Giving

Our students inspire us daily with their determination to tackle the world’s toughest challenges. Here at Elliott, our mission is to help them realize this vision through an education that prepares them to lead with knowledge, skill, and moral compass. We invite you to share our goal. Your support contributes to a better future for all.

Are you considering a planned gift? The 2019 GW Legacy Challenge adds immediate impact to your commitment. Learn more here:

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How You Can Help

Your gift has tremendous impact, amplifying the student experience in the classroom and beyond, furthering scholarly excellence, and energizing the Elliott School’s outstanding research institutes.

A GW tradition for nearly four decades, the Senior Class Gift Campaign enriches this legacy. Your gift to the campaign ensures that future generations also will receive an exceptional education.

Support Elliott

Your gift reaches the world, strengthening programs that help shape a more peaceful and prosperous global society. Contributions to the Elliott Dean’s Fund enhance student learning, on campus and across the map. You can also share our mission by contributing to the GW Power and Promise Fund for the Elliott School or through support for our renowned research institutes.

George Washington University offers a range of vehicles for philanthropic giving. To learn about these, visit GW’s main giving page.

Around the world, our talented network of alumni is making a positive difference in the world. To explore your options to get involved, visit our school alumni page and the GW alumni website.

The Power of Giving

"What I want to do with my Elliott School master's degree is to go back home - South Sudan - and work to promote peace, reconciliation and conflict resolution."

Atem Malak, MA '18

Fellowship Recipient

Philanthropy News

photo: Elliott School student Nicolas Reeves poses in front of Petra in Jordan

As an Elliott School Dean’s Scholar, senior Nicolas Reeves interviewed tribal and government officials in Petra, an “eye opening” experience. Gifts to the Elliott School Dean’s Fund amplify initiatives such as the Dean’s Scholars program.

photo: U.S. Assistant Secretary of State Tibor Nagy addresses a GW audience

Thanks to an endowment in memory of the late David H. Miller, BA ’87, the Elliott School sponsored a talk by Ambassador Tibor Nagy Jr., a veteran diplomat and U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs. Ambassador Nagy’s talk covered multiple issues at play across Africa and is available on YouTube.

photo: Elliott School student Max Bone interviews a Cameroonian woman

An unpaid summer internship in Cameroon was “life-changing and life-altering,” says Elliott junior Max Bone. His experience was made possible by the Knowledge in Action Career Internship Fund, generously supported by GW alumni and friends.