2020 Support a Student Campaign

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We help students find their spark through authentic research experiences. Funds will be given to students in the form of fellowships for doing STEM research at Quest. We would like to have as many students exposed to this unique experience as possible. Here are some categories of students that you may consider supporting specifically:

• Deaf/Hard of hearing students​
• Students with disabilities
• Students with from low income families and/or with most financial need
• Students from historically underrepresented in STEM workforce
• Students from minorities
• Top achieving students (based on standardized exams and/or transcripts)
• Any student (no specific designation)
• Your own specific designation

Important Points: 

• All students will go through our two step standard acceptance process, and donors MAY NOT provide a specific student name to be supported. 
• You will receive a report on how your money supported students and the progress of the student(s) that you are supporting, WITHOUT any personal identifying information about students.
• We will do our best to identify eligible students from the groups that you support. You will be contacted if we are unable to find an interested and eligible student in your designated group. ​

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Suggested donation for supporting one student in Summer 2020: $500-$2000
No gift is too little. Please consider making a gift as little as $1.
Thank You!

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The following donors will be recognized unless otherwise is requested. 
Friends of Quest - Suggested Donation is $250
Bronze Supporter - Suggested Donation is $500
Silver Supporter - Suggested Donation is $1000
Gold Supporter - Suggested Donation is $2500
Platinum Supporter - Suggested Donation is $5000
Any donations over $5000 will receive a special recognition.

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Current financial spending breakdown of funds without a specific designation (federal and private grants are utilized according to their terms and conditions):

• Student Stipends: 60% or more
• Rent: 15% or less
• Research Materials: 5% or less
• Mentor/Researcher Compensation: 20% or less. Currently, all mentors work on a volunteer basis. 

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This financial spending has been made possible through:

• Collaborations with local universities and national supercomputing centers to keep the cost for research materials at the minimum
• Currently, none of the administrative staff are compensated
• Researchers/mentors working on either voluntary basis or with a minimum compensation

When donating below, you can specify your gift designation such as 'student stipends', 'college fund', etc. 

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