UMassGives 2024
The UMass Department of Landscape Architecture and Regional Planning (LARP) offers among the nation’s oldest, most affordable, and environmentally focused professional degree programs in landscape architecture and regional. LARP’s world-class faculty train students to lead change toward more equitable and resilient communities where people and nature can thrive.
Your gift to LARP ensures the success of our students by funding cutting-edge classroom resources and life-changing internship, research, and professional development opportunities.
Exciting news! This year, the first 50 gifts of any size made to any of our LARP initiatives will unlock a challenge gift of $50,000 from alumnus John Arnold '86, who will support a LARP student scholarship.
Read below to learn more about LARP's three priority initiatives.
1. Support All LARP Students!
The Frank Waugh Alumni Board Scholarship Fund was founded by the LARP alumni board to provide ongoing support for the next generation of LARP students, including student scholarships, travel to academic and professional conferences, or to provide necessary technology to enhance the student experience. Please help us grow this fund to give our students the best opportunities to build their skills, grow their professional networks, and pursue amazing careers! Help us move toward our $100,000 goal!
2. Support Landscape Architecture Students!
The Garden X Graphite Scholarship was spearheaded by LARP alumni Lauren Stimson ‘06 MRP/MLA and Stephen Stimson ‘83 to help our department recruit and retain socioeconomically disadvantaged students in landscape architecture. Please give to this scholarship to help our department remove barriers and build new bridges for more students in the field of landscape architecture! We’re close to reaching our $200,000 goal!
3. Support Regional Planning Students!
The Mullin Scholarship is an endowment for Master of Regional Planning students at UMass Amherst. This fund was established in honor of Professor Emeritus John Mullin and has been used to recruit and retain top students in the MRP program. Please help us grow this fund to support our future planners!
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Rank | Area | Raised |
---|---|---|
1 | UMass Women into Leadership | $81,361.00 |
2 | Landscape Architecture & Regional Planning (Unrestricted) | $50,255.00 |
3 | The Galbraith Prize | $50,200.00 |
4 | Department of Political Science | $20,590.00 |
5 | SBS in DC | $16,000.00 |
6 | SBS RISE Program | $5,090.00 |
7 | Department of Journalism | $4,888.00 |
8 | The Frank Waugh Alumni Board Scholarship Fund | $4,460.00 |
9 | Department of Anthropology | $3,910.00 |
10 | The Mullin Scholarship | $3,750.00 |
11 | Department of Communication | $3,125.00 |
12 | Andersen Graduate Enrichment Fund Endowment | $2,635.00 |
13 | School of Public Policy | $2,590.00 |
14 | SBS Senior Completion Program | $2,500.00 |
15 | Department of Economics | $2,487.00 |

Rank | Area | Gifts |
---|---|---|
1 | UMass Women into Leadership | 154 |
2 | Department of Journalism | 63 |
3 | The Galbraith Prize | 55 |
4 | The Frank Waugh Alumni Board Scholarship Fund | 39 |
5 | Department of Political Science | 38 |
6 | Center for Latin Am., Caribbean, & Latino Studies | 35 |
7 | Department of Economics | 32 |
8 | Department of Anthropology | 23 |
9 | School of Public Policy | 21 |
10 | Andersen Graduate Enrichment Fund Endowment | 19 |
11 | The Mullin Scholarship | 11 |
12 | SBS in DC | 11 |
13 | Department of Resource Economics | 11 |
14 | SBS RISE Program | 10 |
15 | Department of Sociology | 10 |

Rank | Prize | Department/Group/RSO | Donors |
---|---|---|---|
1 | $2,000 | Student Alumni Association | 128 |
2 | $500 | UMass Women into Leadership | 90 |
3 | $500 | Professional Writing and Technical Communication | 36 |
4 | College of Education Student Emergency Fund | 10 | |
5 | Men's Lacrosse | 8 | |
6 | Finance Department | 6 | |
7 | Management Department | 6 | |
8 | Women's Lacrosse | 6 | |
9 | Isenberg Class of 2024 Senior Gift | 6 | |
10 | Commonwealth Honors College | 5 | |
11 | CICS Dean's Opportunity Fund | 5 | |
12 | The Galbraith Prize | 4 | |
13 | Mark H. McCormack Department of Sport Management | 4 | |
14 | Men's Swimming & Diving | 4 | |
15 | WMUA | 4 |

Rank | Prize | Department/Group/RSO | Donors |
---|---|---|---|
1 | $2,000 | Protect Our Breasts | 112 |
2 | $500 | University Without Walls | 69 |
3 | $500 | Landscape Architecture & Regional Planning | 31 |
4 | Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences | 29 | |
5 | Indian Classical Arts Society | 27 | |
6 | Public Interest Technology Club | 17 | |
7 | Accounting Department | 15 | |
8 | Club Softball | 12 | |
9 | Operations & Information Management Department | 11 | |
10 | Hockey | 10 | |
11 | Men's Lacrosse | 6 | |
12 | College of Natural Sciences Scholarships | 5 | |
13 | Mark H. McCormack Department of Sport Management | 4 | |
14 | Institute of Diversity Sciences | 4 | |
15 | Football | 4 |

