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Philanthropy at Lancaster

Philanthropy and sponsorship enable us to boost and enhance what we do, and help us to drive our contribution to bettering the world and improving our society.

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The Lancaster University Opportunity Fund

To help support students from all backgrounds and to create an inclusive and diverse community, we have established the Lancaster University Opportunity Fund.

Donate to The Lancaster University Opportunity Fund
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Making a difference

  • High Impact Philanthropy

    Find out how your gifts to Lancaster University can create life changing opportunities.

  • Support Your College

    Enable us to offer life-changing educational opportunities and create a supportive environment for our students by supporting your College.

  • Leave a Legacy

    By leaving a gift in your Will, you can help secure the future of Lancaster students and research.

  • Defying Dementia

    Defying Dementia is a community supported campaign tackling the big threat presented by Alzheimer's Disease.

  • Lancaster Sanctuary Fellowship

    This is an urgent campaign to help academics who are unable to carry out their work because of conflict, violence or oppression in their home country.

  • LUMS Investors in Excellence Campaign

    By becoming a LUMS Investor in Excellence, you can support Lancaster University Management School, our students and researchers, across a number of projects.

Support from Overseas

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Impact

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Supporting our Students

The Lancaster Success Programme (LSP) works with students from backgrounds which are underrepresented at university to help them get the most out of their university experience. We hear from one of our students supported by the LSP, and how her donor funded scholarship helped to ease some of her financial worries. 
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The Lancaster Sanctuary Fellowship

The Lancaster Sanctuary Fellowship provides a safe place at Lancaster for scholars who face persecution and barriers to research freely in their own countries. The Fellowship was created in response to the rapid increase in numbers of academics needing support. The Fellowship provides a fee waiver and offers in-kind and direct financial assistance to Fellows who join the University as visiting researchers.
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The Regional Heritage Centre

Our Regional Heritage Centre delivers placement programmes for undergraduate and postgraduate students, many of whom go on to work in the heritage sector. Learning how to research and handle primary sources from archival material is a vital part of our students’ education, and the work experience our students obtain helps put them in confident stead as they move forward after graduation.
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Donor Support of the Library

The Library sits at the heart of Lancaster University’s community and supporter funding has helped the Library to deliver a number of invaluable projects, including a family space within the Library and this year, a programme of engagement and citizen science activities exploring the British jukebox, giving students the opportunity to be part of an oral history research team.
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The Law School Social Mobility Fund

After the success of the initiatives launched through the Law School Social Mobility Fund, the Law School have once again provided vital support through financial grants, food and toiletries provision and employability support, along with new developments to support students from a widening participation background.
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Care through the Colleges

Philanthropy continues to support the colleges, by enabling them to continue vital care programmes which many students have come to rely upon and empowering them to respond with agility to the changing needs of students through the development of new initiatives. 
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The June Baker Singers Support Defying Dementia

Set up by June Baker around 30 years ago, this wonderful group of singers hold concerts to raise much needed funds for local charities. Since 2022, the choir has raised funds for Defying Dementia through their concerts, helping to advance our vital research. 
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Neil Eckersley: Defying Dementia Through Visual Art

Introducing double Olympian, Visual Artist and Friend of Defying Dementia, Neil Eckersley. His work in raising awareness of dementia and the importance of sparking conversations about dementia has been showcased through a small exhibition of his work. It highlights the effects of dementia and encourages anyone impacted to access the support available to them.
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Defying Dementia Fundraising and Community Shop Raises £50,000 for Dementia Research

We are delighted to share with you the tremendous achievement of one of our key supporters. The Defying Dementia Fundraising and Community shop is located in Lancaster City Centre and the amazing team of staff and volunteers work tirelessly to raise vital funds which go towards supporting the Defying Dementia fundraising campaign.

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Contact Us

By Post

Philanthropy, Alumni and Supporter Engagement
C Floor
University House
Lancaster University
Bailrigg, Lancaster
LA1 4YW
United Kingdom

By Phone

+44 (0)1524 594109

We're here Monday to Friday 9am - 5pm

By Email

friends@lancaster.ac.uk

To contact a member of our team directly, please visit our contact page.

Fundraising Promise

Lancaster University is committed to ensuring that our fundraising is legal, open, honest and respectful.

This can be viewed from our Fundraising Promise and Formal Complaints Process page.