Naming Policy


Endowment Funding Minimums by Type

Endowed Leadership Position

  • $5,000,000 minimum
  • Endowed discretionary funds supporting deans and unit leaders.

Endowed Distinguished Professorship

  • $3,000,000 minimum 
  • Awarded to outstanding faculty at the highest level of stature and recognition in their field.

Endowed Professorship

  • $1,500,000 minimum
  • Awarded to outstanding faculty in their field.

Endowed School/Unit-based Program Leader

  • $1,000,000 minimum 
  • Awarded to the leader of a program—center, clinic, department, or institute—that sits wholly within a school or unit.

Endowed Faculty Scholar

  • $750,000 minimum 
  • Awarded to outstanding existing or visiting faculty of any rank.

Endowed Student Fellowship

  • $300,000 minimum 
  • Awarded to a student as a stipend for the benefit of the student’s study, training, or research.

Endowed Scholarship

  • $100,000 unrestricted, $250,000 with preferences
  • $100,000: awarded as an unrestricted scholarship; academic merit and/or financial need may be a consideration.
  • $250,000: awarded as a scholarship with preferences that may include but not limited to choice of area of study, geographic location within United States of America, and student involvement.

Endowed Lecture Series

  • $250,000 minimum
  • To be used to cover all or most of the expenses associated with planning and implementing lectures in specific areas and/or on specific topics.
  • The endowed fund and the lectureship may carry the name of the donor, or someone of their choosing, in recognition of the gift.

Endowed Concert Series

  • $250,000 minimum
  • To be used to support all or most of the expenses associated with planning and implementing musical performances.
  • The endowed fund and the concert series may carry the name of the donor, or someone of their choosing, in recognition of the gift.

Endowed Book Fund

  • $50,000 minimum
  • To purchase, repair, and/or preserve books, library technology, or other materials in a specified field.

Endowed Program Support

  • $100,000 minimum 
  • To support specific or general programs of Emory or of a particular unit/department.
  • Can support faculty, staff, students, operations, or research.

Endowed Award

  • $50,000 minimum 
  • To provide stipends to students, faculty, or staff in recognition of outstanding academic merit or achievement and/or exemplary service or performance in a competition.