Thank you to everyone who supported our spring campaign. Here's how your gift to the DCU Alumni Fund is making a difference. Haven't had the chance to donate yet? There's still time to give at dcu.ie/donate.
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At DCU, Lee is following his ambition to become a teacher and inspire a new generation of north Dublin students to find a love of language and learning. To help more students like Lee achieve their dreams, make a gift today at dcu.ie/donate
Your support is helping Alice to thrive in college - and now she's inspiring the next generation to follow their ambitions. Let's break down barriers one donation at a time. Support the DCU Alumni Fund at dcu.ie/donate
Our alumni community is creating opportunities for research with impact, and supporting life-changing scholarships. Here, DCU graduates Jonny Cooper, Shay Walsh and Michelle O’Hagan share the difference alumni giving makes at DCU. Help us write the next chapter and make a gift at dcu.ie/donate.
This spring, we're asking you to help transform lives and ensure young people get the opportunities they deserve. By making a gift, you’ll be supporting students to pursue research with impact and helping to fund life-changing scholarships that enable students to thrive. Donate now at dcu.ie/donate.
Our graduates are helping DCU transform lives and societies. If you want to advance research innovation, excellence in education and programmes for inclusion, support your DCU Alumni Fund at dcu.ie/donate
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Every student should have the same opportunities to excel. For Mehreen, the support of the Access Programme means she can follow her dream of studying Law and Politics and making a difference in society. Join us in helping more students like Mehreen to reach their potential. dcu.ie/donate
A scholarship can open new doors for students like Toby, who hopes to advance treatments for neurological conditions such as epilepsy through his PhD research. To create opportunities for research with real-world impact, make a gift at dcu.ie/donate
What inspires you to make a difference? For DCU graduate Michelle, it's ensuring students from all backgrounds can make the most out of their university experience. From supporting scholarships to enabling doctoral research, your gift to the DCU Alumni Fund will change lives. Donate at dcu.ie/donate
Life-changing impact, made possible by supporters and alumni like you. Thanks to the DCU Access Programme, Nathaniel has the opportunity to further his university ambitions. Together, we can give other talented young people like Nathaniel the same chance to excel. Donate today at dcu.ie/donate.
Congratulations to first-year Marketing, Innovation and Technology student Oliver O’Gorman, who received the Dr Séamus McDermott Entrepreneurial Scholarship 2025/26. Created by The Liffey Trust Enterprise Centre, the scholarship was presented during a hackathon event in DCU Business School.
Our amazing alumni community is creating opportunities for research and supporting life-changing scholarships for students. In this video, DCU alumni Jonny Cooper, Shay Walsh and Michelle O’Hagan share the impact alumni giving makes at DCU. Help us write the next chapter and donate at dcu.ie/donate.
This spring, DCU alumni around the world can drive research with impact and support life-changing student programmes. Our Alumni Fund will advance doctoral research and provide scholarships for young people from underrepresented backgrounds.
Read more at bit.ly/3NSVLrW or donate at dcu.ie/donate.
A new bursary in memory of Oisín Hoy will support students from low-income backgrounds to make the most of study abroad opportunities, sharing the DCU graduate's love of travel with future students
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“The Access Programme has taken the strain off financially. It means I can enjoy my time at DCU, work harder and learn more.”
A recipient of the Volkswagen Group Ireland Stephen Moran Memorial Scholarship, Business Studies student Alice shares how she is thriving at DCU. Read more: bit.ly/46DNajc
“I find science an immense privilege to be a part of.”
Supported by the Orla Benson Memorial Scholarship, Toby Segasby’s doctoral research in DCU School of Biotechnology is exploring whether understudied brain cells, called astrocytes, could unlock new epilepsy treatments. Read more: bit.ly/4citAN2
"I want to have a career where I can make a difference in schools like my own and be part of bringing our language to the community.”
DCU Bachelor of Education student, Lee shares how the Access Programme is supporting his ambitions to inspire the next generation. Read more: https://bit.ly/4caKltB
A strategic philanthropic donation from The Sunflower Charitable Foundation is a game-changer for research in women’s health and performance at DCU School of Health and Human Performance: funding state-of-the-art equipment and projects that push the boundaries of women’s health and performance.