Miner Alumni Association Giving

• send the award winning Missouri S&T Magazine free, three times a year
• host a senior gathering to welcome graduates to the association
• alumni stay connected through our online community
• host Homecoming, reunions and other special events
• provide awards to outstanding students, faculty and staff

Your Gifts

Your gift of $100 can: 

Pay for 10 students to attend a five-course etiquette dinner. Resume writing workshops, mock interviews and etiquette dinners help prepare students to land their dream jobs. 

The difference: Ninety-three percent of graduating seniors secure theirnext step within three months of graduation (i.e., full-time work,graduate school or military enlistment).

Your gift of $250 can:

Help Missouri S&T continue to recruit the best and the brightest by giving to scholarships offered to these excellent students. The caliber of students interested in attending Missouri S&T also are attractive candidates to other universities. 

The difference: A $250 gift can be the first step toward a student’s path to success. The Miner Alumni Association combines thousands of gifts each year to provide nearly $500,000 in scholarship support and financial aid.

Your gift of $450 can:

Help pay for a student’s books and supplies for one semester. 

The difference: Students who study hard at Missouri S&T see real results. This fall, 600 representatives from more than 184 companies in 30 states recruited Missouri S&T students and graduates for internships, co-ops and full-time employment. 

Your gift of $1,000 can:

Help students involved in Engineers Without Borders travel to developing nations to improve living conditions one village at a time.

The difference: Your $1,000 investment covers the costs for one student, providing the lesson of a lifetime that changes a student’s perspective forever.

Your gift of $1,750 can:

Jump start a high school graduate in chemistry, mathematics and English at Missouri S&T, and provides a three-hour course credit. Students get the scoop on coursework expectations, campus life and strategies for academic success through the three-week program, Hit the Ground Running. 

The difference: Freshmen who participate in Hit the Ground Running have a grade point average of 3.2 their first semester compared to non-participants who post a 2.7 GPA. 

Your gift of $2,300 can:

Help bridge the gap between the maximum amount of federal funding available to an undergraduate student ($5,800) and the annual in-state tuition for an undergraduate student at Missouri S&T ($8,100).

The difference: Eighty-eight percent of Missouri S&T students receive some form of financial assistance. Nearly 40 percent come from homes where the household income is less than $40,000. Amazingly, graduates have the potential to earn an average starting salary of $53,000. The return on your investment … phenomenal.

Miner Alumni Association Average Gifts

Miner Alumni Association: Year-end Giving Results 

Notes: Some donors give more than one gift each year.
The figures above are as of Dec. 31 of each year.