Name: UMass PROPEL
Start: 2025-04-28T16:00:00-0400
End: 2025-05-01T07:20:00-0400
Location: UMassGives 2025

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UMass PROPEL

Invest in PROPEL to give undergraduate students a chance to participate in important research and get involved in labs under mentorship that has the potential to shape a students future. PROPEL’s mission is to ensure accessibility and equity in acquiring research here at UMass. We do this by:

Engaging UMass faculty, postgraduate, and graduate students as mentors who are eager to guide motivated students.
Providing resources to mentors on effective recruitment and mentorship strategies.
Connecting students with mentors who appreciate enthusiasm, curiosity, and potential from diverse backgrounds.
Guiding students to resources for developing successful applications and career goals.
Providing a software platform for mentors to share project opportunities and a designated application period for students.

Our team is passionate about transforming the way research is acquired by students and widen the pool of students who have access to the resources they need to succeed in the lab and beyond in their future endeavors. In the first six months of PROPEL we had 66 projects from 12 Departments. 281 students from 27+ Majors were accepted into projects from a pool of nearly 1000. We will use the money donated to continue this growth.

The money donated will be used to support students by creating new projects that students can participate in. This money will also be used to foster connections between mentors and their students by creating opportunities for building a relationship outside of the lab through mentor-mentee lunches. Even a little support can go a long way! Thank you in advance for your support!

Our power hour will be from 12 - 1 p.m. on April 29th.

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Success!

CNS Advisory Board Challenge

Dan Mayer is challenging all members of the CNS Deans Advisory Board to donate a minimum of $200 (in addition to any challenge gifts). He will match all DAB gifts 1:1.

Completed

$1,000

College of Natural Sciences $1,000 Challenge

When the College of Natural Sciences receives 400 gifts of any size, it will unlock a $1,000 challenge gift from Dean Michael Fox.

400 / 400 Gifts

Completed

$500

PROPEL Program $500 Challenge

Once the PROPEL program receives five gifts of any size, it will unlock a $500 challenge gift from an anonymous donor who benefited from an undergraduate research experience.

5 / 5 Gifts

Completed

Leaderboard

Power Hour #1

The area of campus with the most gifts at the end of the power hour from 10-11 a.m. EDT on April 29 will win a $2,000 bonus!

Rank	Prize	Department/Group/RSO/Fund	Donors
1	$2,000	Student Alumni Association	120
2	$500	Department of Food Science	110
3	$500	UMass Women into Leadership (UWiL)	96
4		Professional Writing and Technical Communication	30
5		Women's Rowing	17
6		Isenberg Class of 2025 Senior Gift Fund	12
7		Active Minds	10
8		Mark H. McCormack Department of Sport Management	9
9		College of Education Student Emergency Fund	6
10		Department of Theater	5
11		Commonwealth Honors College Community Scholarships	5
12		Script U Scholarship Society	4
13		Laxbackers	4
14		Field Hockey	4
15		Nursing Student Scholarships	4

Ended

Leaderboard

Power Hour #2

The area of campus with the most gifts at the end of the power hour from 12-1 p.m. EDT on April 29 will win a $2,000 bonus!

Rank	Prize	Department/Group/RSO/Fund	Donors
1	$2,000	Women's Club Ice Hockey	120
2	$500	Boxing Club	76
3	$500	UWW Faculty Student Scholarship Endowment Fund	71
4		Women for UMass Amherst	55
5		UMass Hillel	37
6		World Librarians	37
7		Isenberg Class of 2025 Senior Gift Fund	29
8		Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences	27
9		Energy Transition Institute	25
10		Minutemen Racing	23
11		CICS Dean's Opportunity Fund	15
12		Berthiaume Center for Entrepreneurship	9
13		Landscape Architecture and Regional Planning General Fund	9
14		The Frank Waugh Alumni Board Scholarship	8
15		HackUMass	8

Ended

Leaderboard

Power Hour #3

The area of campus with the most gifts at the end of the power hour from 3-4 p.m. EDT on April 29 will win a $2,000 bonus!

Rank	Prize	Department/Group/RSO/Fund	Donors
1	$2,000	Men's Club Rugby	203
2	$500	WMUA	105
3	$500	Dynamics Acapella	94
4		Club Running	68
5		Student Care & Emergency Response Fund (SCERF)	65
6		Department of Journalism	61
7		Film Studies Program	40
8		Muslim Students Association	38
9		Mark H. McCormack Department of Sport Management	37
10		Fencing Club	24
11		Cape Cod Alumni Group Scholars	20
12		UMass Science Olympiad	19
13		CMASS	15
14		Alpine Ski Team	12
15		Belly Dance Club	11

Ended

Leaderboard

Power Hour #4

The area of campus with the most gifts at the end of the power hour from 6-7 p.m. EDT on April 29 will win a $2,000 bonus!

