It's Give Day! Double your impact on scholarships!
$250,000 match to the Western Welcome Scholarship!

Thank you for celebrating Western's ninth annual WWU Give Day with us!

This year there is a one-to-one match up to $250,000 for the Western Welcome Scholarship Campaign! This is the biggest match in WWU Give Day history, and we need your help as we try to meet it. Make your gift today and have twice the impact, which means offering twice as many students the opportunity for a life-changing education! Give now by clicking here!

Hannah Thorp, Lily Duong, Melaku Akalwold, and Stephanie Peterson

Your gift on WWU Give Day supports deserving students like Hannah, Lily, Melaku and Stephanie!

The Western Welcome Scholarship and History-Making Match

Western students walking to class on a beautiful spring day with cherry blossoms in the backgroundThis year, Western's top fundraising priority is the Western Welcome Scholarship — a scholarship that exemplifies Western's commitment to attracting and retaining the highest quality students. This scholarship bridges the gap between cost of attendance and financial aid. That means the gifts you make today help make Western a more inclusive and inviting university, as well as cement our status as one of Washington’s most important educational institutions.

The biggest match in WWU Give Day's history is this year. This is our opportunity to show the world what's important to Western - student success, critical thinking, academic excellence, and changing the world for the better. Taking advantage of this match doubles your impact on the world. You provide twice as many people a world-class education. Can you meet that challenge today?

If you’re not able to give right now, you can also sign up to be an ambassador for WWU Give Day and win swag just for helping spread the word! Click Here To Get Started! 

 

Thank You to Our 2024 WWU Give Day Platinum Sponsor, Whatcom Educational Credit Union

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Your gift is tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law according to section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. Our tax identification number is 91-6073519.

