Make a difference

How you can help

Every gift you make to the University of Essex – large or small – makes a difference.

Your generosity helps us to invest in our students today and in the future. That could mean scholarships and bursaries to tackle student hardship, or funding for sports and the arts to enhance campus life.

50th Anniversary

In the run-up to our 50th anniversary in 2014, we are looking for support for:

•    50th Anniversary scholarships; and
•    our greatest academic strengths.

The Essex Fund

The Essex Fund - formerly the Alumni Fund - supports projects which focus on students. Academic departments, sport clubs, societies and other student groups apply to the fund each year. If you can support the fund today, we promise to keep you informed of how the money is spent and who will benefit.

•    In 2011, a £10,000 grant to the Student Union Advice Centre established the Essex Fund Hardship Loans for students in financial difficulty.
•    In 2012, we marked the Olympic year with a £5,000 grant for Sports Scholarships – and helped thousands of others in clubs and societies.

Read our Impact Report (.pdf)

Efficient giving

The University of Essex is a registered charity, so:

•    UK taxpayers can increase any donation by 28 per cent just by ticking a box.
•    Companies can get tax relief on gifts to us. If gifts are paid gross – before tax is deducted – you can deduct the amount you give from total profits when you calculate corporation tax.
•    US residents can give to the University through the American Friends of the University of Essex [www.afuoe.org], a tax-exempt public charity under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue code.

“It is very rewarding to put something back into the Essex community.”

Hanif Lalani OBE, business leader, Essex graduate and Pioneer donor.