What it means to me
What Christ's Students think about the support offered to them from the College and its Alumni
Having had the opportunity to represent Cambridge, and race against Oxford, at the Henley Boat Races was an incredible experience. The journey to the boat race was of course hugely testing physically, but was also a substantial burden financially. I am extremely grateful for the financial support I received from College which greatly eased this strain, and without which it certainly would have been more difficult to concentrate on achieving to the highest of my ability.
Penny Thuesen m. 2007
As beneficiary of the Grantchester Bursary, I would like very much to thank the benefactors, without whose kindness my time at
/> />would have been one of real financial difficulty at best, and in the more likely case, I might never have been able to come ... Having received scholarships and bursaries since I was a young child, I suppose it is shamefully easy to become blasé about the fantastic privileges I have been offered, but I know and must often remember my great indebtedness to those who have provided such privileges.
The first two years of my time at
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Paul Sutton m. 2006
I was a recipient of a College Travel Grant, which enabled me to participate in a German Language Course at Technische Universität Dresden. It gave me the opportunity to improve my German, meet lots of different people from around the world, and live independently in another country. The various challenges I faced – from taking the bus to the university, to persuading German Border security to let me re-enter
/> />after a short stay in
/> />- have made me more confident, and understanding of people not native to this country. It would not have been possible without the generosity of the College and its Benefactors.
Barinder Banwait m. 2005
