Giving Opportunities

Meeting our commitments to excellence in teaching and research requires that we grow our financial resources wherever and however we can.  We want to encourage you to donate to the area of your choice. For information on how to give to BU Chemistry, please click “How to Give“.  In addition to our two major funding initiatives, the new Undergraduate Center for Chemistry Discovery and the Emeriti Fund, we offer you the following options:

Fund 1 – Chair’s Fund – General unrestricted fund for use at the discretion of the Department Chairman to meet our teaching and research missions

Fund 2 – Chemistry Alumni Research Fund – Enables the Department to purchase undergraduate laboratory equipment, assists graduate students with travel expenses to conferences, and supports outside speakers program.

Fund 3 – Chemistry Instrumentation Fund – Contributes to the purchase of instrumentation and computer equipment for graduate student use.

Fund 4 – Graduate Student Awards – (please specify one of the options below)

• Lichtin Award for Excellence in Research : established in honor of Norman Lichtin, a distinguished research scientist and former Chair. The award recognizes student who is distinguished by exceptional contributions to research in their doctoral studies.
• Sugata Ray Memorial Award for International Students: established by the Ray family in memory of their son, Sugata Ray, a former graduate student in the Chemistry Department. It recognizes an international Ph.D. candidate each year who excels in his or her graduate studies (research, academic, teaching, or service).
• Feldman Award: s established by the Feldman family to memorialize Julius Feldman, for many years Associate Chairman, who took a special interest in the welfare of graduate students. It recognizes outstanding accomplishments in research, teaching, or service.
• Feldman Fund Graduate Travel Award: provides financial assistance to graduate students to attend scientific meetings in order to present their research work.