Thanks to the generosity of many EMU alumni and friends, over 300 endowed scholarships
are impacting current undergraduate, graduate and seminary students.
Program endowments have been established in Teacher Education, Business and Leadership,
Conflict Transformation, Theology, etc. Visionary EMU philanthropists have established
endowed chairs for the departments of Biology, Business and Leadership, Language and
Literature, Teacher Education, and for Eastern Mennonite Seminary.
Are you interested in establishing an endowed scholarship, program endowment, or endowed
chair? Please call a member of EMU’s Advancement team at 800-368-3383 or email giving@emu.edu.
View a sample endowed scholarship proposal here. Gifts to existing endowments can
be made via our secure online giving form.
Immediate Impact Grants are a powerful way for alumni and parents to help students
access a first-rate EMU education. By committing $5,000 (or more) annually over four
years, donors can establish a new grant with the name of the donor’s choosing. Each
year for four years, a deserving student will receive aid from your grant fund. For
many students, these grants are opening the doors to an EMU education!
We are deeply grateful to the more than 60 households that have funded Immediate Impact
Grants ranging from $20,000 to $100,000 since 2019, totaling well over $1,000,000
in new aid to students. We are seeing a correlation between new Immediate Impact grants
and increased first-year classes in 2025 and again in 2026!
If you wish to establish an Immediate Impact Grant, please contact a member of EMU’s
Advancement team at 800-368-3383 or email giving@emu.edu.
About: A generous gift from the Koshy-Hertzler family honors Robert and Rachel Stoltzfus
who opened their homes and hearts to many international students at EMU.
About: The scholarship provides need-based aid to graduate students at EMU’s Center for
Justice and Peacebuilding with priority given to students from the Democratic Republic
of Congo.
About: In honor of her retirement from teaching math, Sandra Kauffman created an endowed
scholarship to support future math education majors at EMU.
Examples of Endowments
International Student Scholarship and DEI Initiatives
Rachel and Robert Stoltzfus Endowed Scholarship
Center for Justice and Peacebuilding Scholarship
Michael J. Sharp Peace and Justice Endowed Scholarship
Math Education Students
Sandra & Glen Kauffman Endowed Education Scholarship
1200 Park Rd
Harrisonburg, VA 22802
Phone: (800) 368-3383
Email: advancement@emu.edu
EIN: 54-0575812
