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Giving to AOE

Although the commonwealth does provide funding to Virginia Tech, that funding represents only 39% of the university's yearly budget. Private giving is essential in helping to provide student scholarships, to support and attract qualified faculty, and to fund a wide range of important programs and initiatives. In short, private gifts help ensure that Virginia Tech students receive a quality education and help keep the university competitive with other top institutions. Your support is needed now more than ever. State budget shortfalls have impacted all of VT's colleges, as well as Aerospace and Ocean Engineering.

Gifts can be designated to any area of the university. Donors have the choice of directing their support to any of Virginia Tech's eight colleges, a department, a program, or any special initiative. Please designate all or part of your gift to Aerospace and Ocean Engineering. You can securely make a pledge, make a payment on an existing pledge, make a gift using your credit card, or request information on donating securities, making a planned gift or using electronic funds transfer from your checking account, via the online pledging form

In recent years, the generosity of donors has made it possible for many students to participate in national and international competitions; design, fabricate and test unique vehicles as well as conduct experiments that would not have been possible otherwise.

If you are affiliated with a company that matches contributions to higher education, your gift to Virginia Tech may be matched, doubled, or -- in some instances -- more than doubled. Since many employers consider matching gifts an employee benefit, your human resource department or personnel office is your best source for more information about your company's matching gift policies and procedures. For more information about how matching gifts can benefit Virginia Tech, see matching gifts

Virginia Tech Department of Aerospace & Ocean Engineering
215 Randolph Hall, Blacksburg VA, 24061
(540) 231-6611 Fax: (540) 231-9632