Helping students reach their full potential through long-term partnerships
Rooted in the Company’s tradition of awarding student grants dating back to 1603, our support for post-graduate students in higher education seeks to improve social mobility and increase access to opportunity.
St Catherine’s College, Oxford
The Company has supported St Catherine’s College for over a century, beginning in 1894 with the establishment of four grants for non-Collegiates unable to pay College fees and represents a widening of our commitment to advancing education which dates back to 1603.
The Foundation currently provides post-graduate studentships for disadvantaged students as well as funding for an outreach officer to support the College’s access work including the Catalyst programme – a sustained contact programme that provides pupils with tailored support at multiple points in their school years.
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Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge
The Leathersellers’ Company has been supporting Fitzwilliam College, University of Cambridge, and its predecessor, Fitzwilliam House, since 1894.
The Foundation currently provides post-graduate studentships for disadvantaged students as well as funding to support the College’s outreach programme.
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RCN (Royal College of Nursing) Foundation
In recent years, the Leathersellers’ Foundation has supported match-funded bursaries for registered nurses, midwives, nursing support workers and nursing students working across a range of health care specialties and settings. These grants have supported nurses with their studies, initially at an undergraduate level and more recently to train non-specialist nurses in mental health support.
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