Bursaries
Stowe is committed to fostering a community of students that is both exceptionally talented and diverse, reflecting the highest standards in academic, musical, artistic and sporting achievement. To honour this commitment, we must provide enticing opportunities for the most qualified students to apply to Stowe, many of whom may otherwise be unable to pay the fees. The Scholarships and Bursaries we offer to deserving students are central to this mission.
An important distinction exists between Scholarships and Bursaries. In making a donation to the fund, you may like to choose which form of award you would like to support:
Scholarships are awarded in cases of particular academic, sporting, artistic, or all-round merit. In offering them, the School is able to attract students of a particularly high calibre.
Bursaries are awarded in cases of financial need. They are typically awarded on top of Scholarships, to those where the cost of fees represents a particularly acute problem. They are vital in enabling the School to attract a genuinely diverse as well as talented body of Stoics, regardless of their financial circumstances.
Our Scholarships and Bursaries directly benefit the students who receive support, but they are also instrumental in fulfilling Stowe's greater mission. Scholarships and Bursaries play an essential role in the raising of academic standards. This is central to the vision for the School. These higher academic standards will serve to elevate Stowe's position on the league tables and will enhance Stowe's deserved reputation for academic excellence.
Fulfilling the promise of Stowe's Scholarships and Bursaries programme will require significant commitment on behalf of donors. Stowe is a relatively young School, and its endowment fund (valued at c. £2.7 million) currently provides only a modest proportion of the funding that we would like to make available to Stoics and their families. The rest must be found from fee income. Our most immediate goal is to raise the value of this fund to £5 million by 2012.
Donations of all sizes are encouraged to fund our growing Scholarship and Bursaries programme, and significant donations will provide for fully funded named Scholarships or Bursaries in a variety of subjects and skills. The Development Director and the Headmaster would be delighted to discuss how this might be accomplished.
Funding Idea:
You may wish to direct your Bursary donation towards Stoics receiving particular types of award: Music, Art, Academic, Sport or All-Round (Roxburgh) Scholarships.