HOW YOU CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE

Like many other independent schools in the UK, transformational bursaries for students who could not otherwise afford a Fettes education are paid for from philanthropy and income. It remains the Fettes Foundation’s top priority to increase philanthropic giving towards 100% bursaries, so please help us continue transforming lives by donating to this appeal.

Without the generous gifts we receive towards 100% bursaries, which are currently awarded to 5% of our students, we couldn’t deliver the extent of bursary provision that we do. We really are extraordinarily thankful to Old Fettesians, parents and friends of Fettes who give so willingly.

The impact you can make by supporting 100% bursaries is, in one word, immeasurable.

I remain ever grateful for the bursaries which enabled our children to attend Fettes and benefit from a first-class Fettes education.

The children’s years at Fettes have stood them in great stead at the start of their adult journey, encouraging them to keep learning, be kind, aim high and give back.

I hope with all my heart that in the future they will be able to give back to the school that has given so much to them. I would encourage anyone who is in a position to donate to the Fettes Foundation to do so. The Fettes experience has opened windows and doors into academic excellence, extra-curricular experiences and enriching lessons for life for my children and so many others.

Parent of Bursary Recipients

In my position as Bursar, I’m so fortunate to be able to see the faces and witness the reactions of some of the families who receive bursaries. It is a real privilege to be able to change people’s lives by awarding transformational bursaries. But more importantly, it’s so special to be able to watch these children develop over their time at Fettes and really embrace all that the school has to offer. This is echoed in the sheer gratitude that is expressed to me by the parents of bursary recipients and which must be passed on to our donors.

I would like to reassure anybody who is considering donating, that in my view there is no better way to make a huge difference to a young person’s life than offering the opportunity of a Fettes education.

The gift of education is one of the best you can give, and it changes lives far beyond that of the individual recipient. Every bursary student has the ability to have a positive and lasting impact on their peers, teachers, House, family across generations and wider community.

Fettesians go on to study at destinations across the world and have successful careers across a range of sectors. You can be involved in helping to change the direction of a child’s future at a crucial stage in their life, by donating towards transformational bursaries.