Bursaries
From the time of the Founder, Edward Alleyn, who established his College of God’s Gift to provide ‘good learning’ to ‘twelve poor scholars’, Dulwich College has enjoyed a long history of offering an outstanding education to bright boys regardless of their families’ financial means. Many Old Alleynians will remember – and have been beneficiaries of – the ‘Dulwich Experiment’, begun in the 1940s by the then Master of the College, Christopher Gilkes. Under this scheme the fees of boys who passed the entrance examinations were paid for by the boys’ local authorities. During the 1950s and 1960s as many as 85% of pupils at the College were recipients of such support. Local authority funding was replaced by the central government’s Assisted Places Scheme in 1980, which continued until 1997. Since 1997, the College has relied on philanthropic support and its own financial resources to fund bursary places. The Bursary Appeal Fund, consisting mainly of a ring-fenced endowment, was established in 1990 and has been built up through charitable donations over the years. The fund today stands at £10.4 million (including some non-endowment donations) and since its conception has contributed over £2.6 million of bursaries awarded at the College.
Bursaries Today Bursaries today are funded by the College’s Bursary Appeal Fund and from the income distributions of the Estate. In 2015-16, the College spent a total of £2.5 million on bursary support, with 165 boys receiving a bursary. All bursaries are means tested and reviewed annually, and range from 10% to 100% of fees. Over the coming years, the College is committed to expanding bursary provision at all levels and it is our ambition to offer financial assistance for up to 50% of our pupils in Year 7 and above whose parents are unable to meet the cost of the full fees, through the creation of a ‘New Dulwich Experiment’. Our short-term plan is to raise an annual income through regular giving and our Annual Fund programme. The long-term sustainable solution is to build up our Bursary Appeal Fund, the income from which will fund these places in perpetuity. “I entered Dulwich College at the age of nine as part of 'The Dulwich Experiment'. The style of teaching suited me and after winning a mathematics scholarship I went up to Trinity College, Cambridge and studied engineering. My career as an engineer was successful and I want to give other young people the opportunity to receive a good education so that they can fulfill their potential. As my grandfather used to say “The best gift you can give a child is a good education” Richard Garrett (1952-61)
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