Your generosity has already made such a difference. You can, however, make an even bigger impact and it will not cost you a cent more. Did you know that if you have kindly donated to UCD Foundation, taking just a moment of your time now to complete a form could allow us to increase your donation by 45%, at no extra cost to you.
Tax efficient giving in the Republic of Ireland
Both PAYE and self-assessed supporters can now avail of the scheme. If you would like to participate, please download and print the CHY3 Enduring Certificate, which you then fill out and return to us at the below address. We can then apply to the Revenue for tax relief on your donations over €250. The form is very simple and will take approximately one minute to fill out. Once you sign it, the new enduring tax relief form will last for five years.
Tax efficient giving in the UK
For every £1 donated by a UK taxpayer, we can claim an extra 25p back from HMRC.
You just need to complete a Gift Aid declaration form. The form only needs to be filled out once and covers you for life. There is no minimum amount you need to donate; the only requirement is that you are a UK tax payer.
There is no better training for students than in Richview, the home of architecture in UCD. This space includes design studios, a well-equipped workshop and building laboratory, exhibition spaces and the most extensive architectural library in the country.
Newman is a multi-storey mixture of the arts and social sciences. With lecture theatres that can house up to 500 students as well as smaller spaces for tutorials, students can share ideas with both their peers and their tutors. Whether it be current politics, history or literature there are a wide array of topics up for debate and discussion.
The UCD Student Centre is home to the UCD Student Union which aims to promote student wellbeing on campus be it mental health, disability rights, mature students or accommodation support. The UCDSU provides free counselling services as well as running life skills courses for students suffering from depression or anxiety.
The James Joyce Library receives on average one million visits per year. Behind these doors there is vast study space amongst hundreds of books and academic journals. The library’s special collections houses the first documentation of the Flight of the Earls, a letter written to Éamon de Valera as well as numerous manuscripts by some of Ireland’s most celebrated writers such as Frank McGuinness, Edna O’Brien, and Maeve Binchy.
Each of the seven schools in the UCD College of Science engages in exciting and internationally recognised research. Research includes drug discovery, development and delivery which aim to identify biomarkers, novel therapeutic targets to guide drug development and target medicines toward specific populations.