Giving to ASE

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Dear ASE Alums and Friends,

If you've got as far as reading these words, my guess is that you are one of the many students, faculty or friends who have found the ASE experience in some way extraordinary and unforgettable, and that you'd like to help the Programme thrive in the future.

By making a financial donation to support ASE, however modest or substantial, you will be helping us continue to provide a unique and remarkable study abroad programme in the heart of the City of Bath. 

Your money will be used in one or more of the following ways:

  • Provide financial support to a diverse mix of students through one of our need-based scholarships and awards

  • Help facilitate vital renovation and refurbishment projects needed to maintain and update ASE-owned properties

  • Improve resources for the academic and social/cultural programmes

It is my sincere wish that the ASE Programme should continue to offer a uniquely enriching experience for many more generations of students. So if ASE has a special place in your heart, I urge you to give as generously as you are able.

Thank you for your ongoing support!

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Jonathan Hope, Dean and Director

Support ASE by giving to one of our funds

Every small one-off donation or, if possible, a regular gift is invaluable in helping us continue to offer the ‘ASE experience’ for generations to come.

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The ASE Development Fund

The ASE Development Fund helps us continue providing an enriching, unique, and unforgettable study abroad experience.

Your gift will be used in a variety of ways to support projects such as:

  • The renovation and refurbishment of ASE-owned properties in the centre of Bath (Nelson House, Nunes House, Linley House, The Ralph)

  • Improvement of educational resources for the academic programme

  • Opportunities to develop and expand the social and cultural programme

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The Bridgetower Fund

The Bridgetower Fund is named after George Augustus Polgreen Bridgetower (1780-1860), a brilliant Black musician of African and European heritage, who famously performed in Bath.

This fund provides financial assistance to students of colour to participate in a broad range of enriching cultural activities and events.

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Support our students by giving to our scholarships

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    The ASE Alumni Scholarship


    The ASE Alumni Scholarship is made possible thanks to our supportive and active alumni community.

    This is a need-based scholarship awarded to one or more students who show enthusiasm for and an awareness of the importance of the alumni community.

    Their feedback on the ASE experience will be shared with the alumni community. 

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  • Don Nunes

    The Don Nunes Memorial Scholarship


    Honouring the memory of the late Dr Don Nunes, Founder and Director of Advanced Studies in England.

    Don’s educational philosophy was to foster Anglo-American understanding as a first step toward global cooperation to combat racial prejudice.

    This need-based scholarship is available to a student from an underrepresented population.

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    The Ann Nunes Scholarship for Educators


    This fund is named in honour of Ann Nunes, the wife of ASE’s founder Don Nunes.

    Ann was the second Dean and Director at ASE, and the creator of the Education programme.

    This need-based scholarship is available to students who apply for ASE’s Education programme.

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  • Mike Ruiz (Sp98)

    The Mike Ruiz Scholarship


    Mike Ruiz is an alum of the programme who studied in Bath in Spring 1998.

    Mike has generously endowed this scholarship to help make studying abroad more accessible to the LGBTQ+ community.

    This need-based scholarship is available to a student from the LGBTQ+ community, and Mike welcomes contributions to help boost its giving power.

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    The Mechem-Arnush Scholarship


    Leslie Mechem and Michael Arnush are emeritus professors of Classics at Skidmore College, and long-standing friends of ASE.

    Leslie and Michael team-taught the first 'Romans in Britain' course, and Michael served on the ASE Advisory Council for many years.

    This need-based scholarship is available to summer students choosing to take the 'Romans in Britain' seminar course.

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    The Siouxsie Easter Theatre Scholarship


    Siouxsie Easter, an established theatre professor at Wells College in New York, is a long-standing friend of ASE.

    Siouxsie was instrumental in launching ASE’s Theatre Summer School, designing many of ASE’s semester offerings for theatre students.

    This merit-based scholarship is available to a student studying theatre-related courses during a semester or a Theatre Summer School student.

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    The Golden-Marx Scholarship


    Catherine Golden and Michael Marx are long-standing Skidmore faculty and close friends of ASE. Both taught on our Summer School programme.

    Catherine taught Jane Austen in Bath to Skidmore students and adult learners. Michael taught ‘Transatlantic Nature Writing’ in the summer of 2023, and helped ASE develop its first website.

    This scholarship will provide financial support to a student attending the ASE Main Summer School.

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    The Rochelle-Nelson Scholarship


    Warren Rochelle and his husband, Gary Nelson, are long-standing friends of ASE.

    Warren, a retired English and Creative Writing Professor from the University of Mary Washington, taught English courses at ASE’s Summer School in 2007 and 2013. Gary, an educator for 35 years, is now focusing on writing.

    This need-based scholarship is available to any Summer School student needing financial support.

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Contact

For more information about gifting to ASE, please email our Alumni Development Administrator, Nicola Malcolm, n.malcolm@asebath.org.

Giving through the British Schools and Universities Foundation

US taxpayers can make tax-deductible gifts to ASE through the British Schools &Universities Foundation Inc. (‘BSUF’—Federal I.D. Number 13-616-1189). There are several ways you can make a gift to ASE:

  • Check/cheque

  • Credit card

  • Individual retirement account

  • Leaving a gift in your will

BSUF notifies us of your gift details and disburses the full amount of its grants to ASE quarterly. Please note that the BSUF respects giver preferences, but all grants are made at its sole discretion, as required by the IRS. To make a gift, please go to the BSUF website.