Equity Appeal
Transform futures: help us support disadvantaged Black, Asian, and Minority Ethnic students at Goldsmiths
Discover why your support is vital from Dr. Marl’ene Edwin, BMus Popular Music student, Heavadny, and BA Applied Psychosocial and Psychotherapy Studies student, Alex.
Understanding the Equity Gap at Goldsmiths
Despite comprising 50% of our student body, Black, Asian, and Minority Ethnic students receive fewer good degrees (First or 2:1) compared to their White peers. Known as the Awarding Gap, this disparity is seen throughout higher education. With your help, we can address this issue, ensuring all students reach their academic potential, regardless of their background.
Introducing the Equity Awards
The Equity Awards programme is a financial award and a programme of events, mentoring and pastoral support designed to dismantle barriers for students of colour. Targeting those from low-income households, this initiative has already supported over 100 students. Yet, many more still need our help.
Meet Alex: Championing Equity through education
For Alex, the Equity Awards programme isn't just about financial aid – it’s about being part of a supportive community where students are able to come together and share cultures, differences and similarities.
The clue is really in the name when it comes to the Equity Awards programme. It allows people of colour to level the playing field, providing them with financial aid, as well as financial freedom to fulfil their potential.”
Alex, BA Applied Psychosocial and Psychotherapy Studies
Meet Heavadny: A testament to your support
Heavadny’s journey exemplifies the transformative power of financial aid. As a self-reliant student without parental support, the Equity Award enabled her to pursue her passion for music and performance which wouldn’t otherwise have been possible.
To be where I am at now, like moving from halfway across London and still supporting myself and still doing a degree and doing a billion and one things outside of it, I couldn't do any of those without financial support of a programme that is specific to people of colour. Without that people like me just disappear and we fall between the cracks and it's so important that it's sustained."
Heavadny, BMus Popular Music
How your donation will help
Your donation to the Equity Appeal unlocks a world of opportunities for underrepresented students striving to excel at Goldsmiths.
Please consider making a gift today. For example:
- £20: Provides essential travel for attending lectures
- £50: Sustains a student with a week's worth of meals
- £100: Equips a music student with an instrument for their course
- £300: Supplies a laptop crucial for study and assignments
- £3,000: Supports an Equity scholar for a full academic year
Thank you for empowering change
Goldsmiths' Equity Awards programme thrives on the generosity of supporters like you. Together, we pave the way for students like Heavadny and Alex to realise their academic dreams and contribute positively to society.