What has the Alumni Fund achieved so far?

"This scholarship couldn´t have come at a better time, and is one of the kindest things any one has ever done for me. Thank you so much." - Student scholarship recipient.

Here are just some of the projects that donations to the Alumni Fund have helped to make possible since 2003:

• Over 600 student scholarships, of up to £3,000 each, created since 2003 for gifted students from less well-off backgrounds.
• £60,000 helped to equip the 24-hour Information Commons building with IT equipment, books and high-quality furniture.
• £10,000 helped to refurbish the Disability and Dyslexia Support Centre for students with disabilities
• Over £170,000 awarded in Alumni Fund grants, including:
  - Sport: a new scrum machine for the Rugby club; new pitch covers for the Cricket club; new helmets for the Ice Hockey team; and new Firefly dinghies for the Sailing Club.
  - Student welfare projects: Nightline (the confidential student listening service); Biteback, a self-help group for students with eating disorders; the Disabled and Dyslexic Students’ Forum; and a grant to buy a life-saving defibrillator for Sheffield Links (the University branch of St John’s Ambulance).
  - Music and dance: the University Gospel Choir; the Street Dance Society; the Bollywood Society; and the University Wind Orchestra.
  - Drama: sponsorship of the student 24-hour charity musical and grants to enable theatre groups to perform their own plays at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival.
  - Award-winning SheffieldVolunteering activities, such as SIBS (a project for siblings of children with special needs) and the annual Sports Day for children from four local schools.
• Over £200,000 of grants to enhance teaching and study facilities in all faculties, including;
  - A 21st century news suite for the Department of Journalism.
  - A flexible study space for Medical students.
  - A tissue hood and incubator for the Department of Biomedical Sciences.
  - Refurbishment of the theatre in the School of English.
  - A grant for Mechanical Engineering to help the Sheffield Formula Student team build their own car to complete in the International Formula Student Racing competition.

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