Supporters

Support St Cross

Thank you for considering a gift. Despite its relatively young age, the College has a long history of giving from its generous community of alumni and friends.

Our aim is to preserve and enhance those aspects of St Cross which make our College special, nurturing our stimulating environment where productive academic relationships flourish between members of the College in different disciplines at all levels.

St Cross has always worked hard to ensure good stewardship of its resources, and this has enabled the College to achieve a stable financial position. However, the demands placed on the endowment by the needs of a 21st-century learning environment, in a landscape of decreasing government funding for Universities, means the support of our members becomes crucial.

If you would like to support the College, donations can be made online or by completing and returning a donation form (download UK form | download US form). Please note that with many members of staff across the University still working remotely, there may be a delay in processing gifts via post and we would be very grateful if those able to make gifts online choose this option.

All gifts, regardless of size, are gratefully received and are set to work developing and expanding some of the brightest minds in the world.

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St Cross College General Fund

Your gift will allow College to respond to the areas of greatest need as they arise allowing greater flexibility. The fund provides a crucial role in supporting the College and its students in all areas of the St Cross Community.

Scholarship and Bursary Fund

Scholarship provision is one of our core priorities and we are very proud to be able to support so many fantastic students from all over the world on a wide range of courses to be able to study with us. In recent years we have significantly grown our scholarship portfolio, and in 2020 we supported more than 20 students with St Cross scholarships. These scholarships ensure we can support future generations of St Cross students who will go on and make a difference to the world around us. A donation to this fund will make a real difference to a prospective St Crosser.

Student Hardship Fund

Our Hardship Fund has been a vital lifeline for students during this incredibly uncertain period and demand for this support continues to increase. The College has been able to help students with unexpected accommodation costs arising from changes in quarantine rules or the need to self-isolate, and has helped students to cover gaps in funding due to the cancellation of external funding awards, or the loss of financial support from partners or family. The Hardship Fund ensures we do not lose students part-way through their studies when they have worked so hard to gain their place at Oxford.

Travel & Research Fund

This fund usually supports our students to travel for fieldwork, workshops, or to present at conferences. During the COVID-19 pandemic, this fund has been repurposed to accommodate the ‘new normal’ for students – working from home in often constrained circumstances. The fund has helped students purchase additional equipment, software, and study materials to support their work and research, as well as computer storage or journal subscriptions.

The Four Colleges Arch at St Cross College

Named Graduate Access Awards

Our Graduate Access Awards of £10,000 are based on financial need and are given to students commencing one-year master’s degrees at St Cross. The £10,000 is offset against their fee liability, with any remaining money forming a stipend paid directly to the student to help them with living and study costs. A donation of £10,000 (or £8,000 if you are a UK tax-payer) will allow you to name one of these awards and will mean an exceptional student can take up a place with us and fulfil their dream of studying at Oxford. Please speak to James Brazier if you would like to make a gift.

James Brazier

James manages the College's alumni relations and engagement activities, including career and mentorship programmes, alumni communications, and the St Cross Professionals in Residence programme. Please get in touch with James if you have any queries regarding the College's alumni relations programme, as well as gifts, scholarships and other opportunities.

development@stx.ox.ac.uk

Why give a legacy?

Your legacy is a way of showing what is important to you in life. By remembering St Cross in this way, you join many others who have also committed to supporting the College. St Cross is a lively, egalitarian, and diverse Graduate College, which has grown from humble beginnings. We want to ensure that St Cross is able to provide for future generations of students and Fellows and you can help us achieve this.

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The impact of a legacy

St Cross has come a long way from the Wooden Hut on St Cross Road to the fine buildings we now occupy on St Giles. Legacies have made it possible to create a thriving community with a large, distinguished and diverse Fellowship and more than 550 students from all around the world. A legacy can be put to use in the heart of St Cross life where need is greatest.

The Audrey Blackman Society

The College’s art collection was greatly enriched in the early 1990s by a legacy from Audrey Blackman, a former Member of Common Room, in the form of her collection of watercolours. She also left her house on Boars Hill to St Cross. In honour of this legacy, the College established the Audrey Blackman Society. The Society comprises legacy pledgers to the College.

This special group is invited to exclusive College events and meets annually for a lunch hosted by the Master. If you let us know your intentions we would be delighted to offer you membership. Of course if you prefer your pledge to remain confidential we will respect your anonymity.

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Europe

If you are a European resident, you may be able to maximise your gift through Transnational Giving Europe (TGE).

This is a collaborative giving scheme offered by a partnership of European foundations. It enables donors (both corporations and individuals) resident in one of the participating countries to offer financial support to non-profit organisations in other member countries. Beneficiaries benefit directly from the tax advantages provided for in the legislation of their country of residence.

Country-specific contact details for the scheme are available on the TGE website. The scheme is currently operational for donations from the following European countries:

• Belgium • Bulgaria • France • Germany • Hungary • Ireland • Italy • Netherlands • Poland • Romania • Slovakia • Switzerland • United Kingdom

Switzerland

The University of Oxford offers Swiss residents the option of tax efficient giving via The Swiss Friends of Oxford University. Select the option “College” on the Gift information page and choosing “St Cross College” in the drop-down list of colleges.

Germany

The University of Oxford also offers German residents the option of tax-efficient giving via the German Friends of Oxford University. This is a registered charity and is authorised to issue donation receipts to German donors, entitling them to offset charitable gifts from their taxable income in Germany.

Contact: Dr Jan Willisch, Bayernallee 48. D-14052 Berlin

Email: germtax@gmail.com

USA

If you are a resident of the USA, you can give to St Cross College via Americans for Oxford, Inc. This is the University's primary charitable organisation in North America, and has been determined by the United States Internal Revenue Service to be a tax-exempt public charity with 501(c)(3) status.

For more information on tax efficient giving for the US visit: www.oxfordna.org/giving/how-to-give.

Canada

The University of Oxford is recognised by the Canadian Revenue Agency as a prescribed institution under Section 3503 of the Canadian Income Tax Regulations. On receipt of your donation, we will ensure that you are sent a receipt for Canadian tax purposes.

Hong Kong

The University of Oxford China Office Limited is a registered charity under Section 88 of the Inland Revenue Ordinance. The China Office is able to issue gift receipts for Hong Kong tax purposes. Please read more on tax-efficient giving for Hong Kong donors here.