Rank	Prize	Department/Group/RSO/Fund	Donors
1	$2,000	Men's Ultimate Frisbee	141
2	$500	Club Water Polo	120
3	$500	Sharp Attitude	100
4		UMass Dance Company	86
5		UMass Club Swim	59
6		Climbing Club	40
7		Mock Trial Team	36
8		UMass Sailing Team	25
9		Accounting Department	24
10		ACEing Autism	21
11		Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers	16
12		Alliance for Women in Accounting	14
13		UMass4CCL	14
14		Outing Club	13
15		Department of MicroBiology	13

Ended

Leaderboard

Power Hour #5

The area of campus with the most gifts at the end of the power hour from 11 a.m. - noon EDT on April 30 will win a $2,000 bonus!

Rank	Prize	Department/Group/RSO/Fund	Donors
1	$2,000	Stonewall Center	200
2	$500	Polymer Science & Engineering	99
3	$500	Earthfoods Cafe	39
4		Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Student Support Fund	31
5		Filipino Student Association	17
6		UMass Ice Skating Club	12
7		Badminton Club	9
8		Pond Club	8
9		Script U - Hockey	8
10		Men's Cross Country/Track & Field	7
11		Marketing Department	7
12		Isenberg Class of 2025 Senior Gift Fund	7
13		Script U - Football	6
14		Public Interest Technology Initiative	6
15		College of Education Student Emergency Fund	5

Ended

Leaderboard

Power Hour #6

The area of campus with the most gifts at the end of the power hour from 1-2 p.m. EDT on April 30 will win a $2,000 bonus!

Rank	Prize	Department/Group/RSO/Fund	Donors
1	$2,000	Daily Collegian	166
2	$500	UMass Emergency Medical Services	104
3	$500	The Boltwood Project	86
4		Baseball	73
5		CLACLS	45
6		iCons Fund	35
7		Comparative Literature	25
8		UMassTap Company	25
9		Accounting Department	25
10		Society of Women Engineers	22
11		Angel Fund	21
12		Legal Studies Department	18
13		Softball	17
14		Operations & Information Management Department	16
15		Student Nursing Association	11

Ended

Leaderboard

Power Hour #7

The area of campus with the most gifts at the end of the power hour from 2-3 p.m. EDT on April 30 will win a $2,000 bonus!

Rank	Prize	Department/Group/RSO/Fund	Donors
1	$2,000	Men's Club Rowing	290
2	$500	Women's Rugby	135
3	$500	Korean Students Association	112
4		Center for Women and Community	100
5		Minuteman Marching Band	96
6		Doo Wop Shop	82
7		Model UN	68
8		Spanish and Portuguese Studies	45
9		Ellsberg Initiative for Peace and Democracy	17
10		Arab Cultural Association	16
11		Field Hockey Club	15
12		Nursing Student Scholarships	9
13		Daily Collegian	8
14		Baseball	7
15		Stonewall Center	7

Ended

Leaderboard

Power Hour #8

The area of campus with the most gifts at the end of the power hour from 8-9 p.m. EDT on April 30 will win a $2,000 bonus!

Rank	Prize	Department/Group/RSO/Fund	Donors
1	$2,000	Duly Noted	237
2	$500	Laxbackers	91
3	$500	Girl Up UMass Amherst	91
4		Women's Ultimate Frisbee	81
5		UMass Cybersecurity Club	43
6		Ballroom Dance Team	32
7		UMass CHAARG	17
8		Accounting Department	15
9		Golf Club	13
10		UMass ALTITUDE	13
11		Women's Rowing	11
12		CICS Dean's Opportunity Fund	8
13		Women's Lacrosse	8
14		Men's Club Rowing	8
15		Society of Asian Scientists and Engineers	8

Ended

Match

$10,000 university-wide match!

Beginning at 4 p.m. we will be matching the first $100 of every gift made until we have matched $10,000 in gifts. Hurry and make your gift now before the matching funds run out!

$10,000 MATCHED

Completed

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Participating Groups

Athletics BDIC Campus-wide Programs Club Sports College of Education College of Engineering College of Humanities & Fine Arts College of Natural Sciences College of Social & Behavioral Sciences Commonwealth Honors College Fine Arts Center Graduate School Isenberg School of Management Manning College of Information and Computer Sciences Marieb College of Nursing School of Public Health and Health Sciences Student Groups (RSOs/GSOs/etc.) University Libraries University Without Walls (UWW)

UMass Amherst Foundation