Make a Donation

Your contribution will make a difference to the lives of current and future Wolfson students.

For a limited time due to COVID-19: for every gift to the Student Support Fund, the Harding Challenge Fund will donate a matching amount to the University's Cambridge Bursaries.

In the UK

Outside the UK by card

One-off donation Recurring gift

As a registered charity, your gift to Wolfson may reduce your tax liability if you are giving from these countries or regions: USA, USA and UK, Canada, Europe (France, Germany, Belgium, Greece, Spain).

You can also make single gifts to our General Fund (areas of greatest need) via PayPal through our PayPal Giving Fund.

Other ways to give

Bank transfer, by phone and by mail

If you would like to donate via bank transfer, please email our Development and Stewardship Officer for our bank details.

If you prefer to send a donation by mail or by phone, please refer to our donation form. Please address your mail to:

Development Office, Wolfson College, Barton Road, Cambridge CB3 9BB, United Kingdom.

Gifts of shares and securities

You can get Income Tax relief for gifts to the College of certain shares and securities. Additionally, you are not liable to Capital Gains Tax when you make gifts of shares to the College, even if the shares are worth more when you donate them than when you acquired them. Please contact the Development Director if you wish to discuss this option.

Leave a Legacy gift

A bequest is one of the most meaningful gifts that you can give. Through a legacy you can make a direct and enduring contribution to the future of Wolfson College and, in certain cases, the bequest could bear your name or that of a relative. For more details see our Legacy page.

Charities Aid Foundation (CAF) vouchers

Single gifts of any amount can be made by Charities Aid Foundation (CAF) voucher or online via their website. Please make all CAF vouchers payable to ‘Wolfson College’ and send them to the Development Director. The College receives no extra tax benefit from gifts made by cheque or CAF voucher.

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Amazon donates 0.5% of the net purchase price (excluding VAT, returns and shipping fees) of eligible purchases to the charitable organisation of your choice.

AmazonSmile is the same Amazon you know. Same products, same prices, same service.

Purchases must be made through smile.amazon.co.uk to qualify. For more information about the AmazonSmile programme, see the AmazonSmile Q&As.

Join our events and contribute your expertise

We invite our members and supporters to join our events and participate in our Interdisciplinary Research Hubs. When you sign up to Wolfson Connect, you can also offer to help mentor our students and recent graduates.

Hui Ben

Yidi Lu Bursary

In my final year as an Architecture PhD Candidate, Wolfson College kindly offered me a Yidi Lu Bursary which has enabled me to focus on completing my thesis. I am truly humbled by the generous support of Wolfson and how the College has and continues to help the students in need. Words cannot express my sincere appreciation for its generosity and kindness.

Katrien Janin

Wolfson Vice-Chancellor’s Award

I am fascinated by bones and the information they hold about past lives. For my PhD research, I calculate the evolutionary capacity of bones with the aim to understand better how our human lineage could diverge, and why human bones difer so much from our fellow primates. I am immensely grateful to have been awarded this scholarship, as without it I would not have been able to pursue my passion and undertake research at PhD level. Thank you.

Shauna Greenidge

Wolfson Award

I started my studies at Wolfson in 2014 and thanks to this generous grant, I have been able to successfully complete them, graduating with a bachelor’s and master’s degree in Chemical Engineering. Coming from St. Lucia, a small island in the Caribbean, I have thoroughly enjoyed my experience at Wolfson. Next I will be spending two years in a graduate science and technology role with Novartis.

Matthew Norris

City Bursary

Before arriving at Wolfson, I was uncertain whether or not I could afford to accept my offer to study for an MPhil in Early Modern History – and even began looking at jobs in the event I could not cover my expenses! Thankfully, Wolfson lifted the financial pressures with the offer of a City Bursary. The bursary allowed me to pursue exciting new research on early modern reproduction, and I remain grateful for the life-changing opportunity Wolfson has given me.

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