Give To The Future
Our sesquicentenary year is a time for us all to celebrate 150 years of education at the University of Adelaide. We will commemorate the occasion through Celebrate 150 – Give To The Future, which will be an avenue for alumni, donors and friends to engage more deeply with the University.
Celebrate 150 – Give To The Future will raise funds to support the gift of education that will continue to transform lives, inspire innovation and push boundaries. Together we will make history and support what is coming and truly exciting. We will celebrate 150 years of excellence, break new ground and remove barriers.
Dr John Byron is a researcher, a celebrated crime author, and a generous donor to the Student Emergency Fund. It’s his way of giving back; he was once a recipient of emergency funding during his undergraduate degree, when he was a thousand kilometres from home, the first in his family to attend university. “The University stepping in at those critical times could have been the difference between success and failure for me. Once I started making a reasonable salary, I was so happy to give back to the University, because they’re the ones who gave me a boost at those critical moments,” John said.
“Giving back feels like topping up the well. When the well starts to get dry, you need a big rain. And I want to be a part of that.”
Dr John Byron
Photo by Rebecca Taylor
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Scholarships for 150 years
One Bright Future
One Bright Future is an initiative that reaffirms our dedication to fostering excellence and inclusivity in education. This unique opportunity enables you to make a profound impact by supporting scholarships across disciplines and academic levels in the faculty of your choice.
By establishing scholarships, we ensure that the University’s legacy of excellence remains within reach of the brightest minds, regardless of their background or circumstances.
Invest in our Future History Makers
Through the One Bright Future initiative, your contribution can create scholarships that change lives and push boundaries. Be part of something extraordinary. Establish a named scholarship and empower our next generation of trailblazers.
Visit One Bright Future to learn more.
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Research excellence
The University of Adelaide has been training researchers for 150 years and we have a long history of research excellence. Our reputation enables us to attract the best and brightest minds locally, and from around the globe.
The University is committed to working with partners to increase the number of research scholarships available that will support the innovative and specialist research needed in this country and around the world.
Learn more about research excellence at the University.
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Adelaide Law School 150 Club
The Law School is marking this auspicious occasion by creating the opportunity for members of the community to join the “Adelaide Law School 150 Club” by providing a gift to support future students.
Your gift will support the John Bray Law Scholarship for students undertaking studies in law at the University of Adelaide and you will be acknowledged on a digital donor board in the Law School Ligertwood Building and on the Adelaide Law School website.
The Adelaide Law School 150 Club will play a historic and important role in encouraging excellence and supporting future generations of leaders.
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Seat of Discovery
Make your mark by becoming a member of the 150 Club of Discovery, leaving a legacy, and honouring our history. You are invited to a rare opportunity to purchase one of the limited 240 seats available in the multi-function, world-class Adelaide Health and Medical Science (AHMS) building largest lecture theatre.
A commemorative 150th celebration laser-engraved plaque will be affixed to the back of the seat in recognition of your gift.
We aim to raise $360,000, for an endowed fund, directly supporting students enrolled within the Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, who are experiencing financial hardship.
Members of the 150 Club of Discovery will play a historic and important role in encouraging excellence and inspiring future generations of impactful health outcome discoveries.
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Giving Day
The inaugural University of Adelaide Giving Day was introduced in 2023.
Giving Day will return on Thursday 5 September 2024 as a 24-hour fundraising challenge where our community has fun, raises awareness and makes a gift to the cause they are most passionate about at the University of Adelaide.
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Future teachers fund
The School of Education continues to make a significant contribution to the community by providing quality learning and teaching for future generations. However, as Australia faces massive teacher shortages in schools across Australia there is a need to support the 50 hours of unpaid work placements required in the 4th year.
The Future Teachers Fund will provide grants for student teachers in their final year placement – to assist with travel costs, accommodation, and financial hardship.
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Endowed chairs
Endowed funds are amongst the University of Adelaide’s most important sources of philanthropic support. Secured in perpetuity, they underwrite core activities and programs including scholarships and research. Individual donors can collectively make a huge impact when their gifts are pooled and contribute to the University Endowment Fund.
Learn more about the University’s endowment funds.
Endowed Research Chairs will be a priority for the Celebrate 150 Campaign.
There will be opportunities to support Stroke Research, Indigenous Education, Sustainable Resource Engineering, Green Hydrogen, Neurogenetic Research, Evidence and Procedure, and Environmental, Social and Governance.
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Female scholarship and status campaign
The University Council has endorsed a proposal to commission and install a bronze sculpture to celebrate female scholarship at the University of Adelaide and Professor Fay Gale AO was approved as the subject choice. A South Australian artist will be commissioned to create this artwork to be located in a prominent location on the North Terrace campus and unveiled as part of the 150th Anniversary celebrations.
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Make a difference
Making a gift to the University will help transform the lives of our students and researchers and help them find answers to the big challenges of our time.
Your gift will have an impact for many years to come and play a vital role in helping others realise their potential.
If you are inspired to make a difference, we would be delighted to hear from you.
Read about the Impact of Giving.
To give
Visit the give website
Email: development@adelaide.edu.au
Phone: +61 8 8313 5800International donors
Many of our alum living overseas choose to make generous gifts that support scholarships, fund cutting-edge research and establish endowment funds, ensuring a financially sustainable future for our University.
Residents in the United States, United Kingdom and Hong Kong can make a gift in their local currency.
To find out more visit give from overseas.
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Gifts in Wills
Gifts in Wills provide vital support to our students through scholarships, enable our researchers to address the world’s greatest problems and provide the finest facilities and equipment for learning and discovery.
A gift in your Will can honour your life’s work, pay tribute to a loved one, invest in an area you are passionate about, or leave an enduring legacy to support future generations of students.
For more information about leaving a gift in your Will.
