Here’s how it works:
Simply click to donate online, or bring your card or phone to the Graduands’ Garden Party on 20 June and tap our contactless donation machine.
You will join the hundreds of previous graduands who have done the same and help to build on the £135,000 of essential funds already raised by the Go Forward Give Back (GFGB) campaign over the past 10 years.
You will be part of the most successful student-led campaign of its kind in Cambridge. Be part of the story!
What is the Dobson Free Places Fund?
Named after a former Master of College, the Dobson Free Places Fund is a pioneering leap for St John’s and the most generous student support scheme of its kind in the UK. The fund will sustain 40 free places across the College at any one time for talented UK students from low-income backgrounds, covering full tuition fees and maintenance costs.
How you can help grow the Dobson Free Places Fund:
It doesn’t matter how much you contribute, it is simply the act of giving that counts. Thanks to the support of a generous donor, all donations to Dobson Free Places will be matched, doubling the value of your gift.
If everyone graduating this year gave just £2.50 then together we will raise £1,000 for Free Places. Your gift will support the next generation of Johnians arriving in October from low-income households, and ensure they benefit from the same experiences that have shaped your time here, and that have prepared you for the adventures and careers you are about to embark on.
Go Forward Give Back is open now until 31 July. You may have experienced your own time of financial difficulty, or know someone else who has, meaning you understand what a difference additional support funding can make. We hope you will want to join in with the campaign this year and with your small act of kindness, help other students in their time of need in years to come.
As a donor, your name will appear in The Eagle 2025 as a supporter of this wonderful initiative (unless you choose to remain anonymous).