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Western Welcome Scholarship - $250,000 match! WHOLE Pantry of Living Essentials Athletics Club Sports College of Business and Economics College of Fine and Performing Arts College of Humanities and Social Sciences College of Science and Engineering College of the Environment Fairhaven College of Interdisciplinary Studies Graduate School Honors College Programs/Centers/Institutes Student Clubs Western Libraries Western on the Peninsulas Woodring College of Education
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Double your impact for the Merle Prim Scholarship for Diversity and Inclusion!
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Double your impact for the Merle Prim Scholarship for Diversity and Inclusion!
An anonymous donor has provided a dollar-for-dollar match up to $10,000 for this scholarship! Make your gift here to support diversity and inclusion!
$200 MATCHED
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X2 Match to the WISE Scholarship for Science and Engineering!
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X2 Match to the WISE Scholarship for Science and Engineering!
Two generous alumnae, Amber Peterson '02 and Kathleen Larese '01, have pledged to match the first $5,000 of giving to the WISE Scholarship! Your gift is crucial!
$350 MATCHED
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$7,000 Match for International Business!
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$7,000 Match for International Business!
Generous Alums, faculty, and supporters of international business have combined to match the first $7000 contributed to the International Business Study Abroad scholarship.
$4,850 MATCHED
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Recent Grad Match Opportunity!
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Recent Grad Match Opportunity!
The first 60 gifts from recent graduates (Graduated in the last 10 years) will receive up to an extra $50 match!
$2,240 MATCHED
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The Copeland Women's Rugby Match
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The Copeland Women's Rugby Match
A generous supporter, Scott Copeland, has matched the first $1,000 of gifts to our Women's Rugby team! Double your gifts impact today!
$200 MATCHED
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Janis & Wes Peterson Student Teacher Support Match
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Janis & Wes Peterson Student Teacher Support Match
Janis and Wes Peterson had close contact with student teachers over their long careers in education. They are aware of some of the difficulties and burdens student teaching brought to the lives of many students, like traveling long distances to teach in the classroom a student teacher was assigned. Janis and Wes are very pleased to have the opportunity to offer assistance to students in need of help meeting financial obligations that have fallen to them as part of their student teaching assignment. All donations go directly to supporting WWU student teachers with the most significant financial need to complete their certification. Your gift today, taking advantage of the Peterson's generous match, can help current and future student teachers be far more successful, and thus, reach even more young people. Give today to have the twice impact!
$550 MATCHED
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Dollar-for-dollar match for Accounting!
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Dollar-for-dollar match for Accounting!
Thanks to faculty, staff, and the advisory board of Accounting, there's a $8,700 match available! That means your gift of $50 has $100 of impact, or your gift of $1,000 can have $2,000 of impact!! Give now to take advantage!
$2,275 MATCHED
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3,000th Donor Challenge!
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3,000th Donor Challenge!
The 3,000th donor to WWU Give Day 2023 will unlock an additional $750 for the fund to which they donated!
1,202 / 3,000 Donors
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2,000th Donor Challenge!
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2,000th Donor Challenge!
The 2,000th donor will unlock an additional $750 for the program to which they gave! Your $100 gift could have BIG impact!
1,202 / 2,000 Donors
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$10,000 challenge for the Sustainability Pathways program!
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$10,000 challenge for the Sustainability Pathways program!
Passionate Methow Valley-based alum Lee Whittaker wants to support our Sustainability Pathways program. He's agreed to give $200 for each of the first 50 gifts of $20 - $99! That means your gift can be matched at a 10:1 rate! Your $20 gift could have $220 of impact!!
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10-to-one match for the Sustainability Pathways program!
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10-to-one match for the Sustainability Pathways program!
The FIRST gift of $1,000 or more to the Sustainability Pathways program will unlock a BONUS $10,000 gift from Lee Whittaker! Lee's a Methow Valley-based alum who cares deeply for his local environment and is passionate about the work WWU students do to support sustainability work. Your gift will receive a 10:1 match, meaning you'll have $11,000 of impact for a $1,000 gift!
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Savviest Student Organization Challenge!
The student club or team with the most donors when we finish processing all the Give Day gifts will win an extra $1,000! Final results available after all Give Day gifts are processed. Using fake donor names to inflate results may disqualify a club or team.
Rank Prize Savviest Student Organization Challenge Donors
1 $1,000 Student Clubs 46
2 Men's Rowing 39
3 Water Skiing Team 21
4 WWU Club Baseball 17
5 WWU Racing (Formula SAE) 14
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Woodring Winners Challenge!
The department or program housed in the Woodring College of Education that receives the highest number of unique donors will win an extra $1,000! Final results available when we finish processing all the Give Day gifts. Gifts from fake donors to inflate donor count may disqualify a department or program.
Rank Prize Woodring Winners Challenge! Donors
1 $1,000 Woodring College of Education 15
2 Education Leadership 3
3 Compass2Campus 3
4 Woodring Equity & Diversity Programs 3
5 Janis & Wes Peterson Student Teacher Support Fund 2
