Give2ODU Day 2025
Give2ODU Day is our annual fundraising event, uniting the Old Dominion University community to support our university's mission. When you give to Old Dominion University, you ensure that our students and teachers can continue to forge their own paths for generations to come.
Explore the various options for making donations to the university... The brick you lay today will support an ODU student's dream tomorrow.
Goal $500 Million
Campaign funds raised to date
You Can Make a Difference
Private donations are essential to maintaining the quality education and cutting-edge research that are the cornerstones of Old Dominion University. Your money helps open the doors to new opportunities for ODU students and provides them with the tools they need to not only be successful but excel at whatever they undertake.
Help Create a Better Future
We are generating success after success at Old Dominion University. Naming new schools and announcing new partnerships to address urgent needs for our region.
Give Now
When you give to Old Dominion University, you ensure that our students and teachers can continue to forge their own paths for generations to come.
Explore the various options for making donations to the university... The brick you lay today will support an ODU student's dream tomorrow.
Student Success
Everything we do comes back to improving the success of our students.
Research
To remain an R1 institution, we must continue to invest in ODU’s research capabilities.
Healthcare
ODU collaborates with regional partners such as Eastern Virginia Medical School, Sentara Healthcare and Norfolk State University.
Campus
Every visitor to campus should think is that ODU is clearly a world-class institution. Help us build this vision!
Academic Excellence
We focus on attracting and retaining impressive faculty who provide outstanding lessons and mentorship for our students.
Athletics
To gain a competitive edge in athletics, we’re looking to deliver $60 million in athletic scholarships to recruit the best talent.