The Initiative for Caltech Students Exceeds Goal

The Institute’s first fundraising campaign focused solely on benefitting students has raised $255.5 million to support scholarships, fellowships, health and wellness, career advising, and the co-curricular experience.

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What Your Gift Supports

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Undergraduate Scholarships:

A hallmark of the Institute is its long-standing commitment to ensuring the most qualified candidates can fulfill their dream of attending Caltech, regardless of their financial limits. The Initiative for Caltech Students has raised $108.1 million in scholarships to enable students to learn without worrying about the cost of their education or graduating under a burden of debt.

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Graduate Fellowships:

Fellowships attract and retain the most talented and ambitious students from across the world—and maintain Caltech’s excellence. To help provide graduate students with the academic agility to take risks and push the boundaries of science, the campaign has raised $112.4 million for fellowships.

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Health & Wellness:

The student initiative has raised $3.3 million to support health and wellness resources, which are essential for students to thrive in our rigorous academic environment. Our range of services available to students includes excellent medical health care, counseling that supports students’ mental health, and occupational services that help students set good habits and routines to achieve their goals.

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Career Advising:

All students should have the tools to transform their exceptional educational experience and passions into a successful career pathway of their choice—whether it’s becoming an academic or industry leader, joining public service, or launching a startup. Donors have contributed $2.3 million to help students achieve their career goals.

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Co-Curricular Experience:

A complete student experience includes access to captivating programs, services, and opportunities outside of academics. To support co-curricular activities, the student initiative has raised $29.3 million for programs that allow students to hone their skills, build lifelong friendships around shared interests, and showcase their achievements.

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$255.5 Million Raised for the Student Experience

The Initiative for Caltech Students, publicly launched in 2023, has raised $255.5 million for the student experience. Donor support enables competitive financial packages, flexible research opportunities, enhanced health and wellness services, personalized career advising, and a range of co-curricular opportunities beyond the classroom and lab.

From Break Through to Student Initiative and Beyond

Caltech’s ongoing commitment to strengthen the student experience.

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Break Through: The Caltech Campaign concludes, raising more than $3B, including $415M for scholarships and fellowships.

Building on the momentum of Break Through, the Institute announces a campaign focused on five key priorities contributing to student success.

The Initiative for Caltech Students fundraising campaign, launched in January 2023 and concluded in March 2025, raises $255.5 million for the student experience.

The Institute remains committed to continued fundraising to sustain and enhance the student experience.

Stories of Impact

Graduate Fellowships

A Lasting Commitment: Alum’s Support Spans More than 40 Years

James Stana (MS ’74) has spent more than 40 years giving back to Caltech and has expanded his giving to support graduate fellowships, which provide graduate students the freedom and flexibility to pursue research of greatest interest to them.

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Undergrad Scholarships

Beyond Graduation: Caltech Parents Give Back Through Scholarships

Drs. Hui Su and Chengxing Zhai stay connected to the Institute by supporting undergraduate scholarships and contributing to a community where their daughter and son thrived.

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Recent Gifts & Milestones

$255.5 Million Raised to Ensure the Student Experience Remains as Strong and Innovative as the Institute’s Academic Programs

The Institute announced today that the Initiative for Caltech Students, its first fundraising campaign focused solely on students, raised $255.5 million from more than 2,700 donors.

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