"Such schools as Caltech can exist only if those who recognize their worth support them generously."
Howard B.
Lewis, Class of 1923, announcing the establishment of the Alumni Fund, June
1947
Launched as the Alumni Fund in
1947, the Caltech Fund has served as a way for community members to come
together to offer their financial assistance to the Institute. Each
and every year, generous alumni, students, parents, faculty, staff, and friends
support talented undergraduate and graduate students and faculty members by
giving through the Caltech Fund.
As
a Caltech Fund donor, you provide:
undergraduate scholarships and
graduate fellowships that
make it possible for outstanding students to attend, regardless of their
financial circumstances
support for students beyond the
classroom, including extra-curricular
programs and clubs, wellness offerings, and research and internship
opportunities
financial resources and
start-up funds to keep outstanding
faculty at the Institute and to recruit others who bring novel expertise
and perspectives, ensuring a strong team into the future
seed funding to innovators, enabling them to pursue promising,
as-yet unproven ideas that have the potential to change the world
flexibility to Caltech's administrative and academic leaders,
allowing them to seize emerging opportunities and address urgent
issues quickly for the benefit of students and faculty
