QUEENS COLLEGE FOUNDATION WAS FOUNDED IN 1980 FOR THE PURPOSE OF DEVELOPING AND INCREASING RESOURCES AT QUEENS COLLEGE TO PROVIDE MORE EXTENSIVE EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES TO STUDENTS AND SERVICES TO FACULTY. IT RECEIVES GIFTS AND GRANTS WITH WHICH IT FINANCES RESEARCH IN FIELDS OF INTELLECTUAL INQUIRY THAT ARE IN KEEPING WITH THE COLLEGE'S EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES IN ITS CONSTITUENT SCHOOLS. IT AWARDS AND ADMINISTERS SCHOLARSHIPS AND FELLOWSHIPS, AND ENGAGES INEXPERIMENTAL EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES AND PROJECTS.