Many Faculty of Engineering alumni and supporters have generously donated to scholarships and bursaries at the College over the years, but now our alumni are able to direct a gift specifically to the Faculty through the Dean's Fund.
In order to educate the engineers of the future to the highest standard, we need continued investment in the Faculty. Unrestricted gifts to the Dean’s Fund allow the Faculty the flexibility to meet its most pressing needs as they arise.
These funds make the greatest impact by supporting areas such as:
Student support - scholarships, bursaries and living costs, travel costs for conferences and field trips, unexpected hardship, entrepreneurship and innovation, etc.
Academic excellence - academic posts, frontier research support, prototyping costs, conferences and travel costs, business plan development, etc.
Infrastructure - renovations to existing labs, equipment refurbishment or purchase, unexpected space allocation opportunities.
These funds allow the Dean or Head of Department to say 'yes' in an environment of shrinking government support and flat research funding. Your support can help make the difference between top tier and the best.
Give to the Dean's Fund online
Funding priorities
Unrestricted support
Dean's Fund
Heads of Department Fund
Student support
Endowed PhD scholarships
Bursary / Cost of living
Hardship Funds
Conferences/ UROP
Academic support
Endowed Academic posts
Frontier Research
Conferences / Prof Development
Prototyping
Infrastructure support
New buildings/ Facilities
Equipment
Refurbishments
Other ways to give
Aeronautics
The Department has recently played a central role in UK-wide developments in aerodynamics and fluid mechanics, with the creation of the Centre for Doctoral Training in Fluid Mechanics and establishment of the National Wind Tunnel Facility. Our new £1.25 million arena for flying the next generation of aerial robotcs will be constructed soon and support research activities across the Department, while a new MEng has also been introduced.
Bioengineering
The Department leads the bioengineering agenda both nationally and internationally, advancing frontiers of our knowledge across biomedical engineering, biological engineering and biomimetics. We're committed to building on this success expanding both our basic and applied bioengineering research, and providing excellent training through our popular undergraduate, MSc, MRes, MD(Res) and PhD programmes.
Chemical Engineering
One of the oldest and largest chemical engineering departments in the world, we strive to improve the student experience by enhancing our space, exploring growth areas and providing opportunities for students to use world class facilities.
Make a gift to Chemical Engineering
Civil and Environmental Engineering
As a department we nurture and develop the next generation of globally recognised engineers and researchers and explore opportunities for discovery and engagement. Our goal is to advance the very basic science at the core of civil engineering and its sub-disciplines, including growing research activity in sustainable infrastructure, urban systems engineering, renewable energy and shale gas.
Make a gift to Civil and Environmental Engineering
Computing
Focused on devising innovative, correct and optimal solutions to hard problems, we hope to strengthen our work in emerging application areas in computing science, including security, healthcare and urban systems engineering. We invest in improving our student spaces and supporting student activity, and focus on outreach initiatives to inspire future generations.
Design Engineering
Established in 2014, the Dyson School of Design Engineering has a fast growing population of staff and students. Innovation lies at the heart of what we do, as we pull together the latest breakthroughs in design, engineering, science and technology and showcase our work to the world through community networks, media and regular high tech exhibitions and technology events.
Make a gift to Design Engineering
Earth Science and Engineering
In pursuit of understanding how our planet works, from core to crust to atmosphere, we are a proactive department with consistently high rankings for our teaching and research. We pride ourselves on our high levels of student satisfaction which we hope to sustain and improve.
Make a gift to Earth Science and Engineering
Electrical and Electronic Engineering
We embrace the challenge of designing technologies that make things faster, better, cheaper, and more sustainable, and educate the next generation of highly valued engineers. From lectures and laboratory classes to self-led learning and industrial placements, we provide a supportive environment for all our students.
Make a gift to Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Materials
Our vision is to maintain and grow a creative and supportive environment where research students receive first-class training, postdoctoral researchers develop independence and all staff realise their full research potential.
Mechanical Engineering
We have a distinguished tradition of excellence in teaching, research and practice, bringing together internationally leading staff, exceptional students and state-of-the-art facilities. This exciting and exacting environment offers more than 500 high-achieving undergraduate and postgraduate students the facilities, resources and motivation they need to reach their full potential.
Make a gift to Mechanical Engineering
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