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Natural Sciences Deans Excellence Fund
Natural Sciences Deans Excellence Fund
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From exploring the great unknowns of the Earth and our solar system, to addressing major challenges like epidemics and global climate change, the cutting-edge work being done in the natural sciences division has a direct impact on society’s progress.Your gift helps us break down barriers, identify solutions and grow research innovation.
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I think for anybody considering a donation, it's worth understanding that a donation is not just a one time impact. I think one donation can really go a lot further based on whose life or whose experience you might change."
Impact of Donor Support
- More learners can pursue higher education. In 2022, 22,000 donors contributed $66.3 million for scholarships.
- More students succeed. ASU ranks #1 among the state’s public universities for its 86% first-year retention rate thanks in part to donor-funded student success initiatives.
- And donors helped ASU offer more than 4,500 hours of free tutoring.
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STEM education has not historically done a great job of reaching out. It's really important that we create inclusive communities of belonging. We want to be the place that allows every student to succeed.