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At Dartmouth, the people
make the place.

And financial aid is the key to making a place of belonging.

Though there is no one Dartmouth experience for all of the stories you’ll find here...

Let’s look at one student’s story to see how you can shape
‍their Dartmouth.

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Meet Tim!

Tim is a first-generation Dartmouth

student from Boston, MA

He can't wait to

explore the outdoors!

Tim is passionate about biology

and dreams of becoming a doctor

Tim has a family that bears the financial burden of his loans

Tim's dad Chris is

a first responder

His mom Amy is a

secretary at a

doctor's office

They both are taking up extra shifts to pay for Tim's education

but it still isn't enough

Tim's little sister Avery wants to go to Dartmouth someday like

him, but his family isn't sure if they will be able to pay for her too.

Tim is helping his family pay by doing a work study

He works at the library 10

hours per week

But there's one problem

To meet the required contribution and loan

burden of his financial aid package, Tim takes

on a second job as a barista at Novack

This is what a week in Tim’s life looks like as he tries to balance everything.

Library Job

10 hours a week

Classes

8 hours a week

Barista Shift

10 hours a week

Homework

20 hours a week

Meals

9 hours a week

Sleep

42 hours a week

Tim is

Overwhelmed

There is not enough

Time

Tim worries about the
student loans taken
on by him and his
family.

He wants to
continue helping his
family pay them
back.

He realizes medical
school would further
add to this financial
burden.

Because of his intense
schedule and financial
pressures,

Tim drops pre-med

How would this change...

...if Tim's student loans were eliminated?

Time would free up for Tim

Time would free up for Tim

Time would free up for Tim

Tim could pursue his dreams

And take part in the

Dartmouth Experience

Thanks to donations
to Tim's scholarship fund,

he can experience
Dartmouth to the fullest.

With more time to pursue what he loves, Tim can graduate
having made the most out of his Dartmouth experience

CAN WE COUNT ON YOUR HELP FOR

STUDENTS LIKE TIM

Donation Options:
A Brief Primer

Endowed
Scholarships

What is an endowed scholarship?

An endowed Financial Aid scholarship is invested by Dartmouth and grows in perpetuity

The annual “draw" on its assets allows donors to provide Financial Aid scholarships forever!

How can you contribute to endowed scholarships?

Many are created by an affinity group like a sports team, friendship group, or a reunion class

An endowed scholarship gift starts at $100,000 and can be added to over time

At $1 million plus, a scholarship could finance the cost of one student’s aid in perpetuity

Dartmouth College
Fund (DCF)

The DCF is raised and fully
utilized every year, primarily
for Financial Aid.

Gifts of all sizes matter!

On average the annual DCF

totals over

$40 million

has almost

25,000 donors

fully funds nearly

1,000 scholarships

Ready to Donate?

Your gift will make affordability and

access a reality, and will transform

diverse, deserving lives!

Financial Aid at Dartmouth
is key to attracting the
‍best talent,

creating a valued sense
community,

and developing the
capabilities to be
‍world leaders!

Help shape
the future of
Dartmouth