Making Waves Campaign celebrates £150 million milestone
The University’s Making Waves Campaign reached the halfway mark this month, with donations totalling £150,067,929 thanks to the support of 15,826 donors including alumni, families and friends. This is a major milestone towards our ambitious Campaign total of £300m.
Funds raised are supporting undergraduate and postgraduate scholarships for students who would otherwise be unable to study at St Andrews; they are funding endowed academic posts that will drive world-leading research; and they are enabling the delivery of our two capital projects: ‘New College’ and the Digital Nexus building.
The impact on students, and on society, both now and in the future is immense. To date, over 1,500 scholarships have been funded by donors since the start of the Making Waves Campaign in 2018; two new endowed chairs have been founded, in Artificial Intelligence and Earth Sciences; over £1.1m has been raised for the Digital Nexus building; and more than £50.2m has been raised for ‘New College’, which will transform the site of the former Madras College secondary school on South Street.
Both capital projects received planning consent from Fife Council in early 2026, and work has commenced on the ‘New College’ development, which will be home to the University of St Andrews Business School and the School of International Relations.
“Reaching the £150 million mark is a significant moment for the University and is a testament to the generosity of our alumni, families and friends around the world, who share our vision for St Andrews,” said Robert Fleming, Director of Development. “We are grateful to every donor – at every level – who has contributed to this collective effort , including those who have chosen to remember the University in their will.
“While this milestone brings us halfway to our £300m Campaign total, there is still important work ahead. I am confident that with the continued support of our community, we will achieve the full impact that the Making Waves Campaign is designed to deliver.”
