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We recognize that everyone has a different level of financial security, especially during the years spent as a graduate student and postdoc. In order to support everyone to succeed in our department, we are raising money for a fund to help meet emergency financial needs of Human Genetics students and postdocs.
Your gift will help provide essential support for Human Genetics students and postdocs facing unforeseen challenges. For example, trainees will be able to request urgent funding to address housing, medical, safety, or family emergencies when other resources are not available, and this fund can make the difference between staying in science or having to leave. Your contributions of any amount can make a crucial difference in whether or not a trainee can continue.
Our goal is to meet the University of Utah endowment threshold of $25,000 to ensure the department is able to meet the needs of students and postdocs in perpetuity. If the minimum threshold for a regular endowed fund is not met within two years, the funds that are raised will be used for the same purpose but will not be endowed. The minimum gift threshold must be reached by August 21st, 2027.
Thank you for helping support these trainees!