The UW–Madison Department of Chemistry is known for its outstanding teaching, research, outreach programs, and collegial and collaborative atmosphere. Here, you’ll find gritty, courageous leaders steering our program with curiosity, insight, and determination. This spirit will lead us into the future, but we can’t do it alone. Our continued success depends on the support of donors who share our passion for discovery and on offering the highest quality of education.
How your gifts make an impact
Your gift — regardless of its size — is an investment in the students who will shape the future of Wisconsin, the world of chemistry, and beyond.
“Your generosity inspires me to continue working hard so that I can also donate to help students in the future.”
Carly, UW chemistry graduate student and 2025 scholarship recipient
Why we need your support
Your donation can support our growth and mission in a myriad of ways, including:
- Securing the future of the Bridge to the Doctorate and Chemistry Opportunities programs. These programs are critical for attracting and retaining graduate students with varied backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences. Your support broadens equitable access to a chemistry PhD.
- Supporting graduate students. By providing funding beyond traditional limits, your support can give the precious gift of time to graduate students, helping them have more time for research.
- Attracting and retaining excellent faculty. By offering competitive packages that fund lab start-up costs, equipment purchases, and research, we can continue to recruit and maintain top-notch researchers and teaching talent.
- Maintaining Research Infrastructure. Pursuing cutting-edge scholarship requires that UW–Madison students have access to state-of-the-art instrumentation in our shared facilities. Federal resources to support these facilities are dwindling, but your support will help keep our research enterprise strong.
- Expanding and fortifying our chemistry education outreach. With your help, we can reach beyond the walls of the Department of Chemistry and advance the Wisconsin Idea to students and families throughout the state with outreach programs, including ChemCamps and SCIENCountErs.