Thursday 4 December 2025
This week, every gift to the Courtauld Fund Challenge will be matched by our Courtauld Fund Leaders, up to £75,000. This means together we can raise £150,000 in just seven days, our biggest goal ever!
The Courtauld Institute, an independent college of the University of London, offers world-renowned degrees in art history, conservation, curation, and art business. Our graduates go on to lead museums, galleries, and cultural institutions worldwide, reflecting the Courtauld’s enduring legacy of excellence and influence.
Our graduates of the future need your support now
Living in London is expensive, a recent student survey1 found the average student rent now exceeds the maximum student loan. After paying for accommodation, travels and essentials such as food, students on an average loan are £96 in debt each week, which adds up to £3,840 a year. Many students take on extra work to help cover their core costs, which often has a negative impact on their studies and emotional wellbeing.
Every gift makes a difference
Your support helps our students thrive. Here’s what we can achieve together if we reach our goal of £150,000:
£1,000 – £3,000 funds a Courtauld Bursary
£10,000 – £25,000 supports a Courtauld Scholarship
£50,000 would underwrite our Emergency Support Fund
If 30 people gave £100, we’d raise £3,000 – enough to fund a Courtauld Bursary.
Whatever you can give, you’ll help provide scholarships, bursaries, and emergency support so talented students succeed, whatever their background.
Join me and donate to the Courtauld Fund Challenge today.
Thank you for standing with our students.
Hannah Snyder (BA 2025)
Courtauld Students’ Union President
Other ways to give
Alternatively, you can post a cheque made payable to ‘The Courtauld Institute of Art Fund’ to: Advancement Office, The Courtauld, Somerset House, Strand, London WC2R 0RN
For donation enquiries, please contact our development team on 020 3947 7777 or email giving@courtauld.ac.uk
American donors can give via the American Foundation for The Courtauld Institute of Art (AFCIA) website at courtauldamerica.org/donate
2025 Courtauld Fund Leaders
TrinityBridge – for their lead gift in support of this campaign
Ambrose and Ann Appelbe Trust
Stuart Lochhead and Sophie Richard
John Wilson (PhD 1992; MA 1984) and Annasue McCleave Wilson
The Zena Trust
The Courtauld would also like to thank all those who wish to remain anonymous.
The Courtauld Institute of Art Fund, a registered charity no. 288509.