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Foundation Relations

Our model is simple: connect foundation partners to world-class faculty to solve society’s most pressing issues.

Virginia Tech's Foundation Relations team works with faculty and staff, to foster meaningful engagement with philanthropic foundations and to advance the University’s education, research and service mission.

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Resources for Faculty

Virginia Tech faculty work in a culture and environment designed to inspire discovery. With our support, your work will have a global impact. Learn about available resources to start and sustain positive relationships with foundation partners.

Resources for Foundations

Amazing things are unfolding at Virginia Tech. We are creating new models of interdisciplinary learning in higher education and exploring new frontiers of research and innovation. Learn how we can work together to advance our mutual goals and impact change.

FACTS & FIGURES

With its rich tradition of public and private support, Virginia Tech has established an excellent reputation in working with foundation partners to realize breakthrough discoveries and innovative solutions to society’s most pressing issues.  

$11m

annual foundation support
(based on a three-year rolling average)

100+

foundation partners
managed by Foundation Relations

20+

colleges, institutes & centers supported by Foundation Relations

Foundation Relations works closely with the Office of the Vice President for Research and Innovation (OVPRI) and the Office of Sponsored Programs (OSP) to secure philanthropic support for university research and to strengthen foundation partnerships.

PARTNER HIGHLIGHTS

Beckman Scholars Program

Emily Zhou, a post-doctoral research associate with Virginia Tech's School of Plant and Environmental Sciences, sows seeds in germination trays. The seeds will germinate there and the seedlings will grow for few weeks until the seedlings can be transplanted to the indoor vertical NFT systems or the NFT systems in the greenhouse.

The Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation announced that Virginia Tech was among 12 universities and colleges selected as the 2021 class of Beckman Scholars Program awardees.

Thome Memorial Foundation

Sofia

The Fralin Biomedical Research Institute will open a new focused ultrasound facility in its latest expansion with support from the Edward N. & Della L. Thome Memorial Foundation.  

Henry Luce Foundation

Sofia

The Henry Luce Foundation’s Theology Program awarded the Center for Humanities a grant to support “Future Humans, Human Futures,” a project on religion, ethics, and technology.   

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About Foundation Relations

Our team offers a full continuum of services to the Virginia Tech community and industry to help partnerships grow and flourish and ensure the discoveries made at the university deliver economic and human impact. We enable platforms and projects large and small.