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College of Science and Engineering Donor Challenge!
The department, project or program in CSE that received the highest number of unique donors will receive an extra $1,000! Final results available after we process all Give Day gifts. Inflating donor count using fake donor names may disqualify a project, department, or program.
Rank Prize CSE Donor Challenge! Donors
1 $1,000 Chemistry Department 19
2 Computer Science 17
3 Biology 17
4 Engineering and Design 10
5 Marine and Coastal Science 7
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College of Fine and Performing Arts Donor Challenge!
The department, project or program in CFPA that receives the highest number of unique donors will receive an extra $1,000! Final results available after we process all Give Day gifts. Inflating donor count using fake donor names may disqualify a project, department, or program.
Rank Prize CFPA Donor Challenge! Raised
1 $1,000 WWU Music Department $4,470.00
2 Music Department Scholarships $1,600.00
3 Design Department $650.00
4 Dance $510.00
5 Theatre Arts $425.00
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Want to create your own match or challenge?
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Want to create your own match or challenge?
Want to make your own match or challenge? Email giving@wwu.edu and we'll set it up for you! Statistically, matches generate an 18-28% increase in dollars and donors, so your gift could have 18-28% more impact!
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Give Day Ambassador Challenge
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Give Day Ambassador Challenge
The Top 5 WWU Give Day Ambassadors this year will receive $1,000 each to allocate to their Give Day area of choice after Give Day concludes! Sign up and share for your shot at making a $1,000 impact today!
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Entrepreneurship and Innovation Match Alert!
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Entrepreneurship and Innovation Match Alert!
Generous alum David Cole, '84, has agreed to match the first $15,000 in gifts to the Entrepreneurship and Innovation Program! That means your gift of $10 becomes $20, $40 becomes $80, or even $1,000 becomes $2,000! Give now to take advantage of this generous match!
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WECU Sponsorship
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WECU Sponsorship
Many thanks to our friends at Whatcom Educational Credit Union for providing a generous sponsorship in support of Give Day!
The Number One Vikings Match! Complete
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The Number One Vikings Match!
Thank you, Vikings! You who made the first $1,000 in gifts earned an ADDITIONAL $1,000 through a generous match!
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Matching Gift Opportunity for MSCM! Complete
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Matching Gift Opportunity for MSCM!
Thank you! Your gifts have unlocked an additional $5,000 to support our world-class MSCM & Operations program!
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Last Call!
The 500th donor between 10 PM and 11:59 PM will receive an additional $5,000 match to their gift. You can make a huge impact on the area of Western you love most!
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Early Bird Challenge! Complete
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Early Bird Challenge!
Thank you! Your generosity has unlocked an additional $5,000 match before most people even got up for the day!
$1,600 MATCHED
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Double your impact for Behavioral Neuroscience research stipends!
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Double your impact for Behavioral Neuroscience research stipends!
Did you know WWU's Behavioral Neuroscience program is incredibly highly regarded? That's because we work hard to make sure our students have real-world experience conducting research. A very generous donor has pledged to match every dollar given to Behavioral Neuroscience up to $6,000! Your gift will have twice the impact!
$0 MATCHED
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Robert and Bess Christman Scholarship Match - Double your support of Geology students!
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Robert and Bess Christman Scholarship Match - Double your support of Geology students!
The first $500 in gifts to the Robert and Bess Christman Scholarship will be matched dollar for dollar by their daughter Maureen Christman, in loving memory of the many ways they positively impacted the WWU and Bellingham Community. Your contribution will have double the impact on the geology students who receive that scholarship!
$90 MATCHED
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Graduate School Match Alert!
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Graduate School Match Alert!
The first $5000 in gifts to the Kitto Graduate School Hub will be generously matched 1:1 by a close friend of Kathy Kitto, Diane Norman! Give now to unlock the matching dollars and double your impact!
$1,700 MATCHED
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Help fight food insecurity! $10,000 match to the WHOLE Food Pantry!
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Help fight food insecurity! $10,000 match to the WHOLE Food Pantry!
The Western Hub of Living Essentials (WHOLE) Food Pantry helps provide basic needs items (food, hygiene, and more) for students who need a hand sometimes. An anonymous donor has put up $10,000 as a dollar-for-dollar match to ANY gift given to the WHOLE Food Pantry. Your gift can have twice the impact! Make your contribution now!
$2,081 MATCHED
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$250,000 Match for the Western Welcome Scholarship!
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$250,000 Match for the Western Welcome Scholarship!
WWU Give Day's BIGGEST match ever! The Western Welcome Scholarship is a recruitment and retention scholarship designed to bridge the gap between financial aid and the cost of attendance. Your gift today can have TWICE as much impact! Give now to support our students!
$15,665 MATCHED
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Friends of Moss Adams Student Success Center Match
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Friends of Moss Adams Student Success Center Match
Two generous friends of the Moss Adams Student Success Center have agreed to match the first $6,000 of gifts! Your gift can have twice the impact!
