Cowboy Strong Student Emergency Fund
$10K Match Available: Double the difference you make in a student's life!

Established in the fall of 2016, the Cowboy Strong Student Emergency Fund was created to ensure that no student misses out on the Cowboy experience due to an unforeseen emergency. Each academic year, a number of students experience varied circumstances that force them to depart from Oklahoma State University due to finances rather than continue their education.

  • Since August, 26 students in need have received aid from the Cowboy Strong Student Emergency Fund
  • The average aid package is $1,472 - that's the difference between students staying or leaving OSU
  • Cowboy Strong has distributed more $26,000 this year

Your Gifts DOUBLES:

 

Thanks to a generous challenge by Mike and Anne Greenwood, every gift to Cowboy Strong Student Emergency Fund will be matched, dollar for dollar, up to $10,000!

 

Here’s how you can help:

  • Make a contribution to the Cowboy Strong Student Emergency Fund. Your gift, no matter the size, will pair with the many from the Cowboy family to support students in dire need. Our goal is to provide OSU with funds to support our students with the greatest need.
  • Share this opportunity within your network. Whether you click the Facebook and Twitter links on this page, send an email, or tell a friend - spreading the word of need is important to helping reach our $10,000 goal.
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Cowboy Strong Student Emergency Fund - $10K Dollar for Dollar Match
Every gift made to the Cowboy Strong Student Emergency Fund will be matched up to a total of $10,000 by a generous donor. Help ensure students with dire needs can stay enrolled at OSU.
$10,000 MATCHED
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$2,000
Students Helping Students Challenge - $2K
Students - Want to unlock $2K in emergency funding for students in need? The first 100 students to find @OSU_StuFu on campus today and make a gift will help unlock an anonymous donor's $2,000 for the Cowboy Strong Student Emergency Fund.
100 / 100 Gifts
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Leaderboard
PhilanthroPete Project Leaderboard - $500
Which PhilanthroPete project will receive the most gifts during Give Orange? Your gift can help your favorite project stay at the top of the leaderboard and win an additional $500!
Rank Prize Projects Gifts
1 $500 Cowboy Strong Student Emergency Fund 177
2 OSU Pet Therapy 40
3 Help Highlight Minority & Women Authors 39
4 OSU High School Music Camp 8
5 We Strive to Conserve Oklahoman Wildlife 2
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Leaderboard
Happy Hour Challenge - Day One
It's time to push for your Orange Passion to receive the most donations during the Happy Hour challenge! The group that receives the most donations between 3pm-8pm (CST) during this challenge will receive an extra $1,500 for their Greatest Needs Fund!
Rank Prize Orange Passions Gifts
1 $1,500 Helping Our Veterans Graduate 19
2 CEAT 14
3 Veterinary Health Sciences 13
4 Cowboy Strong Student Emergency Fund 13
5 Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources 12
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Leaderboard
Happy Hour Challenge - Day Two
It's time to push for your Orange Passion to receive the most donations during the Happy Hour challenge! The group that receives the most donations between 3pm-6pm (CST) during this challenge will receive an extra $500 for their Greatest Needs Fund!
Rank Prize Orange Passions Gifts
1 $500 Cowboy Strong Student Emergency Fund 28
2 Celebrating Homecoming 20
3 Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources 17
4 College of Human Sciences 17
5 Spears Business 16
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Leaderboard
600-Minute All Night Challenge - $600
Want to hang out all night with #GiveOrange? For 600 minutes, the project with the most gifts between 9pm-7am (CST) will receive an additional $600 thanks to a generous young alumnus!
Rank Prize Orange Passions Gifts
1 $600 CEAT 6
2 Arts and Sciences 5
3 OSU Pet Therapy 5
4 College of Human Sciences 3
5 Veterinary Health Sciences 2
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Success!
Social Media Challenge - Why Do You #GiveOrange? - $700
Share why you #GiveOrange using the hashtag and get entered for a chance to win up to $700 to your favorite cause at OSU. (3 winners of $100, $100, and $500)
Completed
Success!
Cowboy Callers - First Time Donor Match - $2K
Will Give Orange be the moment you make your first gift to OSU? The Cowboy Callers will be reaching out to help you make a gift during Give Orange. If you receive a call, a generous donor has offered to double the impact of your gift, dollar for dollar, to the place you care about most.
Completed
Success!
Social Media Challenge - Ever You'll Find Us - $500
Where on campus means something special to you? Share a picture of your favorite place on campus on Twitter or Facebook and tell us what it means to you with #GiveOrange for a chance to win $500 to your cause.
Completed
Success!
Social Media Challenge - What's Your Orange Passion? - $500
What does your orange passion mean to you? Leave a comment on the OSU Foundation's Facebook posts explaining why you love OSU and mention your favorite orange passion for a chance of it winning an extra $500. #GiveOrange
Completed
Success!
50 States in 1,890 Minutes Challenge - $1,890
Let's turn the map ORANGE! A generous donor has offered to give $1,890 if Give Orange receives a gift from each of the 50 states. Help OSU turn the map orange by making a gift today!
Completed
Success!
Cowboy Caller Challenge
The Cowboy Callers are back on the phones this morning ringing the Cowboy family. The first 35 gifts will unlock an additional $1,000 to scholarships for students!
Completed
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