Thanks for visiting our Big Walk 2019 Just Giving page.

We're taking part in The Big Walk 2019, a walking challenge on Friday 28 June when we'll be aiming to complete 37 miles through the Peak District starting at the University, heading out through Ringinglow down into Fox House, meeting the rest of the walkers (23 milers!) at Bamford and continuing up via Ladybower, Derwent Edge and Bradfield before coming down to the University for a celebratory finish!

We're walking to give students the opportunity to come and study at Sheffield - an opportunity that they might not otherwise have.

To spice things up a little we'll do all of this attired as our own 2019 version of The Spice Girls - if we manage to get the support to reach our team fundraising goal of £1,000.

Yes, you read that correctly! We want (as 'really, really want') you to help turn Chris into Baby, Tom into Ginger, Jonny into Sporty and Mark into Scary (see below for what we might look like)  all in the aid of the fantastic cause that is Sheffield Scholarships.

So, why are we doing this?

Fundraising for the Sheffield Scanner was incredible, we raised over £180,000 in total for the Scanner from the Big Walk 2017 and 2018 - and construction of that fantastic new facility is now underway.

This year we are fundraising for Sheffield Scholarships, aiming to give as many students as possible the opportunity to come and study at Sheffield.

Scholarships are vital to reduce barriers for bright students from disadvantaged backgrounds, giving them the opportunity to have a university education.

Unfortunately, the cost of university is increasing, which is reducing the number of students able to attend university from lower income and disadvantaged backgrounds. The rising costs are not just tuition fees, but all costs, encompassing living such as rent and bills, textbooks, equipment, course field trips, sports, activities and travel costs.

Students who are from lower-income backgrounds often have to turn to loans to cover the cost of living, which can leave these students with debts of over £50,000 or more. Fear of these debts can put off both prospective undergraduates and bright graduates from pursuing further study through a Master's degree.

So please donate to our page to help us give students the opportunity to come and study here at Sheffield.

Further information about the Big Walk and Sheffield Scholarships can be found here:

www.sheffield.ac.uk/big-walk

THANK YOU FOR SUPPORTING THE BIG WALK 2019 AND SHEFFIELD SCHOLARSHIPS!

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