Funding for sports

Name and purpose	Eligibility	Application deadline and information
The Downing Michaelmas Sports Awards (incorporates the Mumford, Griffins, and Alumni sports funds) To enable students to apply for funding for up to THREE sports.	Applications are welcomed from current Downing students competing at any level.	Apply via the online form. You are only able to submit one application. Applications must be submitted by 12.00 noon on Thursday 4 December 2025. The application form will close promptly making it not possible to consider late applications. Applications will be considered as a gathered field following closure of this competition. If you are awarded funds it is expected for you to be notified by email by the Tutorial Office before the end of January. Funds awarded will be transferred by the College Bursary to your bank account you have nominated via Student Forms. You will be required to provide all receipts to the Tutorial Office in support of any award you receive. If you have any queries, please do not hesitate to contact the Tutorial Office.
Eric Evans Fund [managed by the University's Director of Sport]	Current students	Information and application form
Griffins Sports Fund [Managed by the Griffins Club]	Current students who are eligible for Griffins membership	Griffins Club Club Constitution Facebook Now open for applications online Competition Information
Hawks' Charitable Trust [Managed by the Hawks' Club]	Current students who are resident members of, and competing for, the University [eligible sports should normally be those for which Blues or Half Blues are awarded]	Information Application form

Name and purpose

Eligibility

Application deadline and information

The Downing Michaelmas Sports Awards (incorporates the Mumford, Griffins, and Alumni sports funds)

To enable students to apply for funding for up to THREE sports.

Applications are welcomed from current Downing students competing at any level.

Apply via the online form.

You are only able to submit one application.

Applications must be submitted by 12.00 noon on Thursday 4 December 2025.

The application form will close promptly making it not possible to consider late applications.

Applications will be considered as a gathered field following closure of this competition.

If you are awarded funds it is expected for you to be notified by email by the Tutorial Office before the end of January.

Funds awarded will be transferred by the College Bursary to your bank account you have nominated via Student Forms.

You will be required to provide all receipts to the Tutorial Office in support of any award you receive.

If you have any queries, please do not hesitate to contact the Tutorial Office.