Giving to Kent

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Whose world will you change?

Make a difference to the lives of our students and community

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Jenny Richardson

Making a legacy bequest enables the gift of education to be passed on to others.

Make a will for free and support students of the future

For some students financial support can mean the difference between going to university and not. For many, it provides an opportunity to succeed and even excel. You can help students of the future by leaving a gift in your will.

We've partnered with expert will writers, Octopus Legacy (formerly known as Guardian Angel), to offer you the chance to write your will for free today. With their help, you can make sure that your family is protected and provided for at a time when they will need it most and you'll also have the opportunity to make a difference to the lives of students at Kent.

Carollers around the tree

Light up a life

This Giving Tuesday, we invite you to join our "Light up a life" campaign. Your support will help students facing unexpected financial hardship, sanctuary students rebuilding their futures, and those benefiting from ground-breaking Parkinson’s research. With a donation of £10, a candle will be lit in your honour at our Carols Around the Tree event. Together, we’re lighting up lives.  

Your generosity is making a difference

Kent is committed to changing the world for the better. We believe that our students and our research have the potential to make a real difference to people's lives. That's why we work hard to ensure that ambitious, talented individuals can study here, regardless of their background. We also invest in research that is tackling pressing global issues such as poverty, the refugee crisis, and the right to food.

But we can't do this alone. We need your help to support scholarships, projects and research programmes that will change lives for the better.

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Make Your Mark on Docking Station!

We’re inviting YOU to 'make your mark' on Docking Station, by naming a part of it!

  • Name a Brick: From just £100, your name or dedication will feature on a beautiful section of historic wall in the heritage building.
  • Step Up for Medway: For £500, name one of the beautiful staircase steps that will inspire countless young people to take their own steps into the future.
  • Window to the Future: For £1,000, your name will adorn a refurbished window, opening a brighter future for the Medway community.

This is your chance to connect with Medway’s future in a meaningful way. For details on naming opportunities or sponsorship, contact Samantha Scott.

Latest news

Fathima Zainab Riyaldeen

Fathima Zainab Riyaldeen

Received a life-changing scholarship

Fathima was a beneficiary of the Kent Refuge Fund who sought asylum in the UK in 2010. She studied Accountancy and Finance and graduated in 2019.

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Sam Godfrey

Sam Godfrey

His passion for cancer research saw him return to Kent for a PhD

Today, he finds and establishes partnerships outside of Cancer Research UK, with organisations and people who can help them achieve more when it comes to beating cancer.

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KMMS scholar, Yuta

Yuta

Training to become one of the doctors of tomorrow

Yuta is a recipient of the Canterbury Health Education Foundation Scholarship.

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Kostas Gravanis

Kostas Gravanis

Completing the PhD of his dreams studying the frescoes in the Vatican

Kostas, an Alumni Postgraduate Research Scholar, has been unlocking the secrets of Raphael's frescoes.

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Rebecca Pope

Rebecca Pope

Supported by a legacy to carry out research in the US crucial to her thesis

The Christine and Ian Bolt Scholarship was set up in memory of Christine Bolt, Emeritus Professor of History at the University of Kent, by her husband, and supports a sustained period of research in the United States.

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Emmanuel Enemokwu

Emmanuel Enemokwu

Set up his own thriving business with support from the Business Start-Up Journey

Emmanuel graduated in July 2019. He started working on his business at secondary school and the opportunities presented to him at Kent meant that he was able to launch Jehu-Cal in his first year of study.

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Craig Reader, looking at the camera

Those three years must have been a magnificent experience in my life given that, 45 years on, I am delighted to donate funds for the benefit of the University and its students.

Keynes College

The Parkinson's Centre for Integrated Therapy

The University of Kent and Parkinson’s Care and Support UK need your help to give those living with Parkinson’s disease and their families hope.  We want to establish the world’s first integrated therapy centre that will offer a comprehensive range of non-pharmacological therapies to improve the lives of so many.

Roseanne McCabe