Will you offer more students at Leeds the time of their lives?

For many of us, our years at Leeds shaped who we are, and gave us friendships and experiences we still cherish to this day. Every May, we ask the North American Foundation for the University of Leeds (NAFUL) community to come together to help remove financial barriers, so students like Dawit can have the same life-changing opportunities as you did.

“I arrived in the UK aged 17 as a refugee, completely alone and unable to speak English, but I was determined to overcome my struggles and pursue my dreams.”

Dawit's journey was fraught with challenges from navigating life in a new country without family, to spending sleepless nights overwhelmed by his circumstances. Yet, amidst these struggles, he held on to a burning desire - to study Biomedical Science and contribute to life-changing research in oncology, inspired by the loss of a close friend to cancer.

"My biggest challenge was lack of finances. I was going to need a lot more support to study at university. Then a friend told me Leeds offered a means-tested scholarship, so I applied."

Thanks to the generosity of NAFUL supporters like you, Dawit received the scholarship that turned his dream into a reality

"The NAFUL community saved me and my dream with the gift of a scholarship. There are many other people like me, who just want the chance at a better life. A better future.”

But for many talented students, a Leeds experience is still out of reach

Last year, we were only able to offer a scholarship to 1 in 7 students. With your support today, we can ensure more life-changing opportunities are available to students like Dawit, helping them to break through the barriers they face to higher education and ensuring they can also have the time of their life and create special memories at Leeds.

This May, the dreams of so many students like Dawit depend on your gift of a scholarship.

Through the generosity of a gift to our student scholarship programme, you are joining us in our mission to help make the dreams of students a reality and set them on a path to fulfil their true potential. Please donate by July 31.

Thank you

The team at Leeds love hearing from you and are happy to answer any of your questions, please don't hesitate to contact us at give@leeds.ac.uk