The Nelson Blues Fund is an endowed College Fund to support undergraduate and graduate students who have won Blues or half Blues, by helping them to cover the costs of purchasing their colours.
The Fund was endowed through the generosity of over 30 alumni and supporters, many of them Blues themselves, including a principal gift from Dr Mark Nelson (MPhil, 1983). Mark was a cricketer at Queens', won a half Blue at golf and is a member of the Hawks' Club.
Photo, right: Mark Nelson is thanked by the President at the Ceremony of Benefactors, 2019.
Past beneficiaries include Grace Prendergast MNZM (2021), a World & Olympic rowing champion; and Jamie Roberts (2015), the former Wales and British & Irish Lions star.
Applications for funding can be made through the online form below. Please note that you must log in to Raven (at the bottom of the page) in order to access the form. You can be reimbursed for any of the following: full Blues or half Blues blazers, bow ties and scarves. For more information on purchasing, visit the Ryder & Amies website. Please ensure that you apply by the end of Full Term (16th June 2023).
The information submitted on the form will be sent to the awarding Fellows: Professor Marie Edmonds and Mr Rowan Kitt. Applications are considered throughout the year, hence students are encouraged to submit an application along with receipts through the online form when they have purchased their colours.
How to apply: In order for the online application form to become visible on this webpage, please ensure to scroll down to the very bottom of this page to the section with the black background and click on 'sign in with Raven'. Once you have signed into Raven, you will see the online application form appear on this webpage which you must complete. The form will appear directly below the photos of Isabelle Hupez and Kazimir Uzwyshyn-Jones.
Note: you are eligible to apply to this Fund if you have been awarded a full Blue or half Blue. Proof of purchase of your colours is required. Students who received Blues of half Blues and purchased colours in previous years, if they are still a member of College, should apply to the Fund this year as it may be possible for them to be reimbursed. We kindly request that recipients of this award send a photo of them dressed in their colours to development@queens.cam.ac.uk to share with the donors.
Photos: Isabelle Hupez (2021) and Kazimir Uzwyshyn-Jones (2018) in their Blues blazer & scarf.
