Donate a Winter Energy Grant

Help students struggling with energy poverty pay for their rising power bills by sponsoring a Winter Energy Grant.

Our Winter Energy Grants ensure our young learners have a warm, healthy, and comfortable home that supports their wellbeing while they study.

Use your debit or credit card to make a one-off gift and help provide Winter Energy Grants to students.

Donate online

You can donate to the Winter Energy Grant programme securely online by credit card.

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By direct credit

You can donate directly into our bank account:

Account Name: VUW Foundation
Account Number: 06-0594-0044763-00
Bank: ANZ
Swift Code: ANZBNZ22

Include your name and the project you are supporting in the reference section and email development-office@vuw.ac.nz with your details, so we can acknowledge your gift and send a receipt.

By cheque

We are no longer able to accept cheques.

If you are a taxpayer in the United Kingdom, the United States, Canada or Hong Kong, you can pay by cheque through our registered charities in those countries—see below.

Giving from the UK, the US, Canada, or Hong Kong

We have registered charities in the UK, US, Canada, and Hong Kong, which means we can claim Gift Aid on your donation in the UK, or you can claim a tax deduction in the US and Hong Kong.