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Endowment Fund
Our endowment is the critical element in providing financial security for Lincoln. It is the drawdown from these funds that enables the College to maintain the tutorial system, the accommodation and facilities that characterise a Lincoln education. The endowment is made up of many different gifts that have historically been given to support specific areas of the College. As part of the 600th anniversary, we are creating the 600 Fund, an unrestricted endowment fund, which will support the most pressing needs of the College. It will give the College the flexibility to respond to ever-changing challenges. Alumni giving £25K and above to this Fund will receive an annual report from the College and will be invited to special donor events.
Tuition fees for UK students were frozen at £9,250 for a decade and at Oxford, this sum is split between the University and the College. Lincoln actually loses £12,400 each year for every UK undergraduate student in residence. Graduate students pay higher fees, but these are largely for the University while Lincoln receives a modest amount. The result is that every graduate student has to be subsidised by around £3,000.
As we do not envisage student fee income increasing substantially in the next decade, the challenge for Lincoln is to increase the size of our endowment and general income to strengthen the tutorial system and collegiate experience for future generations.
One of our goals is to increase the overall endowment to at least £200 million by 2027 so that we can fulfil our mission as we enter our 7th century.
Susan Harrison
Development Director
"Built up from numerous donations over the centuries, and carefully stewarded, our endowment has been critical to our success in recent years, enabling the College to devote more resources to teaching and research. Our challenge is to ensure that it increases in line with our needs, to enable Lincoln to be resilient and self-sufficient in challenging times. Meanwhile, our annual fund provides flexible income to support the greatest needs of the College."
