UQ Annual Fund

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  • The University of Queensland Annual Fund

    The University of Queensland Annual Fund

    Play a part in the success of one of these key programs, or tell us which UQ endeavour inspires you most.

    Learning: The UQ Scholarship Endowment Fund

    The University of Queensland is committed to enabling the best and brightest students to pursue a course in tertiary study, regardless of their financial circumstances. The Scholarship Endowment Fund enables the University to help students in need with the burdens of fee payment, buying books and coping with living expenses. Gifts to this fund make it possible for students to focus on studies and excel in their chosen course.
     
    We are graduating leaders in medicine, law, research and cultural studies. Your support of scholarships at UQ makes it possible for more students to achieve their dreams.
     
    By making a gift to the Scholarship Endowment Fund, you remove the financial or geographical barriers that prevent talented, but disadvantaged students from fulfilling their potential.
     

    Discovery: Local research solving global challenges

    UQ researchers are breaking new ground across a range of disciplines.
     
    Medical researchers are offering new hope as they tackle disease; whilst researchers across the disciplines of science, engineering and information technology are informing the direction of new technologies that will forge the future of our world. Meanwhile, Humanities researchers are developing a deeper understanding of the importance of past and present relations between culture, society and the economy.
     
    Your gift will support UQ researchers to undertake collaborative, entrepreneurial and potentially transformational research, as they strive to provide solutions to the most challenging issues facing our society today.
     
     
    Engagement: What inspires you at UQ?
     
    We recently received the following inspiring feedback from alum Therese Seeney:
     

    “Supporting UQ philanthropically has been my way of thanking the University for its effect on my future and its continuing effect on the lives of those pursuing goals achievable though higher education. Research is one of those important, thankless, painstaking and lengthy areas of study which is on the whole undervalued and underfunded. I like to think that my donating to research is in some small way providing opportunity to keep a research project going and enabling it to reach a useful outcome or breakthrough. "

    — (Therese Seeney, UQ Graduate and supporter of research)

     
    By making a gift to the UQ Annual Appeal (formerly known as the Chancellor’s Fund Appeal), you play an important part in the success of the program, endeavour or journey to discovery that most inspires you. However large or small, your gift is important, and your participation makes a difference.
  • November/December Appeal

    November/December Appeal

     Jacarandas

     

    Education: the gift that keeps on giving

     

    Last year more than 2,000 people from our growing community of alumni and supporters made a gift to the University’s annual appeal. The UQ Annual Fund Appeal raises vital funds for programs, including scholarships and research.

    Now, we are appealing for your support to help the emerging needs of the school or faculty you were a part of – the place you called home as a student.

    With these gifts we are helping disadvantaged students reach their potential, funding scholarships, allowing students to gain on the job training and building endowments to support research and higher degree projects.

    It takes hundreds, if not thousands of people helping, teaching and supporting each student through their educational career. Education is a gift. It’s a pathway to a future unknown, a future hopeful of greatness.

    By making a gift you are helping UQ expand the possibilities of the next generation.

  • Scholarship Endowment Fund

    Scholarship Endowment Fund

    The University of Queensland is committed to enabling the best and brightest students to pursue a course in tertiary study, regardless of background or financial pressures.

    Through the Scholarship Endowment Fund, the University can alleviate the burdens of fee payments, buying books and coping with living expenses, making it possible for students to focus on studies and excel in their chosen course.

    We recently received the following heart-warming feedback from scholarship recipient Kyle Cumner:

    “As a regional Queenslander, studying at UQ had always been my dream, but financial considerations meant that tertiary study would not be possible.The Young Achievers Program changed that, and gave me the opportunity to turn my dream into a reality. "

    — (Kyle Cumner, Scholarship Recipient)

    By making a gift to the Scholarship Endowment Fund, you remove the financial or geographical barriers that prevent talented, but disadvantaged students from fulfilling their potential.
     

     
  • Workplace Giving at UQ

    Workplace Giving at UQ

    What is Workplace Giving?

    Workplace Giving is a simple and effective way for employees and employers to support the wider community and have a lasting impact on improving the lives of those less fortunate. UQ’s Workplace Giving Program also offers staff the opportunity to support their own charitable institution, The University of Queensland.

    For the fourth year running Professor Ian Frazer (Patron of UQ’s Staff Giving Committee and Chief Executive of the Translational Research Institute), is generously offering to match all staff gifts to the University (up to $5,000 per staff member). This means that the area you choose to support will benefit twice as much, further extending your philanthropic reach. 

    How can you benefit by giving through UQ's Workplace Giving Program?


    Payroll giving enables you to donate money directly through your pay on a regular basis and receive an immediate tax benefit as you give.
     
    By spreading your donations through fortnightly pay deductions over the year, you can ease the financial burden of making a larger one-off donation. There is no requirement for you to collect and track receipts for tax time, as a summary of your payroll deduction donations will be included on your PAYG Summary issued in July each year, for inclusion in your tax return.
     

    Fast Facts

    • Staff involvement in UQ’s Workplace Giving Program is entirely voluntary.
    • Staff were given the opportunity to nominate their preferred charity in the Staff Giving Survey disseminated in February 2009.
    • The number of charities included in the program was limited so that the collective donations will have a meaningful impact on the nominated charities.
    • The donations you make will go directly to your chosen charity or UQ fund.
    • Workplace Giving is a service that the University is proud to provide its staff.

