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    This campaign is inspired by Trent’s history of significance, our future of optimism, and this moment of momentum.

    This is Trent University’s $100 Million Momentous Campaign.

    • A message from the President
    • Why Momentous?
    • Campaign Volunteers
    • Momentous Campaign Impact Report
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    Of great importance or significance, especially in its bearing on the future.

    Funding Priorities

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    No matter how you give, or how much you give, your impact is Momentous. We invite you to reach out to our Philanthropy team should you prefer a personal discussion.

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    Our most generous donors create truly Momentous Change. Should you have an interest in leadership giving, we invite you to reach out to our Philanthropy team for a personal discussion.

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The $100-million Momentous Campaign represents Trent University’s vision to amplify leadership, inspire bright futures, and reimagine campus places to create the “momentous moments” that shape a brighter, more sustainable tomorrow. 

Priorities with Purpose

At Trent, we invest in what matters most – momentous leadership, futures and places. The Momentous Campaign priorities reflect this commitment: advancing Indigenous resurgence, protecting the environment, supporting an aging population, and empowering every student to succeed.

Trent Durham Tipi and Medicine Garden

Advance reconciliation and Indigenous Knowledge

Environmental students surveying the land

Cultivating solutions for a changing planet

Durham Students in Lecture in Kirk Hall

The momentum behind student success

Impact Stories

The Impact of You

Trent University's Momentous Campaign Surpasses $60 Million Milestone

Trent University's Momentous Campaign has reached a significant milestone towards its $100 million goal

Jackie Cooke for Momentous Impact Story

Student Prize Validates Hard Work, Inspires Future Success

How one prize, generously supported by philanthropy, recognized a lifelong journey of learning

Indigenous grad photo

Estate gift supports momentous Indigenous Resurgence

William B. Reid Graduate Scholarship allows Indigenous graduate students to deepen their understanding in a chosen field to bring about momentous change in their home communities.

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Trent University respectfully acknowledges it is located on the treaty and traditional territory of the Mississauga Anishinaabeg. We offer our gratitude to First Peoples for their care for, and teachings about, our earth and our relations. May we honour those teachings.

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