Donor Recognition

St Antony’s College would not exist without the generosity of its benefactors; it was, after all, founded in 1950 as the result of a gift of Antonin Besse. The College recognises its donors in a variety of ways, and involves them in the life of St Antony’s on both a formal and an informal basis.

Foundation Fellow

A Foundation Fellow is any person (or funding body such as a business or foundation) who has made gifts totalling more than £250,000 to the College or one of its Centres.

  • Foundation Fellows are permanent College Members, and are invited as such by Governing Body following their nomination by the Warden.
  • College Membership for Foundation Fellows grants access to the College’s social and academic facilities, including the Senior Common Room, Combined Common Room and the College Library.
  • With the assistance of the College, Foundation Fellows can apply for a University Card, which they need to have to get a college email address.
  • Foundation Fellows are encouraged to engage as much as possible in the College – academically and socially – which will help them with their own interests – through access to Fellows, students, other academic visitors and senior members, as well as to contribute to the College with their experiences
    from outside academia.
  • To make sure the Foundation Fellows receive communications about events in the College, their email address will be added to the appropriate mailing list.
  • Meals taken at the College are free of charge to Foundation Fellows.
    High Tables attended by Foundation Fellows and up to three guests are funded by the College.
  • The annual Governing Body Dinner is provided at the College’s expense to Foundation Fellows and their partners.
  • Foundation Fellows are invited to the Termly Drinks Reception and Dinner, and the annual Senior Members’ Forum.
  • Foundation Fellows are entitled to bring guests into College and can use its car park.
  • Foundation Fellows are invited to have their name to be added on a Benefactors’ Board that will be placed in the Hilda Besse Building to honour the College’s most important donors. If they wish so, profiles of the donors will be posted on the College website, and their Foundation Fellowship will
    also be acknowledged annually in The Antonian and College Record.
  • The Development Office of St Antony’s will nominate the Foundation Fellow for membership of the University’s Vice Chancellor’s Circle.

Honorary Antonian

  • Honorary Antonians are permanent College Members, and are invited as such by Governing Body following their nomination by the Warden.
  • College Membership for Honorary Antonians grants access to the College’s social and academic facilities, including the Senior Common Room, Combined Common Room and the College Library.
  • With the assistance of the College, Foundation Fellows can apply for a University Card, which they need to have to get a college email address.
  • Honorary Antonians are encouraged to engage as much as possible in the College – academically and socially – which will help them with their own interests – through access to Fellows, students, other academic visitors and senior members, as well as to contribute to the College with their experiences from outside academia.
  • To make sure the Honorary Antonians receive communications about events in the College, their email address will be added to the appropriate mailing list.
  • Honorary Antonians are invited to the termly Senior Members’ Drinks Reception and Dinner, and the annual Senior Members’ Forum.
    Honorary Antonians are entitled to use the college car park.
  • All Honorary Antonians are invited to have their names on the Benefactors’ Board that will be placed in the Hilda Besse Building to honour the College’s most important donors. If they are happy for the College to do so, profiles of Benefactors will be posted on the College website, and their Benefactorship will also be acknowledged annually in The Antonian and College Record.

Foundation Fellows and Honorary Antonians are permanent College Members. Individual profiles of Foundation Fellows and Honorary Antonians are available in the People section of the website.

University of Oxford Donor Recognition

Oxford’s donor recognition scheme also applies to gifts made towards one of its constituent College, including St Antony’s. For more information, please see the Campaign Website of the University.

Sir William Deakin Society

The Deakin Society was founded to recognise and thank those who are have informed us to have made a legacy gift to St Antony’s in their will. The Society is named in honour of Sir William Deakin, the first Warden of St Antony’s, in honour of the key role he played in turning the College into a centre of excellence and postgraduate teaching, specialising in interdisciplinary area studies. 

For further information or questions, please contact the Development Director.