The endowment fund of Davis College provides a permanent source of income for
the College and is key to the development of the campus and its programs.
Endowment gifts are invested, with a percentage of the income used to support
scholarships, professorships, academic chairs or other areas of interest.

1. Minimum required to establish: $25,000.
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The endowment may take up to five years to reach minimum
funding amount.
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Corpus is invested with the College's endowment.
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The amount of the annual award will be determined by the
College's Investment Committee and the payout policy in effect at that time,
as approved by the Board of Trustees.
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The endowment may be added to at any time and in any
amount by deferred gifts, directed gifts, or through estate planning.
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Corpus is never invaded.
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No retained earnings unless stated in the scholarship
guidelines.
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No scholarship(s) will be awarded until the minimum is
reached.
2. Donors choose the name for the scholarship and determine
required criteria for eligibility.
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May be established in honor of or in memory of a person
living or deceased.,
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May be need based or merit based.
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Particular curriculum(s) may be chose, i.e., Pastoral,
Youth, Organizational Leadership, International Ministries, etc.
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May benefit students from a particular geographical
region or area.
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Other eligibility criteria as established by donors and
agreed to by the College.
3. Administered by the Davis College Office of Financial Aid.
4. Selection of the scholarship recipient shall be made by
the university based upon the established guidelines unless otherwise agreed to
in writing.
5. Guidelines will be signed by the donors and the College.
6. Donors will be sent the names and addresses of scholarship
recipients.
7. Donors will be provided the balance in the endowment upon
request.
8. Donors will be invited to attend the annual scholarship
luncheon.
9. Endowed Chair -- Minimum required to establish --
$500,000.
10. Endowed professorship -- Minimum required to establish --
$400,000.
For more information about endowments, contact Sharon
O'Connor, Director of Development at 607.729.1581 x 313 or
soconnor@davisny.edu.