UCC Giving Week

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November 9 - 13, 2026

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A Global Community Coming Together for Students

For five inspiring days, UCC celebrates giving back as alumni and friends around the world unite to enhance the student experience by supporting the UCC Alumni Fund.

UCC Students

For the UCC Alumni Fund

alumni worldwide

projects funded by the UCC Alumni Fund in past two years |

alumni volunteers

community coming together for students

Every day at UCC, students discover new passions, build lifelong friendships, overcome challenges, and prepare for their futures, just like you did. Many of the programmes that make this experience so special today aren’t possible through government funding alone.

During UCC Giving Week, our global alumni community comes together to support the UCC Alumni Fund, ensuring today's students have the same opportunities to learn, grow, and succeed.

More is possible through alumni generosity.

Make your impact

Your Support in Action

Students share how UCC Alumni Fund supported projects are making a difference.

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UCC Students’ Union Food Pantry

“The pantry proves that student-led climate action can be both practical and powerful.”

-Sumaya Mohammed, 2025-26
Environmental and Sustainability Representative

UCC Concert Band

“It’s all ages, so people who are brand new to playing and people who’ve been playing for years and you’re just all there to have a good time.”

- Maddie McCarthy
Student Timpani Drummer

Sustainable Period Products

“By introducing a more sustainable solution, such as reusable sanitary kits, we can… empower students with greater independence.”

— Denise Kelleher
Post Graduate Student

UCC Niteline

“Our role is to offer a listening ear to students who may be experiencing distress. While we cannot always resolve the challenges they face, being present, available and willing to listen can make an enormous difference.”

— Anonymous
UCC Niteline Student Volunteer

FiRe UP! Financial Readiness for Life

“By participating in this course, [students] are going to be able to understand the difference between needs and wants, learning how to create a budget on a limited income…how to recover from debt, how to take out a loan, all the things you need to be able to have a successful financial life.”

— AJ Nagle,
PhD student

Sustainability and Well-Being Book Collection

“We hope this collection will spark conversation between students about sustainability and mindfulness."

- Sarah Moynihan,
UCC Environmental Society

Trampoline and Tumbling Club

"We didn't come in with much experience, and it was really comforting to know that we could learn new skills, and there was so much protection around the trampoline."

- Aoife de Baroid,
first-year Club member

Join Us in Giving Back

Follow the Impact

Throughout UCC Giving Week we'll be sharing stories of students, alumni and volunteers whose generosity is shaping the future of UCC.

Follow along or become part of the story yourself.

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Every Student Benefits. Every Gift Matters.

Whether you give €10, €100 or simply your time, you'll help today's students learn, belong and thrive.

Together, We're Making More Possible. Join your global community today.

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Cork University Foundation is incorporated in Ireland as a limited liability company and a registered charity (CRN: 243605, RCN: 20033385, CHY11831). Room 2.12, Western Gateway Building, Western Road, Cork, T12 XF62

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