RPi Challenge

Your gift today to the Rensselaer Annual Fund will ensure that our current generation of students has the resources available to graduate and change the world alongside so many of our community who are contributing to the global efforts in fighting COVID-19. Thanks to the generosity of our community, we continue to provide exceptional support and a safe environment for our students during this period of uncertainty. Your help is needed – now more than ever – as we continue to prepare our students to join the global network of successful alumni and alumnae after completing their education.

With your gift to the Annual Fund, Rensselaer students:

• Receive scholarships and competitive financial aid packages—more than 90 percent of Rensselaer students receive some sort of financial aid

• Experience a world-class undergraduate education of undisputed intellectual rigor

• Participate in award-winning student programming

• Take part in undergraduate research and study abroad programs

• Collaborate with our talented and dedicated faculty, and so much more 

It is more important than ever to support our students in order to meet the nation’s growing need for scientific and technical talent. Tuition covers just 75 percent of the cost of educating our students. Your gift makes up the difference between what families pay and the cost of the Rensselaer experience and helps us invest in their future right now.

You can also choose to lend your support to students in critical need by supporting a Student Relief Fund:

• Undergraduate Student Relief Fund: This is an emergency fund for Rensselaer students who face financial hardship that threatens their academic progress during their time at Rensselaer. This fund supports current undergraduate students whose financial situation has abruptly changed in a manner which may impede their continued enrollment at Rensselaer. The Undergraduate Student Relief Fund provides one-time grants to undergraduate students in immediate need, for things like emergency travel expenses, medical bills not covered by insurance, or replacement costs for essential academic supplies or personal items.

• Graduate Student Relief Fund: Similar to the Undergraduate Student Relief Fund, this emergency fund provides needed assistance to graduate students who face unexpected expenses that could jeopardize their success at Rensselaer.