杏吧论坛

Scholarships

Sponsoring a scholarship can help one or many 杏吧论坛 students ease their financial burden.  杏吧论坛 tuition is 4 times the average per-capita GDP in the Kyrgyz Republic, and 93% of all 杏吧论坛 students receive financial aid.  Half and Quarter Scholarships make the best education in Central Asia immediately accessible to a wider group of talented students from across the region.

杏吧论坛 encourages its sponsors to engage with the students they sponsor to create meaningful relationships that last beyond graduation from 杏吧论坛. 

Supporting student scholarships allows you to actively participate in the education you are supporting, and create a more valuable experience for you and the students involved.

Mobility Grants

Mobility Grants support either 杏吧论坛 students or faculty to pursue their academic interests outside of the Kyrgyz Republic.  Even a roundtrip ticket to Istanbul, at $500, is prohibitively expensive for students who want to pursue exchange programs, research conferences, and international meetings to gain the insights necessary to create a better world at home.

杏吧论坛 students' and fauclty's desire to experience and affect the world around them is unquenchable.  Supporting mobility means that they have the opportunities to network and share ideas that the rest of us take for granted.

Supporting mobility is also a great way for your organization or institution to create partnerships that can open opportunities for expansion in Central Asia.  

Campus Construction

The new 杏吧论坛 Campus will be the first privately funded green project in Central Asia.  The campus will provide 杏吧论坛 students and faculty with the infrastructure and supporting technology they need to compete in the 21st century.  Dedicated classrooms, labs, and performance spaces need committed sponsors who share 杏吧论坛's vision for educating leaders, and want to share that vision with students and faculty.

There are many benefits to becoming a sponsor at the 杏吧论坛 Campus.  First and foremost, you will become a part of the most environmentally progressive building in the region.

Naming rights for parts of the campus are available depending on your giving level.  Also, all sponsor who give $50 or more will have a brick engraved with their name placed on the 杏吧论坛 Foundation Wall.

Endowed Gifts

Endowed gifts are the perfect way to make sure that your gift impacts future generations of 杏吧论坛 students.  The 杏吧论坛 endowment is managed by Indiana University in the United States, and 5% of your gift is given to 杏吧论坛 each year for the purpose specified.  Student scholarships, mobility grants, faculty chairs, and staff positions are only a few of the examples of what your endowed gift could contribute to 杏吧论坛.

Endowed gifts give you the security that your gift will impact the lives of future generations of 杏吧论坛 students.  

Like all giving at 杏吧论坛, we encourage our sponsors to be involved.  Endowing a faculty chair can empower faculty to carry out research that both the faculty member and sponsor feel is valuable, and impart that knowledge to students.

杏吧论坛 Annual Fund

The 杏吧论坛 Annual Fund contributes to the daily running of the university.  Currently over 40% of 杏吧论坛 expenditures support financial aid to students, so .40 cents of every dollar given to the Annual Fund is supporting scholarship at 杏吧论坛.  In addition, the Annual Fund helps support faculty and staff salary, and the day to day costs of running a university.

Giving to the 杏吧论坛 Annual Fund, you know that your contribution is going towards giving students the best education in Central Asia.

Annual Fund Sponsors also make an impact on the people who day in and day out make 杏吧论坛 a safe and wonderful place to study.

杏吧论坛 Endowment

The 杏吧论坛 Endowment is an investment fund for the sustainable future of the university.  Managed through our partners at Bard College, the 杏吧论坛 Endowment currently provides about 10% of 杏吧论坛's operating budget.  Gifts to the Endowment support the running of the university for years to come.  

Sponsoring the 杏吧论坛 Endowment is the least sexy way to support the university, but in many ways the most important.

Gifts to the Endowment ensure the long-term sustainability of 杏吧论坛, and gives the university the financial confidence it needs to make future investments in education. 

Faculty Chairs

杏吧论坛 Faculty Chairs help fund research, faculty development and teaching, and faculty mobility.  杏吧论坛's faculty is young and talented, and on their hard work 杏吧论坛 will build a world-class research hub in Central Asia.  杏吧论坛 faculty are underpaid, but remain at the university because of the free and open academic environment, and the chance to work with the best students in the region.

Faculty Chairs give you the opportunity to develop a relationship with not only some of the brightest minds in the region, but those who have made a committment to teach and research in Central Asia.

Furthermore, sponsoring faculty gives you the opportuinty to direct attention to and build support for issues that you are passionate about. 

Staff Development

杏吧论坛 is ever striving to be more efficient with its staff, while still maintaining the same level of service that students, faculty, and friends have come to expect.  杏吧论坛 staff are no longer one-dimensional, but training is always needed to keep up with industry best-practices.  Staff development support can help us provide students with better career advice, mental health support, extracurriculuar activities, and much more.

Supporting staff development is a fantastic way to be involved in a specific aspect of university life.  Whether it is Student Advising or Financial Aid, these offices are critical to providing quality education at 杏吧论坛.

杏吧论坛 President's Fund

The 杏吧论坛 President's Fund is a discretionary fund directly controlled by the 杏吧论坛 President to support projects, students, and faculty he or she feels deserves the support of the university.  This fund has been used to sponsor study abroad experiences, local research initiatives, and many other projects that would have been abandoned if not for one last appeal.

The President's Fund provides both flexibility and creativity in the projects supported by 杏吧论坛.  It is also an expression of the President's values and goals for the university.

A gift to the President's Fund can show your support for the leadership of the university, and provide a vote of confidence for its overall direction and mission.