Guy Dodd Bursary Endowment Fund

The focus for fundraising at Cheltenham College over the past year has been creating a new Bursary Endowment Fund in memory of Guy Dodd (H, 1959, College Staff 1966-82, Leconfield Housemaster 1973-82, and College Council 1999- 2005). The aim is to establish an invested endowment fund of £1million, to generate an annual return that is used annually to fully fund a pupil at Cheltenham College.

Hugh Wright (College Staff 1964-79) wrote in his tribute to Guy, ‘we are all for ever in his debt and will never forget him.’ The establishment of the Guy Dodd Bursary Endowment Fund, that will fund a pupil at Cheltenham in perpetuity, is a wonderfully fitting way both of remembering him and of fulfilling this debt.

Thanks to every single donor to date, the Guy Dodd Bursary Endowment Fund currently stands at £924,784. These donors include OCs, current parents and former parents. Every donation from across the spectrum of the Cheltonian Society has been gratefully received, and thanks to the wonderful generosity of John Chatfeild-Roberts (L, 1980) every £1 is being matched up to £500,000.

As soon as we reach the target of £1million, a new student, who could not otherwise consider it, will be able to start benefitting from a Cheltenham education.

Looking ahead, our fundraising will continue to focus on growing the Bursary Endowment Fund and thereby allowing us to offer more fully funded places.

Please do contact Sebastian Bullock, Development Director, if you would like to find out more:
[email protected]

Helen Dodd (centre) with donors to the Guy Dodd Bursary Endowment Fund, February 2024.