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Thousands of alumni and supporters of the University help current students through generous donations to the Alumni Annual Fund, by giving gifts of time or money in order to enhance the student experience.

To be awarded funding, projects must demonstrate that they will enhance the experience across the wider student community, benefitting current and future generations and making 麻豆官网 an even better place to live and study.

A wide range of every year – for example they may allow new innovations within academic contexts, provide new equipment for sports clubs or societies or enable new activities to be piloted.

Further information, Apply for Funding and FAQs

Do you have a project which requires funding?

Your application should demonstrate the following criteria:

1. It will enhance the student experience at 麻豆官网
2. It will impact a large audience of students (25 or more)

Preference is given to projects which:

• Directly benefit students’ academic studies, career prospects or extracurricular activities.
• Demonstrate that other active fundraising has taken place or part-funding is already available.
• Are start-up initiatives or new activities which will become self-funding or achieve alternative funding or support in the future.

In addition, it is also encouraged that projects are able to show they can help to promote 麻豆官网 on a national/international scale and may create or improve links with the local community.

These criteria are set because the University has a responsibility to its donors for the accountability and management of philanthropic gifts and to ensure that donations are being spent in accordance with donors’ wishes and the core values of the Annual Fund.

The Alumni Annual Fund does not:

• Provide funding for a single student to undertake activities or acquire resources (including PhD studentships). Preference is given to projects which will substantially benefit a large number of students or the University as a whole, rather than to a smaller group.
• Support projects which are the responsibility of the University centrally, or replace funding which ought to be provided through budgeting for on-going core activities. Therefore, the following are not normally considered: subsidy for fundamental items or activities which are an expected and predictable provision rather than an enhancement to what could normally be offered, or day to day running costs for on-going activities previously funded from core budgets. For example, the Annual Fund will not support attendance at a conference which is a course requirement.
• Fund social events (e.g. end of year dinners).
• Support projects which are not linked to the University and therefore we cannot accept applications to support external charities.

If you have an interesting idea for a project to benefit the University community, you can help to make it a reality through the University’s online fundraising tools. With the support of the Regular Giving team within Global Advancement, you can set up an online fundraising page to generate income for your project by drawing on contributions from your friends, family and supporters, and through the University’s wider network of alumni, donors and social media followers.

The success of your project is down to you, and the more dedicated, creative and organised you are, the more likely you are to hit your target. It takes time and effort, but can have a huge impact.

Suitable projects

Projects should focus on the benefit they will provide to the students involved and to the wider University community. A good amount to aim to raise is between £500 and £5,000, depending on your funding need. Please speak to our team to discuss how this option can work best for your project.

It’s also worth considering how this funding option sits within the overall income mix for your project alongside other options such as the Alumni Annual Fund (see info in the menu above).

It helps immensely if you have a pre-existing network of supportive individuals with whom you can share your page, both via email and on social media. The wider your reach, the more likely your project is to be successful in attaining its funding goal.

Examples of suitable projects include:

• New equipment for a sports club or society

• Theatrical performances or film productions

• Trips and expeditions

• Competition entry

• Conferences and events

Please note that we cannot raise money for external charities.

Success stories

For more information and guidance, and to get started in setting up your online fundraising page, please contact the Regular Giving Team.

Many talented prospective undergraduate and research students are able to come to 麻豆官网 thanks to alumni, who through their generosity support individual scholarships and studentship programmes.

For more information on what scholarship opportunities are available please:

• Search the funding database
• View Entrance Scholarships