THE TRENT FUND
Benefitting Every Student, Every Day
FLEXIBLE. MEANINGFUL. POWERFUL. Trent Fund Club members and donors get it. It’s an unpredictable world and supporting student success needs a fund with flexibility. In the past year, this extraordinary fund has met emerging needs in real time whether it was helping students affected by the conflict in Ukraine, providing emergency housing assistance throughout a pandemic, or providing on-campus jobs in the face of skyrocketing inflation. Trent Fund donations aren’t restricted to one area—the fund is fluid, supporting students exactly when they need it and where they need it.
On-Campus Employment – This year the Trent Fund provided its largest allocation to much needed oncampus employment and experiential working opportunities for domestic and international students at both the Peterborough and Durham GTA campuses. Emergency Student Housing – The Trent Fund provided financial support for students with unexpected, unforeseen, and unavoidable emergency housing costs surrounding situations such as accidents, illness, homelessness, fire damage and the need for short-term temporary housing.
6% Co-op placements
5% Athletics Fund 3% International emergency support
7% Ukrainian students
11% Wetland monitoring
14% BIPOC scholarships
BIPOC Scholarships – Funds allocated for the creation of new and emerging Trent scholarships to assist students who identify as Black, Indigenous or Persons of Colour. Wetland Monitoring – The Trent Fund provided support to ensure nature and wetland areas are monitored throughout the Trent Lands Plan development, supporting experiential learning opportunities. Ukrainian Students – The Trent Fund immediately came to the need of Ukrainian students in collaboration with Trent International in various ways including priority appointments with
34% On-campus employment Trent Fund Allocation 2021/2022
20% Emergency student housing
Counselling Services, waiving financial blocks to course registration and allocating funds based on need. Co-op Placements – The Trent Fund provided funding to support 20 students in high impact paid co-op placements. Athletics Fund – This year the Trent Fund provided matching funds to support additional fundraising in support of the PSB Wilson Fund for Athletics and Recreation. International Emergency Support – Emergency support was provided to international graduate students experiencing unforeseen financial hardship this year.
Gifts to the Trent Fund directly impact today’s students by supporting their most-pressing needs, whether it’s employment, health and wellness, on-campus safety, financial aid, experiential learning opportunities or mentoring.
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