First Class Scholarships - Fitzwilliam College

All awards carry a value of £150 unless otherwise stated. At the end of the academic year, the Tutorial Committee identifies undergraduates meeting the criteria and awards them directly.

All Subjects

These scholarships are awarded without restriction of subject.

Name	Criteria	Benefaction
1912 Scholarships		Established in 1912 following an appeal to provide funds for awards previously given by the Worshipful Company of Leathersellers.
Burrow Fund - Ellen Hughes Scholarship	Awarded if no History students were suitable	See Medicine section, below
Burrow Fund - Irene Hill Scholarship	Awarded if no European Language students were suitable	See Medicine section, below
Clothworkers' Scholarships		Awarded by the Worshipful Company of Clothworkers.
Clough Scholarships		Bequest from the late R H Clough (1929-32), who read English and Law.
Excelect Scholarship	2nd year students eligible only Made a valuable contribution to College life	Established in 2003 by Dr Kourosh Saeb-Parsy (1993, MCR President, 1998-99), who qualified as a medical doctor and gained a PhD in Neuroscience in 2001.
Fitzwilliam Society Scholarship		Established in 2007 by the Fitzwilliam Society Trust Limited.

Arts

These scholarships are awarded to students studying Arts subjects.

Name	Criteria	Benefaction
Reddaway Scholarships		Established in 1966 by a gift from King's College together with gifts from Mrs W F Reddaway and her family, between 1958-63, in memory of W F Reddaway (Censor, 1907-24, Lecturer in History, 1896-1907).

Architecture

Name	Criteria	Benefaction
Burrow Fund - Vincent Joseph Hughes Scholarship	Architecture or Engineering students preferred Engineering students including a Part II option in Aeronautical Engineering further preferred	See Medicine section, below

Economics

Name	Criteria	Benefaction
Fitzwilliam Society Skinner Scholarship		Established in 2002 by the Fitzwilliam Society Trust, in memory of Andrew Skinner (Dinner Secretary of the Society, Arhcaeology and Anthropology, Law, 1970-73) who pursued a brilliant career in banking and corporate finance.

Engineering

Name	Criteria	Benefaction
Burrow Fund - Vincent Joseph Hughes Scholarship	Engineering or Architecture students preferred Engineering students including a Part II option in Aeronautical Engineering further preferred	See Medicine section, below
Walker Fund - David Mason Scholarship	Engineering preferred but not absolute	In memory of Mr David Mason, a promising young graduate of the University of Warwick, whose father, and engineer, was a friend of Mr Hubert P Walker (1937). See also, Geography section, above.

English

Name	Criteria	Benefaction
Sir John Stratton Scholarship	If no English candidates are of sufficient merit, all Arts students are eligible	Bequest by Sir John Stratton (English, Archaeology and Anthropology, 1929-32).

Geography

Name	Criteria	Benefaction
Walker Fund - Irene Walker Scholarship	Geography preferred but not absolute	Established in 1989 by a gift from Mr Hubert P Walker (BA, 1937) who read Geography, and augmented by further gifts in 1990-91. This scholarship is named in memory of Mr Walker's wife, Mrs Irene M Walker.

History

Name	Criteria	Benefaction
Burrow Fund - Ellen Hughes Scholarship	If there are no suitable candidates, Arts students are eligible	See Medicine section, below
Fitzwilliam Society Taylor Scholarship		Established by the Fitzwilliam Society in memory of Francis Hillier Taylor (1928-31), who read History.

Land Economy

Name	Criteria	Benefaction
Fitzwilliam Society Coleby Scholarship		Established in 2005 by the Fitzwilliam Society in memory of Roger Coleby (Estate Management, 1950-53, President of the Fitzwilliam Society, 1990, Chairman of the Fitzwilliam Society Trust, 2003), who pursued a successful career as a Chartered Surveyor.

Law

Name	Criteria	Benefaction
Tim Gray Law Scholarship		Established in 2009 by a generous gift from Katharine Gray, wife of Tim Gray (Law, 1974), to celebrate the occasion of their marriage.

Medicine

Name	Criteria	Benefaction
Burrow Fund - Marion Burrow Scholarship	Medicine students preferred If there are no suitable candidates, students of a related subject are eligible	Established in 1989 by a gift from Mr R P Burrow (MA, 1976), who read History and Law from 1969-72.
Walker Fund - Muriel Lawrence Scholarship	Medicine preferred but not absolute	In memory of Mrs Muriel I Lawrence, a friend of Mr Hubert P Walker (1937), who spent much of her time caring for others. See also, Geography section, above.

Modern and Medieval Languages

Name	Criteria	Benefaction
Jeanne-Marie Bourdeau Memorial Award	French students preferred Character of candidates is considered	Established in 2001 by a gift from Mr P W Rest (Geography, Economics, 1946-49), in memory of his wife Jeanne-Marie Bourdeau-Rest.
Burrow Fund - Irene Hill Scholarship	European Languages students preferred, with special emphasis on English, Frnech and German If there are no suitable candidates, Arts students are eligible	See Medicine section, below
Walker Fund - Henry Locke Scholarship	Modern Languages preferred but not absolute	In memory of Mr Henry R Locke, sometime Head of Modern Languages at Rutlish School, Merton. See also, Geography section, above.

Music

Name	Criteria	Benefaction
Dr Willian Edwards Scholarship	Part IA students preferred Music preferred but not absolute	Established in 2001 by a bequest from Mrs M E Dally, in memory of her brother Dr Willian Eaton Edwards (Doctorate in Music, 1932).

Natural Sciences

Name	Criteria	Benefaction
Rawlins Scholarship	Part IA students eligible only	Originally funded by Dr W K S Wallersteiner (Natural Sciences, 1936-39) commemorating Mr F I G Rawlins (Supervisor in Crsytallography, 1929-34, Director of Studies in Natural Sciences, 1932-34).
Walker Fund - Donald Walker Scholarship	Natural Sciences preferred but not absolute	In memory of Mr Hubert P Walker's (1937) brother, Donald Walker. See also, Geography section, above.
Walker Fund - Thomas Walker Scholarship	Earth Sciences preferred but not absolute	In memory of Mr Hubert P Walker's (1937) father, the Revd Dr Thomas Walker. See also, Geography section, above.
Walker Fund - Wilfred Wilde Scholarship	Plant Sciences preferred but not absolute	In memory of Mr Wilfred S Wilde, a long-standing personal friend of Mr Hubert P Walker (1937). See also, Geography section, above.