Impact | Penn Office of Investments

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Impact Stories

Penn’s endowment provides critical support to the University’s mission and programs by funding financial aid, teaching, research, healthcare, and more. We’re proud to share some examples of the difference the endowment is making.

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Students

21st Century Scholars Endowed Fund

This program, founded by Walter Gamble (M’57) and Anne Gamble, invests in future doctors by providing 30 scholarships annually to exceptional students at the Perelman School of Medicine.

Moelis Advance Access Program

Ken Moelis (W’80, WG’81) and Julie Taffet Moelis (W’81) have created an exciting pathway to a Wharton MBA through this submatriculation program offering deferred enrollment to outstanding undergraduates, allowing them to pursue other opportunities before returning to Penn.

Stavros Niarchos Foundation Paideia Program

Penn launched the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Paideia Program in fall 2019 as a five-year pilot program for undergraduate students to encourage meaningful discourse among future civic leaders through 12 new interdisciplinary courses and complementary co-curricular experiences and events.

Robert A. Fox Leadership Program

The Fox Leadership Program awards and manages paid student fellowships at local and national nonprofits during the summer or academic year. The Program also provides annual awards to service-minded students who demonstrate exceptional leadership.

Faculty And Research

Breast Cancer Translational Center of Excellence

Located in the Abramson Cancer Center and run by Penn Medicine, this program aims to reduce breast cancer recurrence through clinical trials, while medical students build their skills and test treatment methods.

The Sachs Program for Arts Innovation

The Sachs Program for Arts Innovation awards grants each year to Penn staff, faculty, and students who propose initiatives that further creative innovation. Notably, the program supports new freshman seminars and other courses specific to the expertise and interests of Penn’s talented professors

Center for the Analysis of Archaeological Materials (CAAM)

The Center for the Analysis of Archaeological Materials (CAAM), a joint endeavor between the Penn Museum and the School of Arts and Sciences, conducts archaeology courses for Penn graduate and undergraduate students to build hands-on experience across a range of scientific techniques.

Innovation in Data Engineering and Science (IDEAS) Initiative

Penn launched this cross-disciplinary initiative to elevate its data science and artificial intelligence ecosystem by facilitating collaboration across Penn’s schools and centers, recruiting new faculty members who specialize in these areas, and providing cutting-edge resources housed at the new Amy Gutmann Hall, in honor of the former University President.

Local and Global Community

Quattrone Center

The center is a nonpartisan, national research and policy hub producing and disseminating research designed to prevent errors in the criminal justice system, including groundbreaking research on misdemeanor pretrial detention.

The Kleinman Center for Energy Policy

The Center’s mission is to cultivate energy policy innovation and application by creating opportunities for students, researchers, and professionals to debate viewpoints, explore options, and develop agendas for decision and action.

Netter Center for Community Partnerships

Endowed by Barbara and Edward Netter, the center pursues a range of programs, including community school student partnerships, university-assisted community schools, literacy programs, and more.

Global Engagement Fund

This competitive grant program awards funding to creative, cross-disciplinary projects furthering Penn’s global initiatives.