What is the Annual Fund?
The Annual Fund raises unrestricted funds from alumni, parents, staff and friends of the University to support projects across our campuses that would otherwise not receive funding. The Annual Fund seeks support each and every year from both existing and new donors.
Our main objective is to ensure that there are funds available to allow us to respond quickly and appropriately to the areas of greatest need at Exeter. Your donations make a significant and immediate impact upon the quality of the Exeter experience for our students.
How the Fund is allocated
The Annual Fund awarded over £195,000 in 2011/12 toward a range of projects.
A panel of staff, students and alumni meet annually to review bids from across the University and award funds to those it thinks most deserving - those that impact upon a large student audience and make a qualitative difference to the student experience.
Why we need your help
Annual gifts are essential to enable our exciting projects and plans to become a reality. Regular, committed support through the Annual Giving Programme helps us to plan for the future. The collaborative impact of many combined gifts and donors is truly transformational.
Priority areas
You can direct your gift towards one of our main priority areas.
The Scholars' Fund
Today's students face a challenging financial environment and this fund provides a wide range of support: maintenance grants, travel bursaries, sports and music scholarships. We want talented students to come to Exeter and realise their full potential, regardless of their financial circumstances.
By making a donation to the Scholars' Fund, you can help provide students access to a first-class education which they may not otherwise be able to afford. Your gift will support students' academic and personal development, and give them the opportunity to develop skills and knowledge that will serve them throughout their lives.
The Research Fund
Research at Exeter focuses on some of the most fundamental issues facing the world today. We are leaders in cutting-edge science, engineering, mathematics and medicine research, and collectively, donations to this fund can be truly transformational. Your gift can help us to make ground-breaking developments and tackle major global challenges - from breakthroughs that will help combat diabetes and mood disorders, to technologies that will mitigate climate change.
The Business School
Gifts to this fund will enable the Business School to seize new opportunities to improve the experience of all Business School students.
