WPI Receives $13 Million In Anonymous Alumni Gifts For Student Scholarships

WORCESTER, MA — Worcester Polytechnic Institute received $13 million in alumni gifts to support student scholarships.

The donors, who wish to remain anonymous, credit the college with shaping their careers and hope to help provide life-changing opportunities for future students. Gifts from an alumnus and his wife, and from an alumna and her husband, will support deserving students in need.

"These extraordinary commitments reflect the enduring bond our alumni feel with WPI and their belief in the power of a WPI education to transform lives," WPI President Grace Wang said. "By investing in scholarships, they are creating a legacy that provides for the future, opening doors for talented students and ensuring that a WPI education remains accessible for generations to come."

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One of the couples who donated said their decision to give back was personal and credited the school with providing support and opportunities that changed the trajectory of their lives.

The other couple said they “hope to ensure that future students have the access and support they need—and that they, in turn, can give back in their own meaningful ways.”

The news of these donations comes just over a month after a $3 million gift from alumnus Paul Covec. The gifts will support the school's future success and advance WPI's $500 million "Beyond These Towers" fundraising campaign, which honors the school's first two buildings and its guiding philosophy of theory and practice.

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