$3,275 MATCHED
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$10,000 Match for Psychology Student Research and Travel provided by Foundry10
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$10,000 Match for Psychology Student Research and Travel provided by Foundry10
Foundry10 has supported WWU Psychology students with a match of $10,000 to the Psychology Student Research and Travel Fund. Your gift can help our psych students go to conferences, engage in groundbreaking studies, and more! Give now to take advantage of the match!
$150 MATCHED
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WWU Retirement Association Scholarship Challenge
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WWU Retirement Association Scholarship Challenge
For every $100 raised for scholarships, the WWU Retirement Association will contribute another $100 to the WWURA Scholarship, up to $3,600!
$0 / $100 Raised
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Institute for Critical Disability Studies Scholarship Challenge!
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Institute for Critical Disability Studies Scholarship Challenge!
For every $100 given to ANY ICDS fund, anonymous (and very generous!) donors will contribute $100 to the ICDS General Scholarship Fund up to $1,700! What an incredible way to support the work of the ICDS!
$400 / $500 Raised
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$30,000 challenge for the Sustainability Pathways program!
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$30,000 challenge for the Sustainability Pathways program!
Dedicated alum Lee Whittaker wants to support our Sustainability Pathways program. He's agreed to give $1,000 for each of the first 30 gifts between $100 and $999! Lee's a Methow Valley-based alum who cares deeply for his local environment and is passionate about the work WWU students do to support sustainability work. Your gift can be matched at a 10:1 rate! Your $100 gift could have $1,100 of impact!!
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The Battle for Business!
The department in CBE with the most unique donors at the end of Give Day will receive an additional $1,000! Final results available after we finish processing all the gifts. Fake donor names may disqualify the department.
Rank Prize The Battle for Business! Donors
1 $1,000 Marketing Program 47
2 MSCM & Operations 26
3 International Business Program 20
4 Accounting Department 18
5 Make Waves with the Moss Adams Student Success Ctr 12
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Victorious Viking Athletes Challenge!
The athletic team with the highest number of unique donors will win an additional $1,000! Results will be final when we finish processing all the Give Day gifts. Using fake donor names to inflate results may disqualify a team.
Rank Prize Victorious Viking Athletes Challenge! Donors
1 $1,000 Athletics 218
2 Women's Soccer 70
3 Varsity Volleyball 38
4 Cross Country & Track and Field 35
5 Rowing (Women's Varsity Crew) 21
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Fairhaven Fundraisers Challenge!
The project or program in Fairhaven College that has the highest number of unique donors will win an additional $1,000! Final results available once we process all the Give Day gifts. Using fake donor names to inflate donor count may disqualify a project or program.
Rank Prize Department Donors
1 $1,000 Fairhaven College 4
2 Fairhaven College Opportunity Scholarship 1
3 Salish Sea Recording Studio 0
4 The Fairhaven Outback Farm 0
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College of Humanities and Social Sciences Donor Challenge!
The department, project or program in CHSS that receives the highest number of unique donors will receive an extra $1,000! Final results available after we process all Give Day gifts. Inflating donor count using fake donor names may disqualify a project, department, or program.
Rank Prize CHSS Donor Challenge! Donors
1 $1,000 Behavioral Neuroscience Program 17
2 History Department 14
3 Modern and Classical Languages 11
4 Philosophy Department 10
5 Linguistics 10
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Lunchtime Crunchtime
The top 2 funds with the most unique donors between 11 AM and 1 PM on 4/25 will receive an additional $2500 each! Note: Giving under fake names to inflate donor count may disqualify a given fund
Rank Prize Lunchtime Crunchtime Challenge Donors
1 $2,500 Western Symphony Orchestra 9
2 $2,500 Cross Country & Track and Field 7
3 Men's Rowing 4
4 Chemistry Department 2
5 Graduate School 2
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Heritage Bank Sponsorship
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Heritage Bank Sponsorship
Many thanks to our friends at Heritage Bank for providing a generous sponsorship in support of Give Day!
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50-state Challenge!
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50-state Challenge!
Did you know we have Vikings in every state? The first Viking to make a gift from each state will receive an additional $100 match for the fund to which they gave!
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Chrysalis Inn and Spa Sponsorship
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Chrysalis Inn and Spa Sponsorship
Many thanks to our friends at Chrysalis Inn and Spa for providing a generous sponsorship in support of Give Day!
Management Information Systems (MIS) Program Challenge Complete
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Management Information Systems (MIS) Program Challenge
Thank you! Your gifts met the challenge and had $500 of impact on MIS students!
$250 MATCHED
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Western Libraries Match! Complete
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Western Libraries Match!
Thank you!! Your gifts unlocked an additional $1,000 of support for the Western Libraries!
$1,000 MATCHED
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Night Owl Challenge
Every gift given to ANY part of WWU between 10 PM and midnight will unlock an additional $50 gift to the Western Welcome Scholarship, up to $2,000! Your last-minute $10, $20, or $30 gift could have $60, $70, or $80 of impact!
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The Final Four Match
The final four gifts given on Give Day will each receive an additional $500 match!
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2 CA 43
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