In a bold demonstration of philanthropic leadership and long-standing commitment to Michigan State University, the MSU Research Foundation has designated $75 million over the next eight years to support the university’s comprehensive campaign, Uncommon Will, Far Better World.

“We are deeply grateful to the MSU Research Foundation for its visionary leadership, decades-long partnership and unwavering belief in Michigan State University’s mission,” said MSU President Kevin M. Guskiewicz, Ph.D. “In a rapidly shifting global landscape, higher education must adapt to meet the needs of society to solve the grand challenges of our time. This investment affirms MSU’s role as one of the most societally impactful universities — fueling research, expanding opportunity and creating a far better world.”

The foundation’s funding will support all three campaign pillars — Talent Activated, Synergies Imagined and Futures Built — with primary emphasis on faculty-led research and innovation. Combined with $45 million in contributions made since the campaign’s planning phase began in 2022, this new designation will bring the foundation’s total support of the Uncommon Will, Far Better World campaign to more than $120 million — and over $400 million in total contributions to MSU since the foundation was established in 1973.