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“As someone who works in education, I was always passionate about supporting students and their education. I had a fantastic time at university – I wouldn’t change anything about it at all, except maybe to go back and do it all again – but I know it’s not the same for everybody. I know that by giving to the Bright Futures Scholarships I’m supporting something very specific, helping to support students who otherwise would find university life very difficult.”

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“There are so many memories from my time at university, which for me was one of the major highlights of my life. My Poly Olly colleagues and I simply get the pleasure through the scholarship of helping someone to have a similar once in a lifetime experience. I hope that future students studying at Leeds Beckett will enjoy their time, gain a great qualification, but importantly make new friends for life as we did.”

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“When I think back to my time here back in the mid-70s, everything was paid for, the food, the accommodation, the course was paid for, so we had nothing to worry about. These days I know how difficult it is financially. I donate because I as my children were getting older I realised how difficult it was for them going on to higher education, and I wanted to do something to make sure that students had as full a time as possible to develop their learning, their potential, and to be as positive and as successful as possible.”

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“Reconnecting with the university highlighted to us all the impact that alumni giving can make to current students who are at risk of not completing their courses, and the subsequent success stories that don’t happen because of this. Hearing about the positive impact on students made us all as a Carnegie year group think about what we could do collectively to help, and it also made us reflect on our own lifelong connections and the journeys we have been on after Carnegie.

“We realised we had a desire to support the next generation to have the same opportunities we had, regardless of the background they came from. Together with the help of the alumni team we set up the Carnegie Class of 78-82 Scholarship. Giving together was a way to cement our long standing relationship with Carnegie and leave a legacy.”

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