The Alumni Fund: Creating opportunities for the next generation
"If you want one year of prosperity, grow grain.
If you want ten years of prosperity, grow trees.
If you want one hundred years of prosperity, grow people."
- Chinese Proverb
When you look back on your University days, what do you remember most? Revising in the Library? Nights out in the Union? Meeting your new friends, or even your current partner, perhaps?
Whatever you remember most, it´s probably a fair bet that it involved a new experience or opportunity. You may even still be using many of the skills and experiences you gained in Sheffield in your everyday work and personal life today.
For an increasing number of students nowadays, even just getting the opportunity to go to university can be a struggle because of their financial or personal circumstances. And for many students, opportunities whilst they are at University are growing ever more restricted by the amount of part-time work they need to undertake to fund their studies.
For instance, did you know that:
- 1 in 10 students survive on £20 per week after they have paid for their accommodation
- 32% of students have to pay between £50 and £70 per week for their accommodation (not including food and bills)
- Of the many students who work, 55% work more than 11 hours per week during term time
- 4 in 10 students expect to leave the University with a debt of at least £12,500
(Figures taken from the Sodexho University Lifestyle Survey 2006)
We want to ensure that the next generation of students, no matter what their background, are able to benefit from all that a Sheffield education has to offer - first-class study facilities, opportunities to develop their extra-curricular skills, and support for those who need that extra bit of help to fulfil their potential.
As a former student, you can help us to do this - by making a donation to the Alumni Fund. To find out more, click on the links below.
What is the Alumni Fund?
What has the Alumni Fund achieved so far?
Make a gift
How will my support be recognised?
Gift Clubs
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