Engineering Scholarships Challenge Fund

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A nonprofit fundraiser supporting

Minnesota MATHCOUNTS
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$325

raised by 6 people

$3,455 goal

Will you pair up with us?

You already know the value of engineering. You champion the field through mentorship, outreach, and membership in the Minnesota Society of Professional Engineers. Now we're asking for your help to support future engineers in a special way.

This year, our goal is fund scholarships for students who seek to make a career out of engineering. And not just any goal.

We're inviting you to raise funds to support THREE undergraduate students with an engineering scholarship.

MPEF scholarship recipients are on their way to big things.  Learn more about recent scholars or keep reading to learn how you can pair up with MPEF to create opportunities for even more students.


How you can help

We're inviting you to pair up with your peers to raise a number inspired by the Fibonacci sequence.

After all, the only thing better than aiming to reach our goal and support future engineers... is to reach a goal inspired by the math principles that organize our world. Just as Fibonacci pairs are a crucial part of nature and the built environment, your support is crucial to support three budding engineers.

By donating in Fibonacci pairs, you can truly give a gift of great proportions!

How it works

  1. Create your personal fundraising  page
  2. Commit your half of a  Fibonacci pair -- Make sure to schedule your gift for  November 15: Give to the Max Day
  3. Invite your friends and colleagues to  contribute the other half
  4. See how many pairs you and your network can create!


Pair suggestions

The Fibonacci sequence goes like this: 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, 34, 55, 89, 144, 233, 377. So we invite you to:

  • Commit a gift of $55 and  invite your colleagues to contribute $34 or $89 to finish your pair
  • Commit $144 and invite your colleagues to contribute $89  or $233
  • Commit $233 and invite your colleagues to contribute $144 or $377

Or create your own challenge inspired by the sequence! Come up with a creative idea? Let us know and we'll share it on our page!

Grow your gift

Want to multiply your impact? Two ways:

  1. Check with your employer to see if they will "pair" up with you through a matched donation!
  2. Join our early morning challenge on November 15: Give to the Max Day. Every hour,  GiveMN will choose a donation at random to receive a Golden Ticket. The more donations we receive each hour, the better our chances! And we've done the math -- if we receive donations at say, 2 am, our chances are even better.

Schedule your support

Not ready to create a peer-to-peer fundraiser? You can still help build up STEM and engineering in Minnesota. Any donation helps support engineering students through scholarships. Schedule your donation for November 15: Give to the Max Day. Tune in throughout the day to see us reach for our goal!

Remember, it's not just about what we can do as one person or through one engineering scholarship. When we pair up, we build something bigger than we can on our own --  a college degree for a new engineer.

Keep in touch

We provide opportunities year-round to connect with the engineering community and raise support for STEM education.  Sign up to get news from MPEF!


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