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To continue our mission to promote fair-minded and respectful understanding of The Church of Jesus Christ for Latter-day Saints and other branches of Mormonism, we need your support.
Opportunities to Give
Support UVA Mormon Studies as a whole or channel your contribution to specific program initiatives. Learn more about your giving options below.
Mormon Studies Annual Fund – Make a gift to provide immediate-use funds to sustain the program. Some uses include enhancing the website, publishing program content, and sponsoring faculty and student workshops. (Recommended for gifts under $20k.)
Bushman Program Endowment – Contributing to this fund enlarges the program endowment, creating long-term support for research fellowships, library collection acquisitions, and hosting annual conferences. (Recommended for gifts over $20k.)
Hal M. & Aileen H. Clyde Research Fellowship – Support new scholarly research on gender in UVA’s Mormon Studies Library Collection.
Joseph Smith Lecture Endowment – Each fall, our program sponsors a public lecture on religious liberty and civic leadership. Past speakers include President Dallin Oaks and Senator Tim Kaine. Your gift can directly support the endowment and ensure continued funding for this nationally-esteemed series.
“Launch a Scholar” Post-Doctoral Fellowship – Contribute to the “Launch a Scholar” fellowships to support exciting, new research in Mormon Studies. Fellows engage in independent research, but also teach and help with general program activities. To support this fellowship, please email mormonstudies@virginia.edu directly.
Made Possible by Our Donors
100+
Students enrolled in courses exploring Mormonism annually
11,000+
Materials included in the Mormon Studies Collection
09
Joseph Smith Lectures since 2015
$7,000
In research fellowships granted annually
I feel honored that there would be a Mormon Studies Chair established at this university, in a program that is perhaps the premier Religious Studies program in the country. . . . I want to express my support, and thank all those who have supported and made it possible.
Elder D. Todd Christofferson of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints