Named Endowed Professorships are crucial for recruiting and retaining the highest-quality faculty at AUA. One professor or chair can touch hundreds of lives through the courses they teach, the students they mentor, or through their own academic work. Having endowed faculty means students are given the opportunity to not learn only from textbooks, but from the real world of innovation and discovery. By funding endowed professorships, donors can convene the brightest minds to focus on particular problems or issues and spur advances in those areas.
The annual payout from the endowment pays for a portion of the salary and a research stipend of a distinguished professor or associate professor.
The annual payout from the endowment pays for the salary and travel expenses of a visiting professor for teaching one or more courses in a selected program.
The annual payout from the endowment pays for the travel expenses and honorarium of a distinguished lecturer each year.
The annual payout from the endowment pays for a Faculty Research Award on competitive basis.
The annual payout from the endowment pays for a Faculty Teaching Excellence Prize on competitive basis.
The annual payout from the endowment pays for faculty professional development, such as attending conferences or training courses.
The annual payout from the endowment pays for staff professional development, such as training courses.
The payout from the endowment is used to acquire new books, journals and subscriptions for electronic publications.
The payout from the endowment is used to provide career development services to students and alumni, assisting them to find jobs in Armenia.
The payout from the endowment is used to enhance energy efficiency, use of alternative energies, proper waste management and other environmentally safe practices.
