There are several ways to give to the MAGIC Center in support of student projects, research, and learning by doing. Below are just a few of the ways our alumni, friends, sponsors and partners can help support our work:
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Make a Donation
Please consider making a donation through the RIT Development & Alumni portal at http://www.rit.edu/gift. Note that for gifts to be directed to the MAGIC Center, you must select ‘Other Funds’ from the category selector, and choose ‘MAGIC Fund’ from the dropdown menu.This ensures that your gift is specifically targeted to the Center in support of student projects and research goals. Every gifts counts, no matter the size, as together they allow us to support our students and their amazing ideas.
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Make a Corporate Donation
Our corporate partners are encouraged to consider a gift through the Office of Development. Corporate partners should contact Mr. Paul Harris, Sr. Director of Corporate Relations, at paul.harris@rit.edu or (585) 475-4992. Such partners are also encouraged to contact Director Phelps and Assistant Director Hinton at the MAGIC Center.
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Sponsor or Co-Sponsor one of our Events
Often we work with partners that help support the Center by directly working with us on various events: hackathons, speakers, workshops, conferences – there are a wide variety of events such as these that your gracious help has allowed us to host, with major impacts for our students and affiliated faculty. If you are interested in supporting us in this fashion please contact Director Phelps and Assistant Director Hinton at the MAGIC Center.
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Research funding
At MAGIC, everything we do is project driven, and each project has unique and special needs based on what we’re trying to accomplish. Research funds cover a wide variety of forms and areas – from federal grants to corporate research & development, to contractual support with MAGIC Spell Studios, and sometimes gift-in-kind scenarios to help us get access to particular platforms or resources. If you are interested in supporting us in this fashion please contact Director Phelps, Associate Director Egert, and/or Associate Director Jacobs at the MAGIC Center.