Giving

Since its founding in 1913, the Walker Department of Mechanical Engineering has been a national leader in engineering education. In order to maintain our focus on developing future industry and academic leaders, maximizing our research capabilities and strengthening our national position, we need the continued support of our extraordinary alumni and friends.

Make an Annual Gift to the Department

Every year, gifts from alumni, parents, faculty, staff and others provide a vital stream of flexible funding that sustains and enhances the Mechanical Engineering student experience. The Cockrell School’s generous annual fund supporters help to strengthen our academic programs and address immediate needs in the school and departments.

Show your support for the Walker Department of Mechanical Engineering, our students and our faculty by making a gift — of any size — to the department. Click the link below and search keyword ‘Mechanical Engineering’ to see a list of available funds. 

Mechanical Engineering Endowed Excellence Fund

The Walker Department of Mechanical Engineering is committed to enhancing the undergraduate experience for our students. The Excellence in Undergraduate Education Initiative seeks to increase research stipends, upgrade facilities and expand project-centered education.

Project-Centered Education in Mechanical Engineering (PROCEED) is a department-wide curriculum reform effort initiated in 2000 with the objective of more closely tying all elements of the mechanical engineering undergraduate experience to real-world engineering. The department seeks to establish endowments that supports initiatives including scholarships for deserving students, student team competitions, student projects, undergraduate research, technology enhancements, renovation of labs and classrooms and curriculum innovations like PROCEED.

Elevate ME

The Walker Department of Mechanical Engineering is committed to broadening participation in engineering to all students, regardless of their race, gender, ethnicity, economic background, gender identity, etc. Elevate ME supports this effort. Support for this initiative will help in providing scholarship opportunities, increased career mentorship options, and the development of a summer internship program partnering undergraduates with ME faculty and graduate students. This effort is a collaboration with the Women in Engineering Program.

To learn more about making a gift, contact Emma Bartholomew at emma.bartholomew@austin.utexas.edu.