Talent should not be wasted
Become a donor to the UAF! Your support gives refugees the opportunity to develop.
You can also transfer your contribution to NL41 INGB 0000 0763 00 in the name of the Foundation for Refugee Students UAF in Utrecht.
With your donation, the talent of refugees will not be lost
Give refugee students and professionals the opportunity to develop. With your gift you make a world of difference. Do you help refugees on their way?
Thanks to your donation:
- We help refugees choose and start a study
- We help refugee students to continue their education
- We help refugees develop knowledge and talent in the Netherlands
- So we don't just help refugees, but society as a whole
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John Saltberg
Donor
'You remain vulnerable if you do not develop. Studying is the key to autonomy. That was true for me and I want others to have the same.'
What we do with your help?
20.000 donors
Our work is partly made possible by more than 20.000 donors.
40.000 professionals and students
Since 1948, we have assisted more than 40.000 refugee students and professionals from more than eighty countries.
Rating grade 8,6
Students and professionals rated our services with an average of 8,6.
Frequently Asked Questions
In 2023 did 1.523 refugees appealed to the UAF for support. We could 1.080 honor requests. These students and professionals started with a modular coaching program that matches their talents and ambitions.
We had an average of 3.220 refugees in guidance who together follow 4.001 guidance modules.
The Foundation for Refugee Students UAF has the CBF quality mark. This means that our organization must meet strict requirements for target spending, cost management and transparency. The costs of own fundraising compared to realized income is 6,7% (2019) and is therefore well below the CBF standard of 25%. The costs of management and organization (the part of the costs that cannot be directly attributed to spending on the objective or fundraising) amounted to 8,9%. Of the total income, 84,4% is spent on our objectives.
Have you previously given via giro collection form? This is no longer possible since June 1, 2023. The banks have stopped doing this.
From now on you will receive by post My one-time gift of the UAF. This is the charity alternative to the Acceptgiro. This way you can transfer a one-off gift to us just as easily and reliably. Use the details of My one-off gift for internet banking or complete them and send them directly to us in the enclosed reply envelope.
Of course you can also transfer the donation to support refugees yourself to:
NL41 INGB 0000 0763 00 in the name of Foundation for Refugee Students UAF in Utrecht or via the form on this page.
Yes. You can state your donations to the UAF Foundation for Refugee Students with your tax return, because the UAF is a Public Benefit Organization (ANBI). Use our RSIN (formerly tax number): 002880957.
There is a threshold for ordinary donations. You can also record your gift in a periodic donation agreement to declare that amount without threshold on the tax return. For more information about the tax deduction of general donations, we refer you to the website of the tax.
What did we achieve with your support in 2023?
In 2023, our country still had a reception problem and the waiting times for the asylum procedure continued to increase. It was a turbulent year, also politically. The UAF, together with our partners, continued to draw attention to the interests of refugee students and professionals in a consistent manner.
In 2023 we had 3.220 refugees in guidance of which 1.080 started our guidance this year. 469 have started studying and 251 refugees graduated. 271 got a paid job or internship in 2023.
Thanks to your warm commitment, the UAF will continue what we have been doing for 75 years: recognizing talent and creating (educational) opportunities.