Supporting the Scholarships
The Rhodes Scholarships reflect one of the most visionary acts of philanthropy in history. Cecil Rhodes's pioneering investment in the education of exceptional young people has nurtured successive generations of leaders whose achievements and contributions to the social good continue to change the world. Join the effort to secure and improve the Rhodes Scholarships for the future.
Make a gift now
Participate in Annual Giving for the Rhodes Scholarships, or make a major gift to the endowment. The Rhodes Trust gratefully accepts gifts through a secure online process, by cheque, or by bank wire. To obtain information and make a gift, click below:
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Make a bequest
The Rhodes Scholarships were created by the visionary bequest of Cecil Rhodes. This single gift has educated more than 7,000 Rhodes Scholars over more than a century and created an unrivalled legacy. Many of those who have benefitted from this bequest are showing their gratitude and commitment by including the Rhodes Scholarships in their own bequests, large or small. To learn more, click below:
In-kind contributions
The Rhodes Trust welcomes in-kind gifts, including works of art, fine furnishings, musical instruments, and historic documents. Please contact Krista Slade, Director of Development: krista.slade@rhodeshouse.ox.ac.uk or +44 (0) 1865 270952.
Tax deductibility
For information on tax deductibility by country, click here
Honour Roll of Donors
We deeply appreciate every gift in support of the Rhodes Scholarships. To acknowledge our many generous donors, and to thank them for their support for the Scholarships, an Honour Roll of Donors will be published each year. For the inaugural Honour Roll of Donors, click here.
The Honour Roll includes the members of the Rhodes Society, the Scholarship’s bequest society.
Development Committee for the Rhodes Scholarships
The Development Committee for the Rhodes Scholarships advises and assists the Warden with fundraising matters. Click here for the list of members.
The Rhodes Trust also encourages Rhodes Scholars to support their colleges and the wider University of Oxford. Gifts to support the Rhodes Scholarships are recognised as gifts to Oxford Thinking: The Campaign for the University of Oxford.
