Student Stories
Grey College Trust Awards 2016-17
Grey College Trust Awards
Each year the Grey College Trust supports students in their endeavours
The Grey College Trust, chaired by the Master of the College, exists to support the wider life and overall
student experience at Grey College. Our Charitable Aims can be summarised as follows:
- To provide funds towards the improvement of our buildings, facilities and grounds;
- To provide assistance for any College Club or Society;
- To provide Personal Development Awards, Scholarships and Bursaries for current students, allowing
them to undertake extra-curricular activities and thus provide additional opportunities.
One of the key ways we support our current students is through the provision of awards to allow them to
complete activities which they would financially be otherwise prohibited from undertaking. During 2016-17
we supported students to undertake a diverse range of projects, some highlights of which are given here.
Emma Whalley:
Research expedi-
tion to Indonesia
this summer with
Operation Walla-
cea
“Thanks again to the
Grey College Trust for
the £500 which helped
towards funding my
incredible 4-week re-
search expedition to In-
donesia with Operation
Wallacea. During my
trip, I gained my PADI
open water qualification,
and was fortunate to
work alongside expert
researchers and scien-
tists who have inspired
me to pursue this kind
of career in the future.”
Alice Moss – At-
tendance at Ef-
fective Altruism
Global X Confer-
ence
Andrew Naracott:
DUCK Expedition
to India
“This year’s DUCK ex-
pedition to India was
thoroughly enjoyed by
everyone and was a
great experience. There
were many places to
explore Indian culture
and heritage. Working
with the charity, Wildlife
SOS, involved getting
up close to elephants
and sloth bears who
have been rescued from
captivity and we helped
with the daily tasks of
looking after them.”
Back in November, Alice
attended this confer-
ence, having become
interested in this topic
following a lecture by
the Philosopher Peter
Singer in Durham, and
wished to see how she
could integrate ideas
into her dissertation.
Alice comments, “I
found the EAGx confer-
ence extremely thought
provoking and intel-
lectually stimulating. I
was able to explore my
own views on charitable
giving and how best to
effect positive change
on a global scale. I look
forward to developing
these ideas further as
I continue work on my
dissertation.”
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Lucien Rhys:
Participation in
a National Youth
Theatre Course
“The Grey College Trust
awarded me the fees for
the Backstage Course
with the National Youth
Theatre. I completed the
course in July/August
2017 and learnt practi-
cal skills in scenic con-
struction and received
information regarding
careers in the industry. It
was a rewarding experi-
ence and I am extremely
grateful for the opportu-
nity.”_