Downtown campus

Ways to give

We are ready to work with you to make a difference

Start something by making your gift today

However you choose to give to the University of Calgary, your investment will drive extraordinary change in the community and beyond, supporting the students who will go on to shape our world, the research that will save and improve lives, and the entrepreneurial university where it all happens.


Priority funds

Support students and timely university initiatives with a gift to one of our featured funds, or make an unrestricted donation to the UCalgary Fund, a vital source of institutional momentum.

Browse funds

Faculties and schools

Support your preferred faculty or school with a gift that will enrich student experience and advance work in an area most meaningful to you.

Browse faculties and schools

Existing awards and initiatives

Support the cause closest to your heart with a gift to one of our commemorative funds, fellowships, scholarships or bursaries.

Search funds

New awards and initiatives

Create a new fund to energize student experiences, advance research and create greater ties between UCalgary and our local and global communities.

Learn more

Legacy gifts

Join the University of Calgary Legacy Society with a planned gift that ensures your passion and values will live on and inspire generations to come.

Learn more

Other gifts

Support UCalgary — and receive a tax receipt for the fair market value of your gift — by donating real estate or other personal effects such as artwork or publicly listed securities.

Learn more

U.S.-based gifts

As a U.S. resident or U.S.-based organization, make a gift to UCalgary through American Friends of the University of Calgary Inc.

Learn more

UCrowdfund

Back projects headed by UCalgary researchers, faculty, students and alumni through our crowdfunding initiative.

Learn more

Corporations and foundations

Partner your organization with UCalgary to support university initiatives, programs, and various educational and research activities across campus.

Learn more

Gift Acceptance Guidelines

Please read the University of Calgary’s Gift Acceptance Guidelines. If you have any questions, please contact Nicole McMillan, Director, Gift Processing and Compliance at nicole.mcmillan1@ucalgary.ca.

Learn more