ethnic, Gender, and Women’s Studies Building

Planning is underway to bring the university’s ethnic, gender, and women’s studies units together in a modern, welcoming new building that empowers faculty and students to collaborate and connect. Join us in creating a state-of-the-art home for the departments of African American Studies, Asian American Studies, Gender & Women’s Studies, and Latina/Latino Studies and the Program in American Indian Studies.

Exterior of Altgeld Hall post-renovation.

Altgeld and Illini Halls

The renovation of Altgeld and a new Illini Hall will provide students and faculty collaborative spaces that are essential for learning and discovery in the 21st century and make both buildings accessible to all students.

CliMas students gathering outside the Natural History Building to launch a weather balloon.

Annual fund

Your support of the annual fund provides essential unrestricted support, ensuring the college can direct funds to its most critical needs.