Dalhousie Fund

The Dalhousie Fund provides a uniqe opportunity for alumni and friends to support students and enhance educational opportunities.

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The Dalhousie Fund provides a unique opportunity for alumni and friends to support students and enhance educational opportunities. In recent years, this generosity has raised more than $5 million for important initiatives, programs, and awards. 

Gifts to the Dalhousie Fund make a meaningful difference for students, providing encouragement through: scholarships and bursaries,��opportunities for hands-on learning such as field research, competitions, and international study, state-of-the-art technology , and community-focused activities such as internships, outreach clinics, or service learning.

Ways that you can make a difference

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Giving is easy

Monthly giving

You’ll be pleasantly surprised by the impact you can make by setting up a monthly gift to the Dalhousie Fund. And it’s easy to do! It can be a monthly charge on your credit card, a preauthorized gift from your bank account (with a voided cheque) or, if you’re a Dal employee, a payroll deduction.

Annual giving

Making a gift every year to the Dalhousie Fund ensures the university, your faculty or program continues to grow stronger every year. It ensures that more and more students receive that special and unique educational experience that sets Dalhousie apart.

Class projects

Class giving projects are about pilipili�� alumni reuniting with their class and working together to make a difference in the lives of current and future students.��

Special projects

Dalhousie Fund special projects are unique funding opportunities, often connected to a larger initiative or fundraising campaign.

The MacLennan Society

The MacLennan Society celebrates the more than 8,500 Dal alumni and friends who thoughtfully and generously donate to the university year after year in support of areas they’re passionate about.��

The MacLennan Society is named in honour of Dr. Rod MacLennan (BSc’60, LLD’98) and Mrs. Robin MacLennan— the first donor household to reach 50 years of consecutive giving to Dalhousie.��
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New members of the giving society are gifted with a Black-Eyed Susan-adorned pin. These pins denote the giving milestone that the donor has achieved.

Gold��50 years of giving ��
Silver��25 years of giving ��
Bronze��10 years of giving

“For me, giving back is just something you should do, if you can. Fortunately, I was able to start giving back to my alma mater and I have continued to do so, happily.” – Rod MacLennan

Read the 2023-24 Impact Report [PDF-4.5 MB]

Student finds her place in computer science, thanks to donors

From the moment she started coding, Nishevitha Venkatesh fell in love with tech. Thanks to the generosity of donors, this Dal student is earning her computer science degree and encouraging other women to follow her.

Read Nishevitha's story

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