Giving Day as a Student

Did you know that Giving Day is for anyone with a relationship to Virginia Tech – including students (and your parents)? In truth, students made up over 2,000 of our donors last year. You get to choose EXACTLY which area of campus your gift goes to – from departments to student organizations, and beyond. This means you get to give to whatever means the most to you. There are also many ways for students to get involved beyond making a gift – check out all the opportunities below!

Make a Gift

One of the major ways you can participate in Giving Day as a student is as simple: Make a gift to what you love most at Virginia Tech. We aren’t asking you to give hundreds of dollars or even sacrifice your daily coffee – gifts as small as $5 can add up to make a monumental difference. Plus, if you’re a senior, your gift can count toward your Senior Class Gift as well! Remember that you can give to whichever program on campus means the most to you — you get to choose.

Rock your Giving Day T-shirt!

Stop by Squires info booth A on Feb. 4 or Feb. 12 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.; on Feb. 19 from 1:30-6 p.m.; or on Feb. 20 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. to learn more about Giving Day and get every student's favorite thing — a free t-shirt! Follow @vt_saa on Instagram for updates on when and where we'll be talking all-things Giving Day!

Support the Student Organization Challenge!

The Student Organization Challenge is represented by the Registered Student Organizations, Club Sports, and All-Stars leaderboards. The top 10 organizations on each leaderboard and top 5 on the All-Stars board with the most donors during Giving Day will receive bonus funds to further support their organization’s mission and work! If your favorite organization is listed, be sure to give a gift and encourage others to give as well.


Hokies are everywhere!
Rank State Gifts
1 NONE 0
1 AA 0
1 AE 0
Leaderboard
All-Stars Challenge
The Top-5 "All-Star" Student Organizations and Sport Clubs with the most unique donors during Giving Day will receive additional funds.
Club (5)
Leaderboard
Student Organizations Challenge
The Top-10 Student Organizations with the most unique donors during Giving Day will receive additional funds.
Student Organization (22)
2
Match
Engineering Young Alumni Challenge
Classes of 2015-2024, this is your chance to make twice the difference! Every dollar given to an engineering fund will be generously matched dollar-for-dollar by the May family, up to $10,000.
$50,000
Student Affairs Alumni Advisory Council Challenge
Once Student Affairs reaches 650 donors, it will unlock a generous donation of $50,000 from the Student Affairs Alumni Advisory Council.
650 Donor Goal
Starts in
Leaderboard
Corps of Cadets Decades Challenge
The Top-3 Corps of Cadets alumni decades with the most donors will receive additional funds towards their decade's scholarship. 1st place will receive $1,000, 2nd place will receive $750, and 3rd place will receive $500.
Event
Cadet Company Participation Challenge
The Top-3 Corps of Cadets companies with the largest percentage increase in donors over last year's Giving Day will win the opportunity to "pie" a member of the Commandant's Staff.
Leaderboard
Current Undergraduate Challenge
The current undergraduate class with the most donors will receive bonus funds to the area of their choice as voted on via the respective class years' Instagram accounts: @vtclassof25, @vtclassof26, @vt_classof27, or @vtclassof2028
Event
Senior Challenge
The Top-3 areas that receive gifts from the most senior donors (yes, this counts as a senior class gift!) throughout Giving Day will receive $3,000, $2,000, and $1,000 respectively!
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Or you can contact us at givingday@vt.edu.