Matching Gift Campaign
Give today. For St Cross’ tomorrow.
A £25,000 matching gift programme | 9 November 2026 - 9 February 2027
Your support can go even further this season of giving.
Thanks to the wonderful generosity of a Fellow of the College and their spouse, St Cross is delighted to launch a special matching gift programme with up to £25,000 available in funds.
In every case, matching support will be directed towards the same cause as your original gift, helping to make an even greater difference to our students and the wider College community.
Make your gift go further
Donations will be matched based on your previous giving history:
- New donors and those who have not given to St Cross in the past five years: £2 in matching support for every £1 donated.
- Those who have given to St Cross within the past five years (including new gifts from current regular donors): £1 in matching support for every £1 donated.
The programme is available until 9 February 2027, or until the £25,000 matching fund has been fully allocated, whichever comes first. The maximum amount of match funding available per gift is £5,000.
Two new scholarships. Two life-changing opportunities.
We are particularly excited to be fundraising for two new scholarships for the 2027–2028 academic year, that will open doors to exceptional students and create opportunities for those who might otherwise be unable to study at Oxford.
Law Scholarship
We are seeking to establish a new scholarship supporting St Cross students reading the BCL (Bachelor of Civil Law) or MJur (Master of Jurisprudence).
With additional matching funds from the Faculty of Law, this is an exciting opportunity to build a lasting source of support for future legal practitioners and scholars.
Through the combined St Cross and Faculty of Law matching arrangements, an eligible £1 donation could generate at least £4 in scholarship funding, helping to support a scholarship of approximately £20,000 per student.
Refugee Scholarship
Supporting refugee students and those with lived experience of displacement due to conflict, persecution or other serious human rights violations, this scholarship is offered in partnership with Refugee Academic Futures. This scholarship will help ensure that someone who has faced extraordinary barriers to education has the opportunity to fulfil their academic potential at Oxford.
Open to applicants of all nationalities and residency statuses, awards are based on academic merit and potential, alongside consideration of the barriers candidates have faced in accessing education.
For every £11,000 raised by St Cross, Refugee Academic Futures will provide the remaining funding to cover the student's full course fees, as well as a grant towards living costs.
What else could your gift support?
There are many ways to make a difference at St Cross. You can choose to direct your gift towards the area of College life that matters most to you.
- St Cross for Africa-Mastercard Foundation Scholarship
- Student Hardship Fund
- CrossLinks
- Area of Greatest Need
Whatever cause you choose, your matching contribution will support that same area.
Make a lasting commitment
You can also establish a new regular (monthly, quarterly, annual) gift during the matching gift programme and benefit from matching support for your whole first year of giving.
Be part of what comes next
Your generosity can open doors, transform opportunities and help secure a bright future for St Cross.
Whether you are making your first gift or continuing a longstanding commitment to the College, we hope you will join us in this opportunity.
Together, we can build on what makes St Cross special and create even greater opportunities for generations to come.
