Recognising
generosity
Benefactors are invited to participate in the current life
of the College, and in helping to shape its future, through
regular invitations to Clare functions.
Clare is happy to recognise major benefactions by named bursaries,
scholarships, Fellowships and other College posts. Current
examples include the Evelyn Laing Bursary, the Leventis Scholarship,
the G.R. Elton Graduate Studentship, and the Edgar Bowring Archivist.
For further information about the various naming opportunities connected with the College's new court, click here.
At the Commemoration of Benefactors service, held each year
in the Chapel in the Lent Term, the Master reads the list
of those whose vision and philanthropy have made Clare what
it is today. Our foundress, Lady Elizabeth de Clare, is remembered
side-by-side with more recent benefactors such as Paul Mellon.
The Development Director is happy to discuss with donors the most appropriate way of
recognising a gift.
Elizabeth
de Clare Fellows £500,000
The Governing Body
of the College elects Elizabeth de Clare Fellows on the recommendation
of the Master, to recognise individuals who, through generous
benefaction, contribute to the present and future life of
the College. Elizabeth de Clare Fellows are officially recognised
as senior members of the College. They are listed, together
with the Fellows and Honorary Fellows, in the special issue
of the University Reporter published at the start
of each academic year. As full members of the Senior Combination
Room, Elizabeth de Clare Fellows enjoy the same rights and
privileges as Honorary Fellows.
Member of
the 1326 Society £25,000
The 1326 Society
recalls the year of the College's foundation. Members are
invited with their spouses/partners to the annual Benefactors'
Concert and Dinner and to a special event each year, for example a champagne breakfast in the Master's
Lodge or a private viewing of the College silver collection.
Benefactor
£5,000
Benefactors are invited
with a guest to the annual Benefactors' Concert and Dinner, held in January.
The Samuel
Blythe Society
The Samuel Blythe Society is named after the 17th century Master
of Clare whose generous bequest to the College guaranteed its
continuing success and prosperity. The Society has been established
to recognise during their lifetime those who have made provision
for Clare in their will. Members of the Society are invited
with their spouses/partners to an annual lunch in College, hosted
by the Master and Fellows, on the second Saturday of May.
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