College of Fine Arts General Funds

• Dean's Innovation Fund
  Empowers the Dean of the College of Fine Arts to invest in emerging opportunities, strategic priorities, and innovative initiatives that strengthen programs, students, and faculty across the college.
• General Fund
  Provides vital unrestricted support that enhances academic programs, student resources, visiting artists, research, and areas of greatest need throughout the College of Fine Arts.
• General Scholarship Fund
  Expands access to exceptional undergraduate talent by providing need- and merit-based financial support for students across all CFA disciplines.
• Parents Fund
  Funded by CFA families, champions student-focused initiatives including advising, wellness resources, workshops, peer programming, professional development and unique experiential learning opportunities.

Programs & Research Centers

• BXA Intercollege Degree Program Fund
  Supports curricular innovation, student advising, cross-college collaborations, and programming for students pursuing interdisciplinary degrees that combine fine arts with academic disciplines across CMU.
• Frank-Ratchye STUDIO Director's Fund
  Advances groundbreaking creative inquiry at the Frank-Ratchye STUDIO by supporting experimental artist residencies, research initiatives, collaborative projects, and public-facing programs.
• ICA Pittsburgh Fund
  Enriches the Institute for Contemporary Art through support for exhibitions, community engagement, educational programming, and artist-centered initiatives that connect contemporary art with public audiences.
• The Ballay Center for Design Fusion General Fund
  Supports research, teaching, partnerships, and events that bring design thinking into deeper collaboration with engineering, business, humanities, and policy fields.

• General Fund
  Provides flexible support for student experience, program development, faculty initiatives, research activities, and innovative architectural education.
• Head's Innovation Fund
  Enables the School Head to respond to emerging opportunities, supporting special projects, creative pilots, and curricular advancement.
• Merit Scholarship Fund
  Recognizes highly accomplished students through competitive scholarships that reward architectural excellence, academic achievement, and outstanding creative promise.
• Fellowships Fund
  Supports fellowships that enrich architectural study through research, travel, independent work, and graduate-level inquiry.
• Parents Fund
  Enhances student development through community-building initiatives, professional readiness programs, resource upgrades, and special events.
• Jacob Family Fund for Diversity in Architecture
  Supports initiatives that expand pathways, representation, and opportunity for historically underrepresented groups within architectural education and practice.
• Tai Lee Social Equity in Architecture Endowed Fund
  Provides sustainable funding for students and programs advancing equity-centered design, community engagement, and socially responsive architectural work.
• EX-CHANGE Exhibition Event Fund
  Funds the annual signature exhibition celebrating student accomplishments through curated installations, public programming, and industry engagement.
• UDream Program Fund
  Supports diversity and community-focused urban design initiatives including internships, mentorships, and professional partnerships.

• General Fund
  Advances creative practice, studio learning, and student experience by supporting exhibitions, curricula, innovations in technology, and faculty-led initiatives.
• Head's Innovation Fund
  Funds high-impact opportunities identified by the School Head, including visiting artists, experimental coursework, public programming, and interdisciplinary projects.
• Merit Scholarship Fund
  Provides competitive merit-based financial awards recognizing exceptional artistic talent, leadership potential, and creative excellence.
• Parents Fund
  Supports resources that enrich artistic development—from portfolio preparation and workshops to professional networking and program-wide community events.
• Innovative Technologies Fund
  Invests in emerging creative technologies such as digital fabrication, experimental media, robotics, and interactive systems to advance contemporary artistic practice.
• Lecture Series Fund
  Brings renowned artists, scholars, designers, and makers to campus for lectures, critiques, workshops, and conversations that deepen student engagement.

• General Fund
  Strengthens teaching, research, student experience, and facilities, ensuring access to evolving tools and methods that define contemporary design practice.
• New Initiatives Fund
  Invests in emerging directions in design, supporting new research areas, external partnerships, curricular enhancements, and pilot activities.
• Merit Scholarship Fund
  Supports outstanding students through merit-based awards that acknowledge creativity, academic achievement, portfolio excellence, and leadership.
• Fellowship Fund
  Provides funding for graduate-level study, project-based work, and research development that deepens scholarly and professional practice.
• Parents Fund
  Enhances the student journey through events, enrichment experiences, mentoring programs, and travel or participation in conferences and competitions.
• Student Experience Fund
  Supports programming beyond the studio—workshops, exhibitions, field trips, special projects, and activities that elevate professional preparedness.

• General Fund
  Provides essential support for performance seasons, studio learning, production resources, faculty initiatives, and the full range of dramatic arts training.
• Head's Initiative Fund
  Supports visionary opportunities chosen by the School Head, including emerging artistic collaborations, new programming, and academic enhancements.
• Scholarships Fund
  Funds scholarships that help promising performers, designers, directors, and technicians pursue advanced conservatory-style training.
• Parents Fund
  Strengthens the student experience through showcase support, mentorship programs, professional development workshops, and production-related enrichment.
• Season Production Fund
  Supports mainstage and studio productions, including scenic materials, design resources, technical operations, royalties, costumes, and guest artistic personnel.
• Showcase Fund
  Supports senior showcases by covering travel, production elements, staging support, and engagement with leading professional partners.
• Visiting Artist Fund
  Expands learning through workshops and residencies with nationally recognized actors, playwrights, designers, directors, and industry leaders.

• General Fund
  Invests in ensembles, performance opportunities, applied instruction, visiting artists, academic enhancements, and musical innovation.
• Head's Innovation Fund
  Provides flexible support for new artistic collaborations, strategic program growth, and student-centered initiatives identified by the Head of the School of Music.
• Heritage Scholarship Fund
  Celebrates musical excellence by offering scholarship support to talented performers, composers, and scholars.
• Parents Fund
  Supports ensemble travel, audition preparation, professional coaching, student programming, and opportunities that strengthen stage-ready musicianship.
• Marilyn Taft Thomas Piano Fund
  Advances piano study and performance through support for visiting pianists, instrument resources, performance events, and masterclasses.
• Dalcroze Training Center
  Supports training, certification, research, and programming rooted in the Dalcroze Center, enriching music education and pedagogy.
• Robert and Glynn Page Endowed Scholarship Fund
  Provides endowed scholarship support to outstanding students pursuing study in the fine and performing arts, cultivating emerging artistic leadership.
• Chamber Series Fund
  Supports chamber music programming, visiting artists, public concerts, and collaborative performance opportunities that elevate artistic excellence.

• David Lewis Endowed Scholarship Fund
• Doug Cooper Fund
• Memorial for Pamela McAllister Fund
• Moon Arts Group Fund
• Spector Scholarship Fund
• Jefferson Award Fund
• Anderson Fund
• Prague Quadrennial Fund
• WCDAC Prize Fund
• Denis Colwell Endowed Scholarship Fund
• Music Preparatory School Scholarship Fund
• Patti Pavlus Staff Development Fund
• Gary Kline Student Support Fund
• School of Music Alberto Almarza Masterclasses Fund
• Lance LaDuke Memorial Fund
• Cindy Lamauro Award Fund
• Jared and Maureen Cohon Scholarship (Music)
• School of Music Merit Scholarship Fund
• STUDIO for Creative Inquiry Moon Arts Project Fund
• Block Endowed Student Support Fund
• Architecture Class of 1974–1975 Reunion Fund
• Phyllis Aiello Coates Endowed Memorial Scholarship Fund
• John M. Zurosky Endowed Music Education Scholarship Fund
• Intelligent Workplace Fund CBPD