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Financial Support

Colleges can also provide support towards sport (athletics). Please see the table below to find out more about what support you can get. Some colleges require you to compete for the university and/or have a Half-Blue or Blue standard achieved.

College
Availability
Fund
Link
Christ's
Not found
Churchill
Yes
Up to £350
https://www.chu.cam.ac.uk/student-hub/resources/financial-support/small-grants/
Clare
Yes
Gordon Dickson award (Not guarenteed)
http://www.clare.cam.ac.uk/Current-Awards-and-Grants/
Clare Hall
Not found
Corpus
Yes
Frisby Sports Grants (small awards, possibly not guarenteed)
https://www.corpus.cam.ac.uk/undergraduate-study/fees-and-finances
Darwin
Not found
Downing
Yes
Griffins Alumni Sports Fund for full or half blue sports
http://www.dow.cam.ac.uk/students/finances-bursaries-and-awards/financial-support/sports
Emmanuel
Yes
Windsor fund- 50% of allowable expenses up to £250
https://emmamcr.org.uk/index.php?page=welfare_finance#university_sports
Fitzwilliam
Yes
Applications considered for two funds
https://www.fitz.cam.ac.uk/college-life/opportunities/sports-funding
Girton
Yes
Up to £250
https://www.girton.cam.ac.uk/for-undergraduates/fees-a-funding/sports-awards
Gonville and Caius
Yes
Bell-Wade bursary (Not guaranteed)
https://www.cai.cam.ac.uk/study/undergraduate/financialhelp
Homerton
Yes
Requires half/full blue, £200
Hughes Hall
Not found
Jesus
Yes
Not guaranteed
Kings
Yes
I think up to £250 year for a blue, not guaranteed- need to apply
Lucy Cavendish
Not found
For rowing only
http://www.lucy-cav.cam.ac.uk/admissions/postgraduates/finance/awards-and-bursaries/
Magdalene
No/Yes
No if you are self-funding a degree
Murray Edwards
Yes
Training for a blues sport £75, further £75 if you get a half-blue, £125 full blue
https://www.murrayedwards.cam.ac.uk/college-life/finance-and-funding/college-funding-and-awards
Newnham
Yes
Subs plus a porportion of essential kit and training expenses
http://www.newn.cam.ac.uk/admissions/undergraduates/costs-funding/other-financial-support/
Pembroke
Yes
Fixed award- £200 full blue, £150 half-blue, or half the cost of travel and kit up to £150 if no blue awarded (Peter May award)
http://www.pem.cam.ac.uk/current-students/graduates/money/
Peterhouse
Yes
50% contribution
https://www.pet.cam.ac.uk/undergraduate-grants-and-scholarships
Queens
Yes
Q550 Sports Bursaries, national or half/full blues level
https://www.queens.cam.ac.uk/life-at-queens/documents-policy/forms
Robinson
Yes
Student Activities Fund (60% costs up to £150) and Fred Boyne Sporting Achievement Fund
https://www.robinson.cam.ac.uk/college-life/academic-life/student-finance
St Catherines
Yes
Not guarenteed- range in size
https://www.caths.cam.ac.uk/students/graduate-resources/finance/sports-bursaries-and-gym-membership
St. Edmunds
Amenities fund- limited
https://www.st-edmunds.cam.ac.uk/awards-available-students-residence
St John's
Yes
Beard Fund- £50 for subs, further grants for blues sports, get 50% back up to £350
https://www.joh.cam.ac.uk/beard-fund-%E2%80%93-sport-grants
Selwyn
Yes
Number of funds
http://www.sel.cam.ac.uk/ughandbook/finance/grants-and-funds/
Sidney Sussex
Small award for those that play blues sports and requires II.i
https://www.sid.cam.ac.uk/current/undergrads/finance
Trinity
Yes
Ashton Fund?
Trinity Hall
Yes
Aula Fund
https://inthnet.trinhall.cam.ac.uk/students/financial-support/
Wolfson
Not found
UNI WIDE
Yes
Hawks/Ospreys club
https://www.hawksclub.co.uk/trust/application-for-an-award
UNI WIDE
Yes
Ospreys club
https://ospreys-cambridge.com/about/awards/

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