Funding

Supporting our students is a primary concern and the focus of the College’s fundraising efforts. Our goal is to ensure that any student, regardless of background, can have the opportunity to study and succeed at the College. This includes providing scholarships to fund study at St Antony’s and access to funds that support current students in their academic and social activities throughout their time at St Antony’s. None of these funds would be available without the support of our alumni and other funders.

Funding to support current students

The Antonian Fund

The Antonian Fund provides grants that support student experience in different ways:

• Student activities
  To benefit the academic growth and life at the College of our students, and to support activities that enrich the student environment and experience. For example, an Antonian Fund grant could be used to organise special lectures, workshops and other academic activities. It could also be used for societies, sports clubs, and other projects that will benefit the cultural and social life at the College.

• Blues grants
  To support students with the costs of sporting activities within the University of Oxford.

• Writing-up bursaries
  To support students nearing completion of their DPhil with funding for their remaining living costs.

St Antony’s Boat Club (SABC) Annual Fund

The SABC Annual Fund supports the ongoing operational costs of the St Antony’s Boat Club. Includes boat maintenance and storage fees, coaches and training expenses, and saving for boat purchases once every five years. Applications for this fund are submitted by the President of the Boat Club.

College travel and research grants

St Antony’s Travel and Research (STAR) Grants

STAR Grants provide support to students who are travelling for research or to present at a conference.

Funding for these grants is taken from the following funds:

• Antonian Fund: travel and research grants for any student at the College
• Diomede Research Fund: travel grants for any student at the College studying or researching Russia or Ukraine
• Fitzpatrick Scholarship: travel and research grants for any student at the College
• Stahl Research Fund: travel and research grants for any student at the College

The Stockwin Scholars Fund

This fund has been set up to support students pursuing a research degree (MPhil and DPhil) to carry out field research in Japan, regardless of nationality or discipline. There is separate application process for this fund.

Financial assistance funds

The College has financial assistance funds in place that can be made available to students who find themselves unexpectedly in financial need.  Awards are usually made as a loan. For further details or to request an application form, please follow this link.

There is a single application process for financial assistance awards. The award will be drawn from one of these funds:

• Antonian Hardship Fund
• Alison Smith Fund
• Chigusa Fund
• Student Hardship Fund

Regional study centre-related funds to support St Antony’s students

Russian and Eurasian Studies Centre

• Elizabeth Teague Prize
  Awarded to the best MPhil or MSc thesis in Russian and East European Studies, in the field of the politics or international relations
• Elliott Scholarship
  Bursaries awarded to advanced doctoral and MPhil students working on subjects in the field of Russian and Eurasian studies
• Archie Brown Bursary Fund
  Bursaries awarded to advanced doctoral and MPhil students at the College working on subjects in the field of Russian and Eurasian studies
• Michael Kaser Prize
  Prize for the best MPhil or DPhil thesis in Russian and East European Studies, in the field of economics, or political economy
• Paul Bergne Fund
  Available for an MPhil Russian and East European Studies or doctoral student studying a Central Asian topic for their thesis to assist with travel to Central Asia or with other study expenses

Latin American Centre

Malcolm Deas Fund
This fund is for students to help with covering the costs of travel and research, conferences and workshops. The awarding process for grants is administered by the Latin American Centre.

The Regional Study Centres may also have funds available that are not just for St Antony’s students.