Your Impact
Every gift to LucyGives helps break financial barriers, enhance student wellbeing, and create life-changing opportunities for Lucy Cavendish students. Thanks to your support, talented students are empowered to pursue their ambitions, overcome challenges, and make a lasting impact in their communities and beyond.
Read more below to see how a gift to Lucy Cavendish College transforms lives.
Breaking Financial Barriers
Your support is breaking down financial barriers and transforming lives. Many Lucy Cavendish students come from underrepresented backgrounds, and your generosity provides essential help with rent, living costs, academic resources and emergency support. It also opens the door to opportunities like internships, fieldwork, and international study – ensuring every student can thrive, no matter their circumstances.
Nurturing Academic Excellence
Your support will help us invest in the learning spaces that matter most. From expanding the library to enhancing digital resources and study areas, your gift will empower students to thrive academically and reach their full potential.
“Lucy truly lives by our commitment to breaking barriers and setting trends"
— Suzanne Tonkin, Librarian
Supporting Student Wellbeing
University life presents challenges, and student wellbeing is a top priority. Your support will ensure that every student - regardless of background - feels supported, included, and empowered to succeed at Lucy Cavendish College.
Your support helps us build a more inclusive, accessible and compassionate college community. Thanks to recent donations, we are installing a hearing aid loop, and our Disability Task Force is actively working to improve access and inclusion for students with physical disabilities.
Preparing for the Future
Lucy Cavendish students are tackling real-world challenges with creativity and determination. With access to expert mentoring, enterprise competitions, and global leadership opportunities, they are gaining the tools to lead with confidence and purpose.
“My mentor has been incredibly helpful in terms of giving me advice and insights from his own experience, as well as connecting me with potential people who could help me move my career path forward. It's been incredible and definitely one of the highlights of the Future Global Leaders Programme.”
— Ahmed Khan, Future Global Leaders Participant
Enhancing the Student Experience
Thanks to donor support, the Making the Most of Cambridge Fund at Lucy Cavendish College is helping students take full advantage of everything the University has to offer.
By covering costs such as society memberships, sports equipment and co-curricular activities, the fund ensures that financial circumstances do not limit our exceptionally talented students’ ability to participate in the wider Cambridge experience. This support is enabling students to develop new skills, pursue their interests, and build meaningful connections beyond their academic studies.