Rank | Prize | Department/Group/RSO | Donors |
---|---|---|---|
1 | $2,000 | Minuteman Marching Band | 87 |
2 | $500 | Fencing Club | 74 |
3 | $500 | Active Minds | 65 |
4 | Climbing Club | 60 | |
5 | HackUMass | 33 | |
6 | Department of Journalism | 26 | |
7 | Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers | 13 | |
8 | UMass Recovery | 10 | |
9 | Hockey | 8 | |
10 | Marketing Department | 6 | |
11 | Football | 5 | |
12 | Mark H. McCormack Department of Sport Management | 4 | |
13 | Field Hockey | 4 | |
14 | Finance Department | 3 | |
15 | Men's Ultimate Frisbee | 3 |

Rank | Prize | Department/Group/RSO | Donors |
---|---|---|---|
1 | $2,000 | The Massachusetts Daily Collegian | 277 |
2 | $500 | Men's Ultimate Frisbee | 134 |
3 | $500 | UMass CHAARG | 99 |
4 | Mark H. McCormack Department of Sport Management | 85 | |
5 | The Boltwood Project | 75 | |
6 | Ellsberg Initiative for Peace and Democracy | 74 | |
7 | Minutemen Racing | 73 | |
8 | Mock Trial Team | 66 | |
9 | Earthfoods Cafe | 64 | |
10 | Doo Wop Shop | 60 | |
11 | Muslim Students Association | 60 | |
12 | Club Water Polo | 54 | |
13 | S#arp Attitude | 50 | |
14 | Girl Up UMass Amherst | 40 | |
15 | Gospel Choir | 23 |

Rank | Prize | Department/Group/RSO | Donors |
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1 | $2,000 | Stonewall Center | 160 |
2 | $500 | Model UN | 71 |
3 | $500 | Women for UMass Amherst | 48 |
4 | Film Studies Program | 41 | |
5 | Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology | 13 | |
6 | Hockey | 11 | |
7 | Sweets & More | 11 | |
8 | College of Education Student Emergency Fund | 8 | |
9 | Men's Cross Country/Track & Field | 5 | |
10 | Women's Lacrosse | 5 | |
11 | Mark H. McCormack Department of Sport Management | 4 | |
12 | CICS Dean's Opportunity Fund | 4 | |
13 | Isenberg Class of 2024 Senior Gift | 4 | |
14 | Department of Political Science | 3 | |
15 | Baseball | 3 |

Rank | Prize | Department/Group/RSO | Donors |
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1 | $2,000 | Men's Rugby | 167 |
2 | $500 | Women’s Rugby Football Club | 122 |
3 | $500 | Student Care & Emergency Response Fund | 52 |
4 | UMass EMS | 46 | |
5 | UMass Hillel | 33 | |
6 | Center for Latin Am., Caribbean, & Latino Studies | 31 | |
7 | Cape Cod Alumni Group | 21 | |
8 | WMUA | 17 | |
9 | CICS Dean's Opportunity Fund | 15 | |
10 | Hockey | 11 | |
11 | Sailing Team | 11 | |
12 | Baseball | 9 | |
13 | Women's Rowing | 8 | |
14 | Men's Soccer | 7 | |
15 | Delta Sigma Pi | 7 |

Rank | Prize | Department/Group/RSO | Donors |
---|---|---|---|
1 | $2,000 | Men's Club Rowing | 216 |
2 | $500 | Women's Club Ice Hockey | 123 |
3 | $500 | Spanish and Portuguese Studies | 78 |
4 | Filipino Student Association | 69 | |
5 | Nursing Study Abroad Scholarships | 25 | |
6 | Sylvan Snack Bar | 25 | |
7 | UMass MannMukti | 25 | |
8 | Field Hockey Club | 24 | |
9 | Men's Rugby | 19 | |
10 | Dean's Fund for Library Excellence | 12 | |
11 | Alpine Ski Team | 12 | |
12 | UMass IT Internship | 11 | |
13 | College of Education Student Emergency Fund | 8 | |
14 | Women’s Rugby Football Club | 8 | |
15 | Minutemen Dancers | 7 |

Rank | Prize | Department/Group/RSO | Donors |
---|---|---|---|
1 | $2,000 | Duly Noted | 270 |
2 | $500 | Women's Ultimate Frisbee | 148 |
3 | $500 | Boxing Club | 80 |
4 | Engineers Without Borders | 40 | |
5 | Cape Verdean Student Alliance | 32 | |
6 | Ballroom Dance Team | 30 | |
7 | Vocal Suspects | 27 | |
8 | Society of Asian Scientists and Engineers | 27 | |
9 | Greeno Sub Shop | 26 | |
10 | UMass ALTITUDE | 21 | |
11 | InterVarsity Christian Fellowship | 19 | |
12 | UMass International Genetically Engineered Machine | 15 | |
13 | Cycling Club | 12 | |
14 | Women's Lacrosse | 11 | |
15 | Gymnastics Club | 11 |

