Finance and Funding

The battels account

Each member of College has a battels account. Battels refer to the account with the College where a record is kept of the fees and charges that students are liable to pay. This may include course fees, college deposit, college community charge, accommodation (rent) and other charges that may incur during the year.

Battels statements are sent by email five times a year:

The statements are sent by email, usually to College email addresses. The first statement may be sent to the email address given on students’ application forms.

All fees and charges on battels statements must be paid by the deadline. This is two weeks after the date that the statement is sent.

Non-payment of battels is taken seriously. Where battels balances remain uncleared, College facilities may be withdrawn. If full payment is not received promptly, interest may be charged on the balance outstanding.  

The College will not make loans or advances to students in respect of scholarships, bursaries, loans or other payments which students may be due to receive.

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Course fees

All matriculated students are liable to pay course fees for the duration of their standard period of fee liability. Please see the University website for a definition of fee liability.

Course fees are billed on the first battels statement and must be paid in full by the end of first week of Michaelmas (autumn/fall) term.

Students holding scholarships or government loans that will be paid to them in instalments may be able to arrange a payment plan to align with payments from the funding body. The College will require evidence from the sponsor showing the schedule of payment the student will receive. Please contact the Assistant Accountant if you require further details.

US federal loan funding

Students in receipt of a US federal loan will receive either a termly or quarterly statement showing the course fees and battels charges due after each disbursement. Within three working days of the College receiving the funds, a proportion for fees and battels will be deducted from the loan.

If the loan is insufficient to cover the fees and charges due, the student will need to pay the shortfall within 14 days.

If there are surplus funds after the fees and charges deduction, the balance will be paid to the student within 14 calendar days of the College receiving the disbursement. Students with surplus funds are advised to open a UK bank account as soon as possible and provide their bank details when requested by the Accounts team.

As the exchange rate between USD and GBP will vary, exact sums cannot be established until each disbursement is received.

Continuation charges

The standard period of course fee liability is usually six terms for MLitt students and DPhil students who previously completed an MPhil or nine terms for all other DPhil students. See the University website for a full definition. Research students who have reached their standard period of course fee liability and continue to be enrolled and studying will then be liable to pay continuation charges.

Continuation charges are payable up to and including the term in which a thesis is submitted (even if a thesis is later referred back). The deadline to submit a thesis is Saturday of 0th week of that term Submission after this date will be liable for the upcoming term. The charges are not payable during any term in which a student is suspended.

The University continuation charge is billed and collected by the University.

The College continuation charge is billed and collected by the College.

College deposit

The College requires each student to pay a deposit at the start of their course. Where students are continuing immediately from one degree to another, the deposit paid at the start of the first course will be held until the second course is completed.

The deposit is £250 in 2025/26. The Academic Office will invite students to complete the end of membership form towards the end of their course. This will include details on refunding the College deposit. Deposits will only be withheld in full or in part by the College in the case of debt due and/or loss or damage to College property.

College community charge

Students are liable for a College community charge at the start of each academic year. The charge is compulsory for all students regardless of whether they expect to be based in College during the year and will be £81.00 for the full year in 2025/26. This charge entitles students to use the Hall and its facilities and helps the College keep meal costs for students as low as possible. The charge also contributes towards the upkeep of communal areas, and allows the College to support the GCR to run its events and other activities. 

Advice and help with financial matters

Students who begin to experience financial difficulties during their course should contact the Assistant Accountant in the first instance. This should be done as soon as is practical so that they can be made aware of their options and directed towards other sources of help and support where possible.

Travel and research grants

The College offers student travel and research (STAR) grants to assist students in their research related expenses or to fund attendance at conferences to which students have been invited to present their research findings. Grants are offered from a range of College funds such as the Antonian Fund, Carr and Stahl Fund, Peter Fitzpatrick Fund and the Chigusa Trust.

Masters students may receive grants of up to £200 for each year of their degree course. DPhils may receive up to £600 for the duration of their course.

Funding is awarded every term. Applications should be submitted in the term preceeding the relevant conference or fieldwork. Retrospective applications are not accepted.

Full details and application deadlines can be found on the College website.

Students are strongly urged to seek funding from other sources, including their departments or faculties. The University’s Fees and Funding website has a guide to funding for current graduates.

Writing-Up Bursaries

The College awards a small number of  Writing-Up Bursaries each term.

The bursaries are worth £1,000 each and are aimed at supporting students nearing completion of their DPhil with funding for their remaining living costs.

Awards are made on the basis of both academic achievement and financial need. Students may receive only one Writing-Up Bursary during the course of their DPhil.

Full details and application deadlines for Writing-Up Bursaries can be found here.

Antonian Fund

St Antony’s has launched the Antonian Fund to support a range of initiatives that will enhance all aspects of academic and student life across the College.

By offering graduate scholarships, the Antonian Fund will ensure that the College will be able to attract and support students of the highest calibre from all over the world in their pursuit of academic excellence.

The Fund will also assist students and Fellows with research-related expenses, for example funding fieldwork or conference attendance, through STAR grants (see 9.9). The Fund supports sports societies, the Library, Graduate Common Room and other facilities. Funding will be allocated in response to requests from students and academics.

To enrich academic life for students and Fellows alike, the Antonian Fund will also award grants for conferences, special lectures and workshops, post-doctoral scholarships, and many other worthy academic activities.

Financial assistance funds

The University and the College have financial assistance funds which can be made available to students who find themselves unexpectedly and unforeseeably in financial need.

Both the College and the University financial assistance fund committees look very carefully at applicants’ original financial declaration paperwork. Evidence is therefore needed of how circumstances have changed unexpectedly and unforeseeably since that time. It should be noted that currency fluctuation does not count as unforeseen financial difficulty.

The deadlines for applications are available on the College website. The College Financial Assistance Committee can also review applications for emergency short-term financial assistance loans at any time; information about this is also on the College website.