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Giving through Deakin
Together, we can create lasting change
Every gift represents belief in possibility. Through Deakin, your generosity helps turn bold ideas into real outcomes – supporting ambition, sparking progress and contributing to a fairer, healthier and more connected world.
Your impact starts here
Giving through Deakin connects your values with the people, projects and ideas where support can make real change. Every contribution is guided with care, backed by expertise and directed to where it can make the biggest difference. From early-stage ideas to community impact, your support turns good intentions into meaningful action.
Why giving through Deakin matters
For more than 50 years, philanthropy has helped shape Deakin’s story. Gifts like yours have opened doors for first-in-family students, supported research tackling big challenges and expanded opportunities across regional and metropolitan communities.
In 2024, half of all donor-scholarships were granted to students in regional and remote areas; 86% supporting those facing social or financial disadvantage – proving how generosity can genuinely level the playing field.
When you give, you join a long tradition of support that changes lives today and creates opportunities far into the future.
Make a gift today
Your donation goes straight to the causes you care about. Whether it’s a one-time gift or ongoing support, giving through Deakin is simple, meaningful and makes an immediate difference.
Areas to support
Every donor has a passion and, at Deakin, there are many ways to make it count. You could help students from regional communities chase their dreams, back early-career researchers driving new discoveries or fund scholarships for refugees and asylum seekers starting fresh in Australia. Explore the areas where your generosity can create impact that lasts.
Ways to give
There’s more than one way to support Deakin. You can make a one-off donation, give regularly, establish an endowment or leave a gift in your Will. However you choose to give, your support can be personal, purposeful and a reflection of what matters most to you.
Gifts that transform lives
Every gift creates a ripple. These stories show the difference donors make and the futures shaped by their generosity.
Supporting future doctors
After Dr Damion Drapac died shortly after graduating from Deakin’s School of Medicine, his father Michael established the Damion Drapac Centre for Equity in Health Education. This historic donation funds scholarships, mentorship and guidance for medical students from diverse and regional backgrounds. By 2030, 12 Drapac Scholars will be supported each year, allowing aspiring doctors to follow their dream and carry forward Damion’s passion for health equity.
Breaking down barriers for regional students
A $2.8 million donation from Darrell and Anna Wade established the Dawn Wade Foundation Scholarship – Deakin’s largest equity scholarship program. It supports 30 students from Geelong and regional high schools, particularly first-in-family students, providing funding towards tuition, accommodation, wellbeing and living costs. These scholarships give students the opportunity to thrive in ways their families may never have imagined.
Make the wonderful possible
When we act together, we can achieve more than any of us could alone. By joining alumni, donors and partners in supporting Deakin, you help create opportunity, accelerate progress and uplift communities. Every gift contributes to a shared effort that leaves a lasting impact.
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Join over 370,000 Deakin alumni shaping industries, sharing knowledge and supporting each other. Stay informed about news, events and career opportunities – and discover ways to give back through mentoring, volunteering or supporting the causes you care about.
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