    How do I register for UQ's Workplace Giving Program?


    Complete and sign the Workplace Giving Form, which you can download here. Please give the form a few moments to download.
     
    Please send your completed form to Gift Services - UQ Advancement, Level 7 JD Story Building.
     

    Which charities can you support in UQ's Workplace Giving Program?


    There are five external charities which UQ staff have the opportunity to support in UQ's current Workplace Giving Program. These funds were chosen in consultation with UQ staff through the Staff Giving Survey. The nominated charities include:
     
     
     
     
     
     
    UQ staff have the opportunity to support any UQ program or endeavour through the Workplace Giving Program.
     

    Eligibility


    To participate in the Workplace Giving Program, academic and general staff members must be employed on a continuing or fixed term appointment. If you are a casual academic or general staff member, you may wish to consider making a donation through the nominated charities’ online donation facilities.  

    How can I change or cease my Workplace Giving payroll deduction arrangements?


    To change or cease your payroll giving deductions, please complete and sign a new Workplace Giving Form and send it to UQ Advancement  donations@uq.edu.au.
      

    Staff Giving Committee


    The members of the Staff Giving Committee are staff donors and proud advocates of The University of Queensland.
     
    Patron - Professor Ian Frazer,Chief Executive of the Translational Research Institute
    Member - Professor Kaye Basford, Deputy President, Academic Board
    Member - Professor Fred D'Agostino, Associate Dean (Teaching & Learning)
    Secretary - Ms Susan Chenoweth, Director Philanthropic Programs ( UQ Advancement)
  • Alfred and Olivea Wynne Memorial Scholarship

    Alfred and Olivea Wynne Memorial Scholarship

     

    Wynne Scholar Nalani Cooper

     

     
    Providing opportunities for more than 40 years
    Established in 1972 through a bequest by Alfred and Olivea Wynne of Maryborough, the Scholarship has supported students and the Maryborough region for over 40 years. Alfred and Olivea’s forward thinking in establishing a perpetual scholarship has given over 600 students the opportunity to study at UQ and given them an excellent start to their professional careers. Wynne Scholars have made a positive impact in their roles as teachers, doctors, engineers, scientists and nurses.
     
    Your gift to the Wynne Scholarship will:
    • encourage students from Maryborough that studying at University is within their reach;
    • ease the financial burden of studying at University and enable students have the best possible educational experience while completing their degree;
    • foster the future by supporting our young people and making their dreams a reality;
    • maintain a proud scholarship tradition that has made a difference to our community for over 40 years.
    Testimonials of Wynne Scholars
    “The Wynne Scholarship has made it possible for me to study at UQ. It has helped me pay for tuition, living expenses, transport and textbooks. Most importantly, the Scholarship has given me time to focus on my studies.”
    Nalani Cooper, Nursing and Midwifery student

    “This scholarship enabled three members of my family to attend UQ at the same time in the early 70's. The financial help given to me and my family meant that we could concentrate on our studies. Back then, University was really restricted to city students and students from wealthy country families. The Wynne Scholarship changed this for many middle and working class Maryborough students.”
    Dr Michael Monsour, Medicine graduate of 1978
     
    About Alfred and Olivea
    Alfred Wynne was the founder of radio station 4MB Maryborough. A dedicated member of the Rotary Club of Maryborough, he was also ex-Governor of Rotary of the then District 31 in 1949/50. In addition to volunteer service, he was prominent in Queensland Eisteddfod activities and other music group. He was a patron of the Spastic Welfare Association and was well-known for his philanthropic interests. He passed away in 1966, while his wife, Olivea died in 1968. Much of the estate was transferred under the terms of their respective Wills to the University of Queensland. 
     

    How to Apply for the Wynne Scholarship:
    Applications for 2013 will be open in January 2013. Find out more.

     

    For further information or to discuss giving to the Alfred and Olivea Wynne Scholarship please contact:
     
    Maggie Hsieh
    Advancement Manager, UQ Advancement
    Phone +61 7 3346 3907
     

     

  • Emerging Research Priorities

    Emerging Research Priorities

     

     
    UQ is a pacesetter in discovery and translational research across a broad spectrum of exciting disciplines, ranging from bioscience and nanotechnology to mining, engineering, social science and humanities. Its eight internationally significant research institutes are drawcards for an ever-expanding community of scientists, researchers and commercialisation experts.

    Medical researchers are offering new hope as they tackle disease; whilst researchers across the disciplines of science, engineering and information technology are informing the direction of new technologies that will forge the future of our world. Meanwhile, Humanities researchers are developing a deeper understanding of the importance of past and present relations between culture, society and the economy.
     
    We recently received the following inspiring feedback:
     

    “Supporting UQ philanthropically has been my way of thanking the University for its effect on my future and its continuing effect on the lives of those pursuing goals achievable though higher education. Research is one of those important, thankless, painstaking and lengthy areas of study which is on the whole undervalued and underfunded. I like to think that my donating to research is in some small way providing opportunity to keep a research project going and enabling it to reach a useful outcome or breakthrough. "

    — (Therese Seeney, UQ Graduate and supporter of research)

     

Make a Gift

By making a gift to the UQ Annual Fund Appeal you play an important part in the success of the program, endeavour or journey to discovery that most inspires you. However large or small, your gift is important, and your participation makes a difference.

Contact

UQ Advancement
Phone: +61 7 3346 3900