Impact for Good
The Impact for Good Fund was established to assist Pepperdine’s students in their efforts to serve the neediest of people around the world, in accordance with Pepperdine University's mission to strengthen students’ lives for purpose, service and leadership.
This fund is used to assist students engage in life-changing and transformative service initiatives locally and internationally. Some of the service opportunities include our work with Made in the Streets in Kenya, the village of El Negrito in the northern province of Santiago del Estero in Argentina, and Kinderreich children's program in Heidelberg, Germany.
The Impact for Good Fund helps to make these meaningful experiences more accessible to our students.
MSOD Director's Excellence Fund
Donate to our MSOD campaign and help enhance our curriculum for the future. With you gift, you're allowing us to embrace and continue research on important topics impacting today's organizations, including justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion efforts.
Our Four Angels Endowed Scholarship
On October 17, 2023, the Pepperdine community suffered the tragic loss of Niamh Rolston, Peyton Stewart, Asha Weir, and Deslyn Williams, four Seaver College students.
These students were bright lights in the Pepperdine community and each one of these students had a special impact on everyone they met. Their absence will long be felt. In an effort to honor their memory, Pepperdine is establishing the "Our Four Angels Endowed Scholarship," which will help continue the legacies of Niamh, Peyton, Asha, and Deslyn.
Pepperdine Resilience-Informed Skills Education (RISE) Program
Pepperdine students will be empowered with wellness skills to promote life-long resilience.
The Pepperdine Resilience-Informed Skills Education (RISE) Program is our invitation to students to develop their resilience skills, care for themselves and their peers in times of need, and reinforce their ability to bounce back from life's challenges no matter how great or small.
School of Public Policy Dean's Excellence Fund
Gifts to the Dean's Excellence Fund allow us to provide support to the following:
Events: Like our Trinity Forum' Moral Sense in Politics & Policy Lecture Series', and various speakers like Stephen Goldsmith, Margarita Mooney, Dr. Patrick Deneen and others.
P4 Program Support: Dean's Excellence Funds support our growing' Pepperdine Policy Partners Program' (or' P4'), and provides funding so we can welcome groups of prospective students on to campus from organizations like PPIA, ISI, and others.
Student/Faculty Support: Dean's Excellence Funds are also used to support students and faculty needing funds to attend conferences and research symposia.
Large Gift Opportunity: Named/Endowed SPP Dean's Excellence Fund Gift (Inquire with Dean Peterson: Pete.N.Peterson@Pepperdine.edu)
School of Public Policy Scholarships
The Pepperdine University School of Public Policy awards a number of public policy scholarships to students each year. These awards are made available through endowed funds, gifts from supporters and alumni, and allocation of university general funds. The Scholarship Committee awards scholarships based on merit, need, academic and professional experience, as well as standardized test scores.
Scholarship funds allow us to support students, but they can also be a way you can help us target students from specific backgrounds.
School of Public Policy Student Emergency Fund
As we all learned during the pandemic, emergencies can strike at an instant. It is important as we enter this new era that we prepare our students for anything that may come their way. Your compassion and support helps us as we prepare for the unknown. Please consider joining School of Public Policy in protecting our students by making a gift to our Student Emergency Fund.
Seaver College Dean's Excellence Fund
The Dean's Excellence Fund is a collection of gifts from dedicated alumni and friends of Pepperdine University like you. Gifts to this fund allow Interim Dean, Lee Kats to proactively direct funds to strategic initiatives at Seaver College. These gifts are among the most important and valuable forms of support, as they are distributed where the unmet need is greatest, at the dean’s discretion, to enhance our student’s experience.
Every gift counts, even a small gift can make a big difference for our students.
Seaver College Student Scholarships
Let's make Waves! Seaver College awards a number of merit and need-based scholarships to students each year. Your help in making these awards possible allows us to continue to pass on our Pepperdine values. The Scholarship Committee awards scholarships based on merit, need, academic, and professional experience, as well as standardized test scores.
Make a gift today and help our students thrive!