Leave Your Mark Gift a quote, etched on campus. A legacy for generations to come.
The Leave Your Mark campaign is an opportunity for fresh graduates to make their very first gift towards their alma mater by sharing a meaningful quote together with a donation to support the SMU Bursary Fund.
How it works
With a gift of $20 per month (over a period of 6 months; or one-time gift of $120), contributing alumni will have their quotes engraved on commemorative plaques bearing their name, degree programme, and year of graduation. These will be permanently installed on tables in seminar rooms throughout campus for future generations of SMU students to ‘hear’ words of wisdom from proud graduates.
Your Gift Impact
Your contribution will allow financially challenged students to experience an enriching academic life at SMU, and you will leave a legacy for generations to come with your quote etched on campus.
Every qualifying donation will enjoy 2.5 times tax deductions made from 1 January 2016 to 31 December 2026. In addition, your gift will be matched by Tote Board, amplifying your impact and contribution.
More Information
Quote Guidelines
Please note that the quote can only contain a maximum of 100 characters. SMU reserves the right to decline any quotes that are inappropriate. All quotes should be presented in sentence case and maintain a secular tone.
The following types of quotes will not be accepted:
- Quotes that contain defamatory contents against a person or an organisation.
- Quotes of a political nature, or mention of any political party.
- Quotes that contain explicit content.
- Quotes that are vulgar, inflammatory, threatening, depict unlawful assault or any other illegal activities.
- Quotes that contain product advertisements, marketing and/or promotional content.
- Quotes that promote Instagram handles of personal or business accounts.
- Quotes that only contain symbols/emojis.
Plaque dimensions: 90mm (length) x 35mm (height) x 1mm (width)
For any clarifications, please contact the Alumni Giving team.
Graduating Class & Student Club Plaques
Please contact the Alumni Giving team for a collective gift towards a graduating class plaque or student club plaque.
