The Community Pathway Scholarship Endowment is designed to make it easier for community members who have a bachelor’s degree to get back into school to earn a master’s degree from the Utah State University School of Graduate Studies.
Scholarship recipients receive half tuition for two semesters and a $1000 living stipend. This scholarship is funded through a collaborative partnership between the School of Graduate Studies and the generous support of local businesses in Cache Valley. Together, we are committed to investing in the success of our students and the future of our community. By joining forces, the university and local businesses are able to provide financial assistance to deserving students, helping to alleviate the burden of tuition and related expenses. This partnership not only supports the academic goals of our students but also strengthens the connection between education and the local economy, ensuring a brighter future for both our graduates and Cache Valley.
Applications will open late spring 2025 and begin awarding for the 2025/26 academic school year.
Sponsors
Gold Supporters $500+
Silver Supporters $100+
Ways to Give
Looking for alternative ways to give and support graduate students at Utah State University? Please contact Ryan McLane at ryan.mclane@usu.edu.
Your gift will be used only for the above-stated purpose if the required minimum endowment level of $25,000 is met by December 31, 2029. If not met, the gift will be considered expendable towards the stated purpose.
The Endowment will exist in perpetuity. If circumstances arise that render the stated purpose of the Endowment (as set forth herein) illegal, impractical, impossible, or wasteful (e.g., a change in law, the elimination of a USU program, position, or course of study, the persistent unavailability of scholarship recipients that meet the criteria, etc.); then, as set forth in this Solicitation, under such circumstances and in keeping with Utah Code 51-8-501(1), USU may designate a new purpose and/or scholarship selection criteria for the Endowment. Any such new purpose shall be defined by USU’s President and the Senior Vice Provost of Graduate Studies.
The Endowment shall be deposited and invested by the Board of Trustees of USU, through the USU Investment Advisory Committee in accordance with USU’s investment policy. The USU Foundation is the legal entity designated by USU to receive charitable gifts in support of its academic mission.
Distributions from the Endowment shall be governed by USU’s Endowment Spending Policy. The spending policy calls for an annual distribution up to 5% (currently set at 4%) of the value of the endowment account to be expended per the gift agreement. An additional 1.5% of the endowment value shall be used to fund the administration of the endowment and USU advancement efforts. All additional gains shall be retained as appreciation and invested along with the corpus to grow the value of the Endowment over time.
By letter dated May 21, 2008, the Internal Revenue Service has declared the USU Foundation (federal tax identification number 87-0627128), to be a duly qualified charitable organization under section 501(c)(3) and also an organization described in sections 509(a)(1) and 170(b)(1)(A)(iv) of the Internal Revenue Code. The Foundation is a duly chartered active Utah nonprofit corporation, under the provision of Utah Code, Title 16, Chapter 6a.
