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Alum Creates Full Scholarship for Agriculture Majors

A $10 million gift from NC State alumnus David Peele will give undergraduates from eastern North Carolina the opportunity to attend the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences with the full cost of attendance covered.

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Welcome Back, Pack

Each year, philanthropy helps new and returning students succeed inside the classroom and beyond.

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A First for Firsts

With support from crowdfunding, NC State hosted its inaugural graduation celebration for first-generation students and their families this past spring.

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Shaping Chemistry’s Next Generation

Alumna Mary W. Richardson’s planned gift honored her father William A. Withers’ work in the Department of Chemistry. Years later, their legacy is still shaping the next generation of scientists.

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Philanthropy Podcast

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Catch Up on the NC State Philanthropy Podcast

Scholarship recipients, distinguished professors, donors and more share their own philanthropic stories, complete with the kind of inspirational details that can only occur at NC State.

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140+ EOSI Recipients in 2025-26

The Extraordinary Opportunity Scholarship Initiative has changed hundreds of students’ lives since 2020, with more than 650 awards made to date.

391 Student Emergency Fund Grants

Donors continued to help transform students’ lives in the 2024-25 academic year.

A Legend in Stone

The Memorial Belltower is one of NC State’s best-known symbols and among its most Hallowed Places, but how much do you really know about its extraordinary story?

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