Giving Day 2025

Bond University’s Giving Day 2025 is an inspiring fundraising challenge where our community unites to expand opportunities for students who may not otherwise have the means to attend Bond.

This year, Giving Day will take place on Thursday, 15 May, and we invite alumni, parents, friends, faculty, staff, and students to take part by making a donation. Our goal is to ensure that a Bond education remains accessible to deserving students, and with a record-breaking target of $150,000, we need your support more than ever.

In an unprecedented milestone, every donation will be matched dollar for dollar thanks to the generosity of Bond alumni Duane (Class of 2000) and Jennie Cadman (Class of 2001). Whether you contribute $10 or $10,000, your impact will be doubled, directly benefiting students through:

• The Student Opportunity Fund
• The Elite Athlete Fund
• Global Alumni Scholarships

Giving Day is a time when the Bond community comes together to shape the future of our students. Join us in making this the most impactful Giving Day yet!

BE A TRAILBLAZER THIS GIVING DAY!

Join the movement this Giving Day 2025! Lace up your runners and hit our stunning 3km Heritage Trail - walk, jog, or stride with impact - all while raising vital funds for Bondies. Don’t miss this chance to make a difference and get moving for a great cause!

Register for the Heritage Trail Challenge.

HOW DO I DONATE?

Make your impact today! Donate now.

You can donate multiple times throughout the day to help us reach our goal and maximise support for our students.

ARE DONATIONS TAX DEDUCTIBLE?

Donations of $2 or more may be claimed as tax deductions. Online gifts will receive an e-mail confirmation that will serve as your receipt for tax purposes.

Bond University is endorsed as a Deductible Gift Recipient (DGR) by Item 1 of the table in section 30-15 of federal government legislation, Income Tax Assessment Act 1997. Item 1 refers to funds, authorities and institutions such as public hospitals, overseas aid funds and public museums.

ARE THERE SPECIAL RECOGNITION LEVELS FOR DONATIONS?

Donations of $350 or more will be honoured with a Fountain of Giving plaque.

Donations of between $2,000 and $5,999 will be recognised with membership to The Bells Circle.

Donations of $6,000 or greater will be honoured with membership to the Chancellor's Circle.

MEET OUR GIVING DAY AMBASSADORS

Thulashi Kandakumaran

Doctor of Medicine

Recipient of the Student Opportunity Fund

Helping students provide remote medical care

The Student Opportunity Fund gave me the opportunity to participate in a week-long medical camp providing free medical care across Fiji.

From taking patient histories to assisting doctors with physical examinations, the experience honed my medical skills but also completely shifted my perspective on healthcare delivery. It ignited a passion for making a contribution to global health equity, which will stay with me into my career.

Conor Griggs

Bachelor of Laws/Bachelor of Actuarial Science

Recipient of the Student Opportunity Fund

Donations change lives

What makes Bond so special is opportunity. The Student Opportunity Fund enabled 16 Bondies to go over to Nepal last year on a three-week mission to help deliver humanitarian aid and work with schools. We were able to grow so much in our cultural understanding and in our ability to support other people, especially of different backgrounds and mindsets.

Donations to the Student Opportunity Fund truly change lives, both the lives of us Bondies and the lives of the people that we are able to support.