Support the Department of Nutritional Sciences

Canada’s healthcare system is at a turning point. The growing prevalence and economic burden of chronic disease have become a significant challenge. While much of this burden is preventable, our healthcare system remains largely focused on treating illness rather than preventing its onset.

Nutrition is one of the most important ways to preserve population health and slow disease progression. Advancing nutrition research, education and their applications has the potential to improve health outcomes, reduce healthcare costs and enhance economic productivity. Now, more than ever, Canada needs innovative nutrition research and education to address critical health challenges.

Your Support Makes a Difference

Financial support is vital to helping the Department of Nutritional Sciences maintain the high level of teaching and research excellence for which we are known. Philanthropic support helps us:

Attract and retain outstanding faculty and world-renowned researchers
Support the brightest students and develop the next generation of nutrition leaders
Strengthen academic programs and educational opportunities
Provide state-of-the-art facilities, equipment and research resources
Advance innovative research that addresses critical nutritional and health challenges
Build stronger relationships with communities and partners locally and globally

Together, we can support the health and well-being of our communities and help shape the future of nutrition research and education.

Ways to Make an Impact

Gifts of cash, stocks and bequests are among the many ways you can provide philanthropic support to the Department of Nutritional Sciences. Your gift can help drive innovation, prepare transformative leaders and advance solutions to critical challenges in nutrition, health and disease prevention.

Support for students through awards, scholarships and fellowships helps provide students with the expertise, experience and resources they need to pursue innovative research and become future leaders in nutrition.
Support for chairs and professorships helps attract and retain exceptional academic leaders whose research addresses important nutrition questions with the potential to benefit populations locally, nationally and globally.
Support for departmental funds provides an opportunity to contribute to existing endowed and expendable funds that support priority areas within the Department of Nutritional Sciences.

All donation amounts are welcome, and every gift contributes to the continued excellence of our teaching, education and research.

Presidents’ Circle

Donors who contribute $1,827 or more annually to eligible funds qualify for membership in the University of Toronto’s Presidents’ Circle, a recognition society for donors who demonstrate leadership through their contributions.

Presidents’ Circle members are invited to meet the University President at the annual Garden Party and to attend other Presidents’ Circle events, including lectures and receptions.

"Your gift makes a real difference in the quality of teaching, education and research at the University of Toronto. Thank you for supporting the Department of Nutritional Sciences."

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