Donor Newsletter 2018
Our annual Donor newsletter highlights the the work of the Development Trust supported by the University's Development Office.
Over the last year we have awarded over £100,000 in the form of 65 scholarships which have provided life changing experiences and opportunities to our students.
We offer our most sincere thanks to our donors for their continued generosity to the various scholarships available through the University of Sunderland's Development Trust.
Donor News
Keep up to date with the latest donor news. Here you can see how your contributions to the University have helped students to have a life changing experience.
Iris Churcher
The Robson Visual Arts Master Award played a significant role in MA Glass and Ceramics student Iris Churcher achieving a distinction. The scholarship allowed Iris to buy books that would assist in the research for her final presentation, and also to buy materials to experiment with different clays and technics.
Hiking North East Project
A fund set up to help students enhance and enrich their experience at the University of Sunderland helped the Institute of Sport deliver a new a ‘Hiking North East’ activity.
Aaisha Ali
The Mike Davies Innovation Scholarship allowed Aaisha Ali to travel to Marrakesh and Casablanca in Africa and experience first-hand the ancient skills of master potters and mosaic makers.
Donna Barkess
An application to the Robson Real World Experience Fund led students from the Integrated Creativity module to construct the final production of their installation pieces in a way they had not been able to before.
Aiden Bell-Smith
Aiden Bell-Smith was able to learn about casting glass in North Lands Creative in Scotland with help from the Mike Davies Innovation Scholarship.
Nick Lee
Nick Lee, who is in the second year of his MPharm Pharmacy degree was awarded the Hope Winch Benevolence Scholarship. The fund made a huge difference to him, allowing more him more time to concentrate on his Uni work.