Give your way

Help a student today by donating via credit card through our secure online donation page.

Make cheques payable to Athabasca University. Please include a note in the cheque’s memo line or an accompanying letter to direct your donation to Student Awards and mail it to:

Finance, Athabasca University
1 University Drive
Athabasca, AB T9S 3A3
Canada

Securities and mutual fund and trust units traded on the major Canadian and U.S. stock exchanges may be donated by transferring ownership directly to the university. You do not need to sell the securities before donating them, offering significant tax advantages. You can instruct your broker to transfer securities electronically to the university's broker. A tax receipt will be issued for the closing value of the securities on the day they become the property of AU. They will be sold by AU, and you may direct the proceeds of the sale to a particular project. To discuss a donation of shares, please contact us.

Use our donation calculator to see the tax advantages of donating shares.

Make a bigger impact with smaller monthly gifts. Set up a recurring credit card payment through our secure online donation page. At year-end, you receive a charitable donation receipt for the sum of the full year’s giving.

Through a bequest in your will, you can create a legacy that will live on for generations. We recommend you prepare your bequest in consultation with your family and your lawyer and get in touch with us so that we can ensure it has the lasting impact you wish to achieve.

You can preserve your estate for your family and give a significant, lasting gift with a minimal outlay of current savings or income. We would be happy to talk to you about a gift of life insurance and how it can work for you and your family.

Endowments create a lasting legacy. With a minimum donation of $25,000, you can establish a student award that will be funded by the investment income from your gift, in perpetuity. Athabasca University’s endowment policy protects the real value of the endowment against inflation to ensure the value of the award will remain intact in future years. We’d love to help you meet your philanthropic goals – contact us.