About the Initiative

Time for Bold Action

We are asking for your partnership in securing a better future for Smith students and for our world. Eliminating financial barriers to education is a critical form of justice that we believe will help close society’s growing economic gap, lift communities, and create new opportunities for generations of students and their families. 

The time for bold action is now.

Debora Camacho

Scholarship Recipeint

Debora Camacho ’25

Debora wants to help others. In her first year at Smith, she worked on the formation of the Northampton Community Resilience Hub, which will serve residents impacted by health crises and homelessness. She found this opportunity through the Jandon Center for Community Engagement, where she continues to work as the marketing and communications co-chair.

“The people you meet on campus are compassionate and ready to create change in the world. I wanted to be a part of that,” says the New Yorker whose future helping others is wide open.

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Your Support

Increasing endowed scholarship funds will give us the resources to:

  • Create the strongest, most diverse class possible every year.
  • Provide more equity in the student experience by funding important costs that extend beyond tuition, room, and board.
  • Ensure Smith’s success going forward rather than losing extraordinary students to other institutions that can offer better financial aid packages.
  • Continue as a national leader in college access and affordability.

Funding the Full Student Experience

Meeting students’ full demonstrated need, beyond tuition and fees, is a cornerstone of our vision. Right now we strive to relieve unnecessary financial stress on students in various ways. Raising significant additional endowed funds for financial aid will allow us to do even more, including helping students pay for:

  • textbooks
  • technology and digital tools
  • travel to conferences
  • costs associated with co-curricular events
  • graduate school application fees
  • interview travel and clothing
  • and much more

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Contact Alumnae Relations & Development

Alumnae House

33 Elm Street

Smith College

Northampton, MA 01063

 

Phone: 800-526-2023 or 413-585-2020

To learn more, please contact:

Betsy Carpenter ’93

Associate Vice President for Development