Giving to Maryland Engineering

The A. James Clark School of Engineering is proud to announce the launch of Forward: The University of Maryland Campaign for the Fearless, the most ambitious fundraising campaign in university history. This bold, multi-year effort will advance our mission to educate the next generation of engineers, drive research and innovation that improve lives, and strengthen our impact across the State of Maryland and beyond.

Forward will accelerate our mission and empower Clark School faculty, students, and staff, ensuring it remains a place where ideas become reality. It’s about our Fearless spirit, our shared commitment, and shaping a better world. Together, we will strengthen the Clark School and expand the impact of engineering for the public good.

Through Forward, we will focus on strategic priorities that empower our students, faculty, and community to achieve more than ever before:

Forward for Discovery: Fueling transformative research and solving grand challenges

Forward for Experiential Learning: Embedding hands-on, interdisciplinary learning and leading innovations that benefit society

Forward for Community: Investing in people, removing financial barriers, and recognizing excellence

Forward for Partnerships: Translating knowledge into technologies and driving economic development

Where to Give

Engineering General Scholarship Fund

A. James Clark School of Engineering Dean's Fund

Experiential Learning Fund

AI’s Next Frontier

Bikash Koley M.S. ’97, Ph.D. ’00 has served on the Clark School of Engineering’s Board of Visitors for seven years, building vital connections between the university and industry. Now, he has established the Dr. NP Koley Physical AI and Emerging Intelligent Systems Endowed Professorship in Engineering to honor his father’s legacy by supporting interdisciplinary research at Maryland. “Physical AI is only possible through interdisciplinary research, as it involves multiple engineering disciplines and even other fields of science,” Koley says. “My dad was a professor in genetics, and AI has an incredibly important role to play in genetics.”

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Duong & Nguyen: Paying it Forward

Kimmy Duong and Long Nguyen’s story is a powerful reflection of resilience, gratitude, and the transformative impact of education. This documentary explores their journey, their deep connection to the University of Maryland and the region and their inspiring commitment to creating opportunities for future generations through philanthropy and service.

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Student Stories

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I am honored that I have been chosen. I think it was a great personal achievement that has given me more motivation and positive energy each semester.

As students, sometimes we hit these very deep lows, and knowing that when I hit those deep lows, I just can't give up because I have people out there that are investing in me to keep going and get through to the end.

With the scholarships, I felt like I was given an extra hand. Someone had faith in me that I could do this.