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Forward for Tomorrow's Trailblazers

UMD is expanding access to a world-class education, enhancing students’ academic and personal growth, and preparing them to launch careers in a quickly evolving job market.

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Student Stories

Alex Emmert

This award will allow for additional time in the lab moving research forward

Alex Emmert, College of Computer, Mathematical, and Natural Sciences

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I have opportunities to learn AI technology I never thought possible.

Jacob Smith, School of Information

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John Smith, College of Arts & Humanities

Our students are our future. And empowering student success means helping them become thinkers, doers, and team players. It means creating an inclusive environment where our diverse student body feels at home, strengthening their values, developing their skills, and preparing them for advanced studies and for their careers. Their success empowers them to contribute to the world around us.

Jennifer King Rice

Provost, University of Maryland

Our Progress

$5.2M

of $6M goal for this priority has been met

As of September 2026

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Multi-Unit Priorities

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Entrepreneurship ecosystem

The entrepreneurship ecosystem at the University of Maryland supercharges student startups, equipping Terps with skills, resources and expert mentors on the road to success. 

Scholarships & graduate fellowships

To become a top 10 public university, UMD needs to recruit and enroll the nation’s best applicants. Scholarships and graduate fellowships not only make Maryland more appealing than ever, they also open doors to a Maryland education for students with financial need.

Beyond-the-classroom programs and action-oriented experiences

Our students aren’t just joining a hypercompetitive workforce. They’re defining it.  Terps should have the opportunity to level up their learning through beyond-the-classroom, action-oriented experiences to make an impact as interns, advocates and researchers now.

Leadership programs

Teaching and learning in leadership programs cultivate the next generation of changemakers by encouraging critical thinking and creative problem solving.

Success stories

Forward for University of Maryland

Wherever your passion lies, your support moves Maryland forward. Join us in shaping the future.