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Support Red Deer Polytechnic
No matter the size of your gift, your support creates opportunities. By donating to RDP, you are changing the lives of thousands of students by offering important financial support and stability and by supporting programs that help students succeed.
Your tax-deductible one-time or recurring donation will have a lasting impact on our students and our community.

From Our Students
"Receiving scholarships has impacted me and my student life tremendously. Having a little extra money in my pocket to help me out with groceries and gas has given me some breathing room financially where I can work less and focus on my studies more, to truly help me be the best student I can be."
- Colton Campbell
3rd Year, Bachelor of Applied Arts in Animation and Visual Effects
Giving Opportunities
At the centre of every donation is the desire to make a positive impact on a student’s life and success. There are many reasons you may make a gift to Red Deer Polytechnic – supporting a program that you feel passionately about, honouring a loved one, leaving a legacy for future generations, supporting students’ emergency needs – every donation helps to make life better for students.
Student Awards
Student awards open doors to opportunities. Every year, RDP distributes over 2 million in student awards. The generosity of our donors – our alumni, friends, business partners, foundations and others is unparalleled. By making gifts through annual funding and endowments, we are able to provide awards to hundreds of students, ensuring that they can afford to pursue their goals and focus on completing their programs instead of finding ways to make ends meet.
To donate, please email or phone 403.342.3574
Legacy Giving
Legacy Giving, or Planned Giving, refers to the act of including charitable organizations like RDP in an estate plan. Legacy Giving allows you to make significant contributions while ensuring that your financial and philanthropic goals are met. A Legacy Gift is an extraordinary way to ensure that your memory lives on. You can select where you want your money to go – scholarships, new equipment, program support, or a variety of other improvements or student supports. Your gift will make a difference in the lives of future generations of RDP students.
There are many types of Legacy Gifts, including:
- A bequest in a will
- A gift in kind (equipment, real estate)
- Publicly traded securities
- RRSP, RRIF or TFSA
- Life insurance
- Charitable annuity
To learn more, please email or call 403.342.3574
Become a Monthly Donor
When you become a Monthly or Yearly Donor, you make it possible to consistently offer support to students through scholarships and awards, campaigns, emergency funds, and special projects.
All you have to do to become a monthly donor is make your gift today and click the “Make this a monthly gift” box.
If you would like to commit to making an annual gift, please email us.
Support RDP Athletics
The RDP’s Athletics program would not be one of the most successful collegiate athletics programs in the country without the support of our community partners.
Whether it is through sponsoring the teams, giving to scholarships & awards, or participating in our Adopt An Athlete program, your support is a critical part of our student-athlete success.
How to Donate

Difference Makers
Our generous donors and partners are making a difference in the lives of our students and community. Discover their amazing stories & the impacts they make in our e-newsletter Difference Makers.
Donor FAQs
Do you accept equipment donations instead of money?
Yes, we absolutely accept equipment donations and many other forms of gift-in-kind donations.
If you have an equipment donation or would like to make a gift-in-king donation, please contact giving@rdpolytech.ca.
Can a gift be designated for a specific program or area of interest?
Yes! We will work with you to ensure that your gift is being used in the ways you prefer. This can include supporting an academic school – the Donald School of Business, School of Arts & Education, School of Health & Wellness, and the School of Trades & Technology; one of our over 100 programs, or an areas of focus – Manufacturing and Advanced Manufacturing, Healthcare and Health Technology, Energy Innovation, and Social Innovation.
For awards, we will work with you to develop the criteria for the award, including whether it is for financial need, academic excellence, or a specific program.
Are there opportunities for Business and Industry to support RDP?
Yes! Engaging with industry is a core value of RDP. Building collaborative partnerships with businesses and industry experts helps to ensure that our programs are on the leading edge and allows us to align our curriculum with the latest industry trends and demands, ensuring that RDP students have the skills and knowledge needed to thrive in today’s workforce.
Our industry connections also provide valuable opportunities for Work-Integrated Learning, hands-on projects, and real-world experiences for our students, which helps to ensure that our students are gaining theoretical and practical learning experiences.
The Student Industry Engagement Fund provides opportunities for students to participate in conferences, forums, events and professional development activities that connect students to valuable networks and provides them with broad experiences that will help them to advance their studies, and their careers.
To donate to the Student Industry Engagement Fund, select the Student Industry Engagement Fund under Area of Support on our Give Now page.
Explore Business & Industry Opportunities
To learn more about Work Integrated Learning opportunities, Fill Out This Form or call 403.356.4891
Does RDP offer a charitable tax receipt, and is there a minimum?
We issue a charitable tax receipt for the full value of all philanthropic gifts — there is no minimum donation. When you make your gift, please make sure all of the information is correctly filled out.
If you made a donation and did not receive a receipt, please email giving@rdpolytech.ca. We will be in touch with you as soon as we can.
Is my information kept confidential?
RDP has policies that ensure that we comply with anti-spam legislation and that all of our procedures regarding the personal information that we collect is protected.
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