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Giving

Fuel innovation and opportunity at the UNC Charlotte College of Engineering. Your support helps fund scholarships, enhance student experiences, advance research and strengthen programs that shape tomorrow’s engineering leaders. Discover meaningful ways to give, whether through one‑time gifts, annual support or planned philanthropy and make a lasting impact on students, faculty and our community.

Support the College of Engineering’s Highest Priorities

Your generosity directly strengthens student success, access and innovation within the College of Engineering. Current priority funds include:

  • Alumni Scholarship Fund – Provides financial assistance to undergraduate students to help make an engineering education more accessible.
  • College of Engineering Fund – Supports the areas of greatest need across the College, ensuring flexibility and impact where it matters most.
  • Engage ME! – A recruitment, retention, and graduation program for multicultural engineering students.
  • WE Engage! – A program dedicated to recruiting and supporting female engineering students.
  • Leadership Academy Fund – Prepares undergraduate students for leadership roles in engineering and technology industries.

Other Giving Opportunities

Matching Gifts
Double your impact. Find out if you or your spouse/partner’s employer matches charitable gifts.
Endowments
Make a gift to establish an endowed fund, ensuring your support is invested and sustained in perpetuity.
Gift of Stock
Donate appreciated securities, including stocks or bonds, as a tax-effective way to make a gift.
Planned Giving
Leave a legacy through a gift designated to the area most meaningful to you.
In-Kind Gifts
Gifts such as equipment, paintings, books, or art may be donated to the College of Engineering and may qualify for an income tax deduction.
Naming Opportunities
Support UNC Charlotte’s College of Engineering by naming spaces, buildings, or memorial features such as trees and benches.

Donations by Mail

If you prefer to send your gift through standard mail, please make your check payable to “UNC Charlotte Foundation,” and be sure to designate the W.S. Lee College of Engineering as the recipient of your gift in the memo line. Mail your check to:

Office of University Development
UNC Charlotte
9201 University City Boulevard
Charlotte, NC 28223-0001