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	Home > Ways to give > Naming opportunities > Naming opportunities list	The Stata Center is an interdisciplinary facility. To do cutting-edge research that influences society, we need to span several fields. The hallmark of a great institution is it attracts great people who work together. We wanted our gift to support this kind of place. Suhas ’70 and Jayashree Patil, whose gift named the main conference room in the William H. Gates Building of the Ray and Maria Stata Center
	Naming opportunities list This list of suggested naming opportunities focuses on the Institute’s top fundraising priorities. It is by no means a complete list. To discuss these or other ways to make naming gifts to MIT, we encourage you to contact us. Naming opportunities in the area of financial aid Scholarships Fellowships Naming opportunities in the area of student life and learning DAPER (Department of Athletics, Physical Education, and Recreation) UROP (Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program)—and other research funds Naming opportunities in the area of special initiatives OpenCourseWare Other naming opportunities Professorships Classrooms and other physical spaces Library resources Naming opportunities in the area of financial aid Scholarships Fully endowed undergraduate scholarship: $500,000 Partially funded endowed scholarship: $50,000 and up Fellowships Fully endowed Presidential Fellowship: $1 million Fully endowed graduate fellowship—tuition plus stipend, two semesters: $1 million Partially funded endowed fellowship: $250,000 and up Naming opportunities in the area of student life and learning DAPER (Department of Athletics, Physical Education, and Recreation) Faculty/coach chairs: $2.3 million each Team operating expenses: $750,000 to $1 million per team Operating endowment: $10 million (total increase sought) UROP (Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program)—and other research funds Named research fund (general): $50,000 Named UROP fund: $50,000 to $235,000 One-year UROP: $235,000 Summer (only) UROP: $135,000 Two-semester UROP: $100,000 One-semester UROP: $50,000 Naming opportunities in the area of special initiatives OpenCourseWare Named fund to support the publication and maintenance of 25 new MIT courses annually: $10 million Named fund to deliver MIT course materials to educators and learners: $5 million Named department liaison positions: from $800,000 each Other naming opportunities Professorships Full professorship: $3 million Career development professorship: $2 million Classrooms and other physical spaces Named renovated large classroom: $300,000 Named renovated seminar room: $80,000 Library resources Named library information resources fund: $25,000 [ top ]