Together, We Make It Happen

At UWS, fundraising is about more than giving — it’s about creating opportunities, unlocking potential, and driving positive change.

Whether you choose to donate, support regularly, or explore causes close to your heart, every act of generosity helps us transform lives and communities. Discover how you can be part of something meaningful.

 

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The UWS Development Fund is supported by gifts from the UWS community. Whether you’d like to give back to the University or are inspired to support our journey, your donations - no matter how big or small – will support our students to have an outstanding experience at UWS.

UWS Development Fund

We are proud to have launched the WEST (Widening Education and Supporting Talent) Scholarship Fund and we are calling upon the support of our alumni and friends to help us realise ambitious plans to increase the number of students we can support.

WEST Scholarship fund

Foundation Academy

Carers' Academy

Our Promise to You

At UWS, your generosity helps to transform lives, create opportunities, and strengthen communities. We are committed to ensuring that every donation is managed with the utmost integrity, transparency, and care.

We promise to:

Acknowledge your gift promptly, ensuring you receive our heartfelt thanks within five working days.

  • Use your donation responsibly, ensuring it is directed to the purpose you intended, maximising its impact.
  • Keep you informed, providing regular updates on how your support is making a difference, with opportunities to engage with the UWS community.
  • Respect your wishes, recognising and celebrating your generosity appropriately, while honouring any request for anonymity.
  • Adhere to the highest ethical standards, following clear policies on gift acceptance and ensuring donations align with our mission and values.
  • Protect your privacy, handling your personal information securely and allowing you to choose how and when we communicate with you.

For more details, please refer to our Gift Acceptance Policy and Privacy Statement.

Thank you to our partners and donors

We are so grateful to the following recent and long-term funders of UWS. Your generous support has benefitted our students, our research, and our communities.

We cannot do it without you.

  • Abbeyfield Research Foundation
  • Sylvia Aitken Charitable Trust
  • Alzheimer Scotland
  • Alzheimer's Society
  • Association of Jewish Refugee
  • AMW Charitable Trust
  • Association of Jewish Refugees
  • The Barrack Charitable Trust
  • British Council
  • British Society of Gerontology
  • Burdett Trust for Nursing
  • Robert Burns World Federation
  • Cargill Thompson Educational & Charitable Trust
  • The W A Cargill Fund
  • Carnegie Trust for the Universities of Scotland
  • The Peter Coats Trust
  • The Gordon Cook Foundation
  • The Crichton Foundation
  • Cunningham Trust
  • Cycling Scotland
  • Dunhill Medical Trust
  • The Hugh Fraser Foundation
  • Glasgow Children's Hospital Charity
  • The Holywood Trust
  • JTH Charitable Trust
  • Kells Trust
  • Leisure Studies Association
  • Life Changes Trust
  • R S Macdonald Charitable Trust
  • The W M Mann Foundation
  • Ernst Maas Educational Trust
  • John Mather Trust
  • The McGlashan Charitable Trust
  • MEB Charitable Trust
  • The Mickel Fund
  • Netherlee and Clarkston Charitable Trust
  • Observatory for Sport, Scotland
  • Paisley Hammermen Society
  • Physiological Society
  • The Royal Society (Entrepreneur in Residence Scheme)
  • The Thomas and Margaret Roddan Trust
  • Scottish Care
  • Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations
  • Social History Society
  • Society for Reproduction & Fertility
  • Spirit of 2012
  • Sir Reo Stakis Charitable Foundation
  • Sylvia Aitken Charitable Trust
  • The William Syson Foundation
  • Temporary Works Forum
  • The Thistle Trust
  • Thriplow Charitable Trust
  • Versus Arthritis
  • Victoria League in Scotland Trust, administered by Foundation Scotland

Wellcome Trust

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Trusts and foundations

Are you involved with a charitable trust or foundation? Support from these partners is vital to making a difference to our students, our local communities, and wider society.

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Corporates and Business

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Leave a gift in your will

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Last updated: 31/07/2025