The Impact of Giving

It was the “right combination”—a superb education, robust student life, and an affordable price tag—that moved Alison Schilling to become a first-generation Domer.

The affordable price tag came courtesy of a generous financial aid package, she says, which included the Notre Dame Club of Chicago Scholarship.

A biochemistry major and member of the Alumni Student Club, Schilling appreciates what her scholarship donors have done for her: >> more

His entire life, Avery Scott knew that he liked the people associated with the University of Notre Dame.

His father, mother, brother, and uncle are all alumni, and his godfather is a Holy Cross brother.

So when it came time to choose a college, it was natural that Notre Dame was on the top of his list. But it wasn’t only the people Scott knew that made him want to attend Notre Dame; it was his vision of the kind of person he wanted to be. >> more

Growing up in South Bend, Alkeyna Aldridge never set foot on Notre Dame’s campus.

In fact, it was only at her mother’s urging that she applied to the University. Good thing she did, for two important reasons: it turned out to be the only school she could afford, and it has been a life-changing experience she treasures above all others.

Unlike the other schools to which the junior applied, Notre Dame offered her need-based financial aid -- a package including the Eileen and John O’Shaughnessy Scholarship, the Charity Begins at Home Scholarship, the LaPhonso D. Ellis Scholarship, and >> more