BYU Is Inspiring Learning
In 2016, President Kevin J Worthen launched an initiative to transform the educational experience of BYU students by providing them with experience-based learning including internships, hands-on research, field studies, and other mentored learning.
Inspiring Students
President Reese said, “As long as we are true to our mission and aims, we will promote inspiring learning.” He also noted, “Everything I want to do as president has to do with strengthening the student experience, and providing more inspiring learning experiences is first on my list. These high-impact opportunities hinge on personal revelation and are always uplifting. Of course, preparing our students to be competitive in the marketplace is part of this effort. BYU students will be leaders in their families, communities, workplaces, and the Church, and they must leave here with the skills, experience, and confidence to succeed.”
Donations to the Inspiring Learning Initiative ensure that funds will be perpetually available to help students have transformative educational experiences during their years at BYU. Every dollar donated goes toward preparing students to be pioneers and leaders in their fields. Inspiring Learning Initiative endowments have opened the door to transformative, hands-on, and real-world learning experiences for students from every college.
In 2024 more than 11,600 BYU students had inspiring learning experiences, with 95 percent of seniors having had at least one such experience. Will you donate to BYU to provide inspiring learning for students? Your support will go where it will have the greatest impact, providing experiences that will not only bless lives now but will have a profound influence for generations to come.
Inspiring Learning Stories

BYU Biologists Seek to Create First Dragonfly Family Tree
Video: The BYU team’s goal is to piece together the first-ever phylogenic (genealogical) tree of all 6,300 known dragonfly species and their ancestors.

BYU Students Build and Launch “Selfie Cam” with NASA
Video:More than 60 students over a five-year period helped build the inexpensive 10-centimeter CubeSat.

Student-Created Device Helps Young Violinist
Adia Cardona is a 10-year-old violinist who has exceptional skill for her age and the determination to match it. The young Provo girl also has just one hand.

An Unexpected Direction
Sometimes the best opportunities come from unexpected turns—just ask Jenny Trogden, whose journey to BYU Law began with a risk, a late application, and a lot of faith.

Free to Forge Ahead
For Landon Hardy, the Fritz B. Burns Scholarship turned a lifelong dream into reality—giving him the freedom to focus on his family, his education, and his future career without the weight of financial pressure.

Rising Through Resilience: Snow Nelson’s Journey to BYU Law
Born and raised in Brooklyn, New York, Snow Nelson grew up in a world filled with obstacles. Her father was incarcerated when she was just a year old and later deported to Haiti, leaving her mother to raise Nelson and her brother alone.