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Knight Campus
The Knight Campus fast-tracks science into life-changing innovations for Oregon and beyond.

The Phil and Penny Knight Campus for Accelerating Scientific Impact is a hub of discovery and innovation where teams of world-class bioengineersand bioscientistsare dramatically shortening the timeline between discovery and societal impact through world-class research, training and entrepreneurship in a nimble scientific enterprise.


With your partnership, the Knight Campus is:  

  • Redefining the modern research university by fostering world-changing research unfettered by traditional academic boundaries 
  • Serving as the educational engine driving the new economy of Oregon 
  • Transforming student education through discovery-driven learning 
  • Engaging the public in the excitement and creativity of scientific research 
  • Fostering diverse perspectives and participation in scientific research
  • Improving the health and wellbeing of the citizens of Oregon, the nation, and the world 

Your support is essential! Your gifts allow us to compete with longer-established programs by offering undergraduate and graduate scholarships and fellowships to diverse and talented students to fuel discoveries and launch the next biotech start-ups that will drive Oregon’s economy. 


Please consider supporting:

  • The Knight Campus Bioengineering FellowshipsThis fund provides awards and support for bioengineering graduate students. It will also be used to attract and retain top students by supporting their scholarly and entrepreneurial aspirations.  
  • The Knight Campus Graduate Internship ProgramThis fund provides scholarships and programmatic support to this fast-tracked master’s program, which has a 98% graduation rate and matches 90% of graduates with employment within three months of graduation, providing students with career-ready training and fueling the scientific and technical workforce in Oregon and beyond  
  • Knight Campus Undergraduate ScholarsThis fund provides support to this comprehensive research experience designed to develop the next generation of leading researchers. The program immerses a cohort of students in a full year of research in a Knight Campus-affiliated lab and is 100% reliant on philanthropy.   

 

25 gifts to these funds on Ducks Give 2025 will unlock a $100,000 challenge gift from Duck alumnusSeeyan Lam, to support the Knight Campus! 

 

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Presidential Leaderboard Challenge
Your generosity has unlocked a generous gift from UO President Karl Scholz and Melissa Scholz! This gift will be split between the programs that had the most gifts - stay tuned to see the winning teams.
Rank Prize Department Gifts
1 $5,000 Club Sports Baseball 793
2 $2,500 Club Sports Dance 670
3 $1,250 Athletics 382
4 $1,250 Duck Parents and Families 308
5 College of Education 184
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$5,000
UO Foundation Board Trustees Bay Area Challenge
THANK YOU Bay Area Ducks! This challenge has been unlocked thanks to your support.
264 / 264 Donors
Completed
$5,000
UO Foundation Board Trustees NYC Challenge
THANK YOU New York Ducks! This challenge has been unlocked thanks to your support.
46 / 46 Donors
Completed
$5,000
UO Foundation Board Trustees Seattle Challenge
THANK YOU Seattle Ducks! This challenge has been unlocked thanks to your support.
119 / 119 Donors
Completed
$100,000
Knight Campus Lam Challenge
We did it! This challenge gift has been unlocked thanks to YOUR support! THANK YOU!!
25 / 25 Gifts
Completed
$5,000
UO Foundation Board Trustees Los Angeles Challenge
THANK YOU Los Angeles Ducks! This challenge has been unlocked thanks to your support.
108 / 108 Donors
Completed
$5,000
UO Foundation Board Trustees Portland Challenge
THANK YOU Portland Ducks! This challenge has been unlocked thanks to your support.
370 / 370 Donors
Completed
$21,000
UO Faculty & Staff Student Support Challenge
Faculty and staff have flocked together to support students. THANK YOU!
200 / 200 Gifts
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Knight Campus Supporters
Rank State Gifts
1 OR 21
2 VA 1
2 AZ 1
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