Two sub-groups sit within the Scholarships and Studentships Steering Committee structure: the Targeted Scholarships Sub-Group and the International Scholarships Sub-Group.

The Targeted Scholarships Sub-Group

The Targeted Scholarships Sub-Group is tasked with making recommendations on scholarship packages for target groups which share one or more protected characteristics.

The Terms of reference for the group and its membership are detailed below. 

Targeted subgroup

Terms of reference

The purpose of the Targeted Scholarships Sub-Group is:  

  • To develop recommendations for a strategic approach to approving and funding targeted scholarships.
  • To gather and consider quantitative evidence regarding differing levels of representation at the College within each protected characteristic.
  • To gather and consider qualitative evidence about the particular needs and/or disadvantages of potential target groups.
  • To consider what alternative support may be available to a potential target group, including but not limited to: existing scholarships and financial support, other proportionate types of support, and the ability of any existing relevant College activities such as Outreach to increase participation.
  • To develop proposals for prioritising what package(s) of scholarship support could be provided to undergraduate and postgraduate students with College-level resources, or targeted for future fundraising support from Advancement.
  • To follow a timetable agreed by the Committee for reviewing the current context for each protected characteristic, and providing the rationale for this schedule.
  • To identify opportunities for targeted scholarships which involve indirect discrimination (for example, widening participation and other residency-based awards) which can be objectively justified in terms of legitimate aims articulated in the College’s Charter, Strategy, and other documents, and/or as encouraged/required by the Office for Students: Recruiting the most outstanding students; Developing a diverse cohort of students; Advancing strategically important partnerships and collaborations; Widening participation, normally among Home undergraduates; Assisting Home students in financial need
  • To co-opt members to the sub-group with relevant experience and/or expertise.
  • To ensure recommendations are evidence-based and comply with all relevant legislation including the Equality Act 2010.

Current membership

The current membership of the Targeted Scholarships Sub-Group is as follows:

  • Professor Mark Sephton, Head of Earth Science and Engineering, Chair
  • Andrew Tebbutt, Director of Outreach
  • Kani Kamara, Head of the EDI Centre
  • Pramod Puthumanapully, Strategic Projects Manager (Advancement)
  • David Parrott, Faculty Admissions Manager
  • Riccardo Feasey, Scholarships and Governance Officer
  • Tom Pearson, Head of Student Financial Support
  • Elizabeth Nixon, Internal Communications Manager
  • Wayne Mitchell, Senior Teaching Fellow
  • Nathalie Podder, ICU Deputy President (Welfare)
  • Susie Hilton Knox, In-House Lawyer
  • Silje Andersen, Interdisciplinary Programme Manager
  • Nicola Samosa, Management Trainee

The International Scholarships Sub-Group

The International Scholarships Sub-Group provides strategic recommendations on international scholarships and will seek to support the SSSC by assessing and considering international scholarship opportunities and develop proposals for new opportunities. 

The Terms of reference and membership of the group are listed below. 

International scholarships

Terms of reference

The purpose of the International Scholarships Sub-Group is to: 

  • Develop a methodology for assessing the value to College and alignment with its strategies of international scholarship opportunities that is based on relevant qualitative and quantitative evidence
  • Ensure recommendations are evidence-based and comply with all relevant legislation including the Equality Act 2010
  • Identify priority areas for international scholarship engagement by assessing risks and opportunities for strategic engagement
  • Provide recommendations to the SSSC regarding international scholarship opportunities, along with suggestions of how these could be funded
  • Where appropriate, review the College’s existing international scholarships and, based on evidence, advise which of these could be further strengthened or ceased
  • Identify opportunities for new international scholarships which can be objectively justified in terms of legitimate aims articulated in the College’s Charter, Strategy, and other documents, and/or as encouraged/required by the Office for Students: Recruiting the most outstanding students; Developing a diverse cohort of students; Advancing strategically important partnerships and collaborations

Current membership

The International Scholarships Sub-Group shall be composed of the following of representatives from across the College, including:

  • At least one representative from each faculty
  • International Recruitment Team
  • Student Financial Support
  • Advancement
  • Admissions
  • International Relations Office
  • Graduate School