On Saturday 22 October the Development Office kicked off the University’s 2016 Telephone Campaign, with a team of students from across the University calling alumni in the UK and USA to share their experiences at Kent, update them on all the latest news from the University, and also to speak about the Kent Opportunity Fund.

Over 170 applications were received for the student fundraiser positions and a selection process identified 26 successful students who will be part of the campaign for the next four weeks.

One of these students is Noor Hafez, a second-year English student, who said: ‘I joined the 2016 Telephone Campaign so that I could be a part of a project I believe in. I want to help make education more inclusive of everyone regardless of financial capabilities or background. I would like to contribute to us passing our fundraising goal and being able to offer more scholarships and more opportunities for students who truly deserve it.’

The 2016 Telephone Campaign hopes to raise over £77,000 for the Kent Opportunity Fund, which supports the Alumni Postgraduate Research Scholarship, bursaries for students experiencing financial hardship, the Student Projects Grants Scheme and student sport.

To find out more about the Kent Opportunity Fund, email Eva Chow in the Development Office.