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Join us in honouring the memory of those affected by the Great Irish Famine

Donations

The Great Irish Famine Commemoration Committee (GIFCC) seeks your donation to assist with the running costs of the annual Irish Famine Commemoration, maintenance and development of its website, insurance, and membership of the Royal Australian Historical Society.

All donations, no matter how big or small, are gratefully received.

If you would like to make a donation, please do so by EFT or cash deposit at a branch to:

Great Irish Famine Commemoration Committee [GIFCC]
Commonwealth Bank
BSB: 062 030
Account: 10013868
Reference: Your Name and Phone Number

After making a donation please email: secretary@irishfaminememorial.org so we can thank you personally.

Current Outreach Programs

Several programs have been conducted over the decades to provide a “living” commemoration of the Irish Famine.

Great Irish Famine Commemoration Prize
This annual prize was established in 2009 with the Western Sydney University, to assist a deserving female student who has come to Australia as a refugee. Supporters of the Great Irish Famine Commemoration Committee are welcome to make a tax-deductible donation to sustain the prize. For further information contact Western Sydney University at giving@westernsydney.edu.au.

Past Outreach Programs

Irish Famine Memorial Prize
In 2005, the Irish Famine Memorial Prize was established at Macquarie University, where Dr Trevor McClaughlin—renowned for his research on Irish Famine Orphan girls—taught for many years. The prize was awarded to a student whose honours thesis focused on an Irish or Irish Australian topic relating to famine, poverty, mass emigration, the refugee experience, or political upheaval.

Great Irish Famine Refugee Scholarship Fund
The Great Irish Famine Refugee Scholarship was awarded in 2018 and 2019 by Western Sydney University, in partnership with the Great Irish Famine Commemoration Committee, to two outstanding refugee students. For further information contact Western Sydney University at giving@westernsydney.edu.au.

Mamre Fund
The Mamre Fund supported refugee women through skills training and farming programs at Mamre Homestead, St Marys, NSW.