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Your donations to scholarships have powerful results. Some Eastern students have endured unimaginable, difficult past experiences. What directions would their lives have taken without scholarship support from generous donors? We can only speculate. “I am a better person standing right here, right now, then I was the first time I walked on this campus. I…

Feel the joy! In one day of EWU’s first Giving Joy Day (November 29, 2016), more than one-quarter million dollars were donated for scholarships. See how excited and thankful our students are for your scholarship support.

Thanks to donors like you, students are expanding their horizons, following their passions, and landing their dream jobs in their chosen career fields. “I view these scholarship donors as being in my corner, helping me success and push forward to achieve my goals and my career dreams.” Hear more of Andrew Huddleston’s story.

CeCe George had a dress. As orphans in Haiti, she and her brother sometimes ate clay from the ground just to fill their stomachs. Only children from wealthy families or those with sponsors could go to school. Denys Diaz worked alongside her family members in the Yakima Valley agricultural fields. It was hard work, but…

Shannon Kellam is a full-time engineering student at EWU, president of the Rocketry Club, and a single mother to a fifth- and third-grader. As if she weren’t busy enough, Kellam also helped to build a 3-D-printed prosthetic arm for Spokane Public Schools fifth-grader Isaiah Strom. A team from EWU’s Engineering Department—which included Kellam; engineering tech, Frank…

Mykel Vanek overcame childhood leukemia. Dante Tyler is coping with his mom’s serious health challenges. Both faced financial obstacles that they could only hurdle because donors like you chose to support EWU scholarships. Mykel and Dante know they were born to do great things. Mykel wants to do communications/public relations/visual communication design work for worthy…

Thank you, Eagles for your tremendous support for our second annual Giving Joy Day! Together, we raised a grand total of $259,831.

Thank you, Kalispel Tribe of Indians, for your continued support of Eastern Washington University student success. “Us all working together, and if we all give 100%, every one of those students will have a much better experience.” Hear more from the Kalispel Tribe of Indians, 2017 Red Tie Gala Corporate Partner, and see how together…

Crystal’s dream is to become a pediatrician. At Eastern, she has found many great opportunities to further her education, from research-focused professors and pre-med club to job shadowing at Spokane’s best hospitals.

After a near-deadly car accident in her first year of college, Josie Ledbeter discovered what is truly important to her – impacting others’ lives. “In my opinion, I feel success is being able to look back on life, knowing that you brought good to the world and a brighter future for others,” Josie said. Josie,…