Endowment Programs

Through the BoRSF, the Board of Regents operates three endowment programs: Endowed Chairs for Eminent Scholars, Endowed Professorships, and the Endowed Undergraduate Scholarship Program for First-Generation College Students.

Endowed Chairs for Eminent Scholars

Endowed Chairs for Eminent Scholars, introduced in 1987, is a highly competitive program designed to enhance the recruitment and retention of distinguished university faculty at institutions throughout Louisiana. The program pairs a 60% private-sector match with a 40% Board of Regents award to endow a chair to be filled by a scholar of high renown and great ability.

PROPOSALS DUE for 2009-10 competition:  February 2, 2010

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Contact Program Manager: John Wallin


BoRSF Endowed Undergraduate Scholarship Program for First-Generation College Students

The BoRSF Endowed Undergraduate Scholarship Program, founded in 2007, is a non-competitive program providing BoRSF matching funds for to establish endowed scholarship funds in support of first-generation college students. Each four-year institution is guaranteed one $40,000 endowed scholarship fund challenge grant annually to match a private/institutional contribution of $60,000; each two-year institution is guaranteed one $20,000 endowed scholarship fund challenge grant annually to match a private/institutional contribution of $30,000. Proceeds will be used to establish/enhance permanent endowed scholarship funds. The interest earnings from the fund(s) will be awarded at the discretion of the institution to eligible students.

APPLICATIONS ACCEPTED:  January 1 – March 31, 2010

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Contact Program Manager: John Wallin

Endowed Professorships

Endowed Professorships, established through the Enhancement Program, is a non-competitive program designed to help campuses recruit or retain faculty whose research, teaching, and/or public service uniquely contribute to the mission of their departments and institutions. Participation in the program requires a contribution of at least $60,000 from an external source, to be matched with $40,000 from the BoRSF.  Each four-year campus is guaranteed, but not necessarily restricted to, two professorships per year and each two-year campus one per year, provided that required external contributions are raised and documented.

APPLICATIONS ACCEPTED:  January 1 – March 31, 2010

Go to RFP
Contact Program Manager: John Wallin