Academic Travel & Research Fund
All students at St Cross College may apply for Academic Travel & Research Grants of up to £300 a year* while enrolled on a programme at St Cross.
The activities must take place while the student is enrolled on their programme. In normal circumstances, the College’s Travel & Research Fund supports students who need to travel in order to undertake research or attend conferences. The fund includes provision of support for students needing additional equipment, software or study materials that support studying, working and research that was not anticipated at the start of their programme, for example; software, or journal subscriptions that cannot be arranged through the Librarian. Books, e-books and most journal access should still be requested through the Librarian (librarian@stx.ox.ac.uk).
Funding for Academic Skills and Language Courses should be made to the Academic Skills and Languages fund, further information can be found here.
When making an application to the Travel and Research Fund, please provide quotations detailing the cost being applied for. It is at the discretion of the Academic Registrar (academic.registrar@stx.ox.ac.uk) to request a reference from the student’s supervisor or course co-ordinator confirming the suitability of the funding request.
The following should be read carefully and taken into consideration before applying for a grant from the Fund:
1. Funding should be sought for academic or clearly academic-related needs. The Fund cannot support payments or other benefits given to research assistants or survey/experiment participants.
2. Every effort should be made to secure other funding.
3. Grants for sporting activities are not awarded from the Travel and Research Fund; these grants should be applied for via a separate application process and will be considered by the Student Representative Committee.
4. Students who are awarded a grant will be sent a payment request form to facilitate payment. Receipts should be sent to the Academic Office Secretary at academic.secretary@stx.ox.ac.uk.
Applications should be made using this form:
Application form
DEADLINE: Applications submitted by 23:59 BST on 31 July 2025 will be assessed in August 2025. You will be notified of your outcome by 31 August 2025
*In exceptional circumstances we may consider requests for higher amounts. Supervisor recommendation would be required to support such requests.
