The College has several funds available that are dedicated to supporting students in particular subjects in academic-related activities or ambitious vacation projects. There is a separate application form separate from that for general travel grants. The application form is used for all of these awards. You do not need to apply separately for each of them.
If you incur expenses before the applications open or before the deadline for applications, please raise the matter with your Tutor. With the two exceptions listed below, the usual practice is to consider retrospective applications for expenses incurred after 1st October of the current academic year rather than take piecemeal decisions during the year. Applications pertaining to the previous academic year or the long vacation before the current year will not usually be considered.
Decisions will be taken during the Easter vacation in order to allow students to include any funding they receive if they also make an application for a general travel grant. Most of the projects supported will be ambitious and will be expected to contribute significantly to the applicant’s studies, personal or professional development. It is anticipated that those who receive funding from these funds will not usually also be eligible for the travel grants covered in Section 5.6 for the same project.
If funds remain unspent after the first round of decisions, new applications to a later deadline will be considered in the Easter Term.
For most Funds there is an initial application deadline of the Friday 22nd March. The following funds operate to a different timetable:
- The Beker Mathematics Fund is open for applications at any point in the year.
- Devonport Architecture Fund is open for applications at any point in the year.
To apply, please submit the application form. Please indicate for which Fund(s) you are eligible. You may tick more than one. Please do not submit multiple different applications to the different funds for the same project.
In all cases it is a condition of accepting the grant that the student shall submit a report online about their activities by the Division of the following Term.
Two funds are less directly subject related than the rest. These are listed first. Please follow the links for more details about each of the Funds:
The Master’s Fund for Summer Projects
Purpose: Internships, dissertation research, research or other projects
Eligibility: All subjects, undergraduates
Deadline: 22nd March
Supporting statement from: DoS and Tutor
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The James He Bursary for Interdisciplinary Summer Research
Purpose: Research Projects
Eligibility: Undergraduates in any subject
Deadline: 22nd March
Supporting statement from: DoS and Tutor
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The Bill Turnbull Fund for Travel in the United States
Purpose: Travel to the United States for the purposes of study or general interest
Eligibility: Undergraduates in any field proposing to travel to the United States in the Long Vacation
Deadline: 22nd March
Supporting statement from: DoS and Tutor
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The T.S. Cordiner Travel Bursary
Purpose: Travel to the United States
Eligibility: All subjects, undergraduates and postgraduates, not strictly academic related travel
Deadline: Start of Easter Full Term
Supporting Statement From: Tutor
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The Bassetts Fund for dissertation-related travel
Purpose: Dissertation research
Eligibility: Undergraduates
Deadline: 22nd March
Supporting Statement from: DoS
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Architecture, Devonport Fund
Purpose: Course-related expenses
Eligibility: Undergraduates studying Architecture
Deadline: No deadline - fund open year-round
Supporting Statement From: DoS and Tutor
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Engineering, Ball 1987 Fund
Purpose: Course-related research or other projects
Eligibility: Undergraduates studying Engineering
Deadline: Start of Easter Full Term
Supporting Statement From: DoS
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Cockayne Fund for Geography
Purpose: Internships, dissertation research, research or other projects
Eligibility: Undergraduates and postgraduates studying Geography
Deadline: 22nd March
Supporting Statement From: DoS and Tutor
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German, Gebauer Fund
Purpose: Internships, dissertation research, research or other projects related to German and Germany
Eligibility: All subjects, undergraduates and postgraduates studying German(y)
Deadline: 22nd MarchFmcpher
Supporting Statement From: DoS and Tutor
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Malcolm Coffin Fund for HSPS
Purpose: Dissertation research, travel or other course-related projects
Eligibility: Undergraduates reading HSPS or History and Politics
Deadline: 22nd March
Supporting Statement From: DoS and Tutor
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HSPS, Ashcroft Fund
Purpose: Dissertation research, research or other projects related to HSPS
Eligibility: Undergraduates reading HSPS
Deadline: 22nd March
Supporting Statement From: DoS and Tutor
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Law, MacPherson Fund
Purpose: Projects relating to the Law
Eligibility: Undergraduates reading Law, about to change to Law or considering a legal career
Deadline: 22nd March
Supporting Statement From: DoS and Tutor
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Law and Land Economy, Stephen Tromans KC Fund
Purpose: Internships, dissertation research, research or other projects relating to Legal subjects
Eligibility: Law and Land Economy undergraduates and LLM students
Deadline: 22nd March
Supporting Statement From: DoS
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Mathematics, Beker Fund
Purpose: Support for those studying Mathematics and Mathematics more generally
Eligibility: Maths undergraduates and postgraduates and Fellows
Deadline: No deadline, funds available all year
Supporting Statement From: DoS and Tutor
Medical Elective Fund and Steinacher Fund for Medicine
Purpose: Support for Medical Elective Projects, whether travel or research
Eligibility: Clinical Medical Students preparing their elective
Deadline: 22nd March
Supporting Statement From: Clinical Director of Studies and Tutor
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The Raymond C. Read, MD, PhD Fund for Medical Projects
Purpose: Elective and Research Projects in Medicine
Eligibility: Undergraduate and Clinical Students in Medicine
Deadline: 22nd March
Supporting statement from: DoS and Tutor
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Sigmund Munz Asian Travel Fund
Purpose: Travel to Asia
Eligibility: Undergraduates in any subject with an interest in Asia
Deadline: 22nd March
Supporting Statement From: DoS and Tutor
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Natural Sciences, Walters Kundert Physical Sciences Summer Studentship Fund
Purpose: Sciences internships, dissertation research, research or other projects
Eligibility: Undergraduates studying Chemistry, other Physical Natural Sciences and Engineering
Deadline: 22nd March
Supporting Statement From: DoS and Tutor
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The Tim Langley Bursary for Science and Maths Projects
Purpose: Research Projects in Natural Sciences, Maths and Computer Science
Eligibility: Undergraduates in Triposes in the School of Physical Sciences or Computer Science
Deadline: 22nd March
Supporting statement from: DoS and Tutor
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Natural Sciences, Davies Fund for Biochemistry and Zoology
Purpose: Sciences internships, dissertation research, research or other projects
Eligibility: Undergraduates studying Biochemistry and/or Zoology
Deadline: 22nd March
Supporting Statement From: DoS
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Russian, The Sarah Adams Fund
Purpose: Internships, dissertation research, research or other projects [awards may not be made in 2022]
Eligibility: Undergraduates and postgraduates studying Russian and those with Russian studies interests
Deadline: 22nd March [conditional on prevailing circumstances]
Supporting Statement From: DoS and Tutor
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Jamie Netschert Veterinary Studies Fund
Purpose: Clinical Veterinary Electives
Eligibility: Clinical veterinary students preparing an elective
Deadline: 22nd March
Supporting Statement From: DoS in Veterinary Medicine
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The College’s support for travel does not imply that it is responsible for the safety of the traveller. These are independent projects. Tutors will expect their students to confirm that applicants for these funds have undertaken any appropriate risk assessments and that they have checked Foreign Office advice on their destination(s). The College also encourages any traveller to ensure that they have all appropriate vaccinations before they travel.
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