This support could be in the form of an endowment for creating new departments, professorships or fellowships, for building new facilities, or to advance niche areas of research.

TERI University has, and is, being supported in its endeavours by

The Ford Foundation, for setting up the Department of Natural Resources

The Department of Personnel and Training, Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, for initiating the MA (Public Policy and Sustainable Development) programme

The National Thermal Power Corporation for setting up a chair in the Department of Policy Studies

The National Hydroelectric Power Corporation for setting up a chair in the Department of Policy Studies

The V K Rasmussen foundation, USA for funding a collaboration with Yale University

The Steel Authority of India Limited.

The HSBC Bank.

Deutsche Bank.