Meeting the Need

Together, you created 20 transformational (80%+) means-tested bursary places. Now the journey continues …

Our long-term funding plan

Our donor numbers have grown by over 650% in recent years as more and more members of the RGS community engage with our vision for the future of our School and join us on the journey.

Our future funding plan for full merit-based open access is four-fold. In addition to the School’s existing commitment to bursaries and the development of our philanthropic culture, we have created an endowment-style fund – the Enduring Bursary Fund. We also hope to see the success of our international schools in Qatar and Dubai contributing to our widening access agenda.

The Enduring Bursary Fund

As part of our Twenty for 2020 campaign, we created the Enduring Bursary Fund – to operate like an endowment. By the end of 2021, we confidently expect to have raised our first £1,000,000. To secure support for 1 in 5 boys as part of a range of income streams, we believe it will need to grow to today’s equivalent of £20 million, funded with legacies, capital gifts and income from potential international school partners.

International Schools

In 2016, RGSG Qatar opened and funded the equivalent of one full bursary. We expect this to grow considerably in the future and, in the coming years, we hope that future RGS international school partnerships will do the same and more.

The Chinese philosopher, Laozi, said: A journey of 1000 miles begins with a single step. Our Twenty for 2020 campaign was exactly that. 

To achieve full merit-based open access is a long-term aspiration; but the recent engagement, participation and generosity of the RGS community gives us the confidence that this is a journey we can make together. 

Will you join us?