Peterhouse Student Grants
Please see the Tutorial Pages on the Intranet for current grant application forms
Travel Grants (for Holidays)
The College annually makes a limited number of travel grants to both Postgraduate and Undergraduate students for the purpose of travel (not for study) during the Christmas, Easter and Long Vacations.
To make an application please complete the form and submit it to the Tutorial Office. The form must be TYPED - NOT HANDWRITTEN.
Undergraduates must also seek a supporting statement from their Director of Studies before submitting the form.
It is your responsibility to ensure the form reaches the Tutorial Office by the deadline.
Download the form for further details:
Travel Grants Application Form 2022-23
Travel Grants Guidance Notes
After you have travelled, you are expected to submit a report to show your gratitude to the College and its donors for enabling you to take such a trip and also supply receipts covering the full amount of the award you received.
Travel Grant Report Form
Travel Grant Receipts Submission Form
To make an application for STUDY, LANGUAGE and SPORTS grants, YOU MUST go and discuss it first IN PERSON with your Tutor before submitting the form to the Tutorial Office.
Study Grants
The College encourages applications from Junior Members for grants towards expenses incurred in relation to their academic studies. This might include travel to and attendance at academic conferences, and expenses incurred in respect of fieldwork and language courses. Please carefully read the procedures below before making an application:
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Retrospective applications will not normally be considered.
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Applicants must discuss their application in person with their Tutor, ensuring that this is done well before midday on the Wednesday one week before the College Grants Committee meeting at which it is to be considered. The Grants Committee meets twice per term on the dates indicated in the College Calendar.
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Applications will not normally be considered from students who have received more than £2,500 (excluding hardship awards) during their course of study.
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Assistance will not normally be offered for expenses incurred in connection with a course requirement.
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The College does not normally pay for the cost of food (unless it is included in the cost of the conference) on the basis that everyone needs to eat wherever they are.
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Expenses will normally be reimbursed retrospectively. Successful applicants will receive a letter from the Senior Tutor detailing when they should submit to the Tutorial Office, their report and receipts for all expenses incurred, covering the full amount of the award. Students should inform their Tutor if retrospective reimbursement would cause financial hardship.
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For grants awarded in connection with travel to conferences, fieldwork or similar, students are required to make a short report (1 page of A4 as a maximum) giving an account of how the grant was used and how it has been of benefit to their academic studies so that the College can show their gratitude to the donors of the funds. The report should be submitted to the Tutorial Office within one month of return, the exact date will be on the letter.
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In cases where a student is attending a conference but not presenting a paper or poster, the College will normally only consider contributing up to 50% of the cost of attendance.
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Students should normally avail themselves of the resources of the University's Language Centre before applying for funding to take a language course elsewhere. (The College will also be sympathetic to paying for a student to stay in Cambridge to do a language course if it is to be followed by an in-country course.)
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Students in receipt of a grant to take a language course (including English for Academic Purposes) should provide the Tutorial Office with a copy of their receipt of payment and certificate of attendance.
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Payment of Study Grants will normally be by credit to College bills. Students may, however, make arrangements with the College Office for direct payment to their bank account.
Study Grant Application Form
Undergraduate Vacation Residence Study Grants
The College will consider applications from undergraduates for grants towards the costs of remaining in Cambridge for the purpose of vacation study. Current Vacation Residence Grant forms will be made available after each vacation period has ended.
Students will be asked to cover 50% of accommodation costs for the days they remain in College during Christmas and the Long Vacation. Hardship and study grant applications will still be considered where applicable, so speak to your tutor if you think you may be eligible.
Current Vacation Residence Grant Form
Book Grants
The College is running a scheme whereby Junior Members may receive a grant of 50% of the cost of books required for academic work and approved by each Junior Member's Tutor, up to a maximum of £200 per annum.
Please discuss this IN PERSON with your Tutor, providing receipts for all purchases, before submitting your form to the Tutorial Office.
Book Grant Application Form
Sport Grants
Junior Members may apply for financial support in relation to expenses incurred whilst representing the University in sport. In particular, the College will consider requests for assistance with transport and other costs arising from training and fixtures arranged through a recognised University sports club. The College may also consider requests for assistance in purchasing necessary specialist equipment needed for University sport, although it would normally expect the Junior Member to contribute at least 50% of the total cost of such equipment.
Please discuss this IN PERSON with your Tutor, providing receipts where possible, before submitting your form to the Tutorial Office.
Sports Grant Application Form