De Montfort University unveils £15,000 Harvey Ingram donation
Release date: 8/6/2009
· Contribution to university's new Business and Law Building
· £1,500 first prize in the annual Business Venture Competition
· Three annual £500 bursaries to Campus Enterprise Opportunities Project
· Annual £500 scholarship on the Law School Legal Practice Course
Harvey Ingram has made an initial £15,000 donation to help De Montfort University (DMU) continue nurturing some of the best talent in the country.
The sponsorship goes towards the university's prestigious new £35million landmark Business and Law Building, a £1,500 first prize in the annual DMU Business Venture Competition, three annual £500 bursaries for students developing the best start-ups in the Campus Enterprise Opportunities Project and an annual £500 scholarship for the DMU Law School Legal Practice Course. Scholarships go to top-performing students who consistently demonstrate academic excellence, motivation, merit and commitment to the profession.
DMU Pro-Vice Chancellor Dr Vicky Vass said: "We are thrilled to have received this very generous donation from Harvey Ingram, one of the most prestigious and successful law firms in the region. We are extremely proud of our association with Harvey Ingram and this donation will contribute significantly to supporting our students realise their ambitions."
The award was formally agreed between Dr Vass and Harvey Ingram Managing Partner Simon Astill and Partner John Stobart. The sponsorship package will simply be known as the Harvey Ingram LLP Awards. More than 20 of the firm’s staff are also DMU alumni.
Simon Astill said: "We are delighted to be able to contribute towards De Montfort University's continued success. It has a superb track record in nurturing some of the very best industry talent which we have, and continue, to benefit from. It was only right for us to put something back into the university. Given its continued growth and enormous potential, this donation is a very timely and appropriate way to go about it. We're looking forward to developing even closer links with DMU during the next few years."