Giving to ASE

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 future.

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

Your money will be used by the ASE Programme to help 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, including The Ralph, Nelson House, Linley House and Nunes House (14 North Parade)

  • - 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. 

We were thrilled  to welcome our first child of an ASE graduate to the Programme in the summer of 2024 and - promise not to tell her? - I secretly harbour the hope that my own daughter will one day walk through the green door of Nelson House as more than just a visitor...

If ASE will always have a special place in your heart, I urge you to give as generously as you are able.

Thank you for your ongoing support!

Jonathan Hope, Dean and Director

Support ASE by giving to one or more of our scholarships

  • Alumni Lunch

    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 a student(s) who shows 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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  • The Ann Nunes Scholarship for Educators

    This fund is named in honour of Ann Nunes, wife of ASE’s founder Don, the second Dean and Director, and creator of the Education programme.

    The scholarship is available to students who apply for ASE’s education programme, according to need.

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  • Don Nunes

    The Don Nunes Memorial Scholarship

    This scholarship has been established to honour the memory of the late Dr Don Nunes, the founder of Advanced Studies in England and its Director until his passing in 1997.

    It commemorates his educational philosophy and vision, which fostered Anglo-American understanding, as a first step in the wider aim of achieving global understanding and cooperation and striving to combat racial prejudice.

    The Don Nunes Memorial Scholarship is available to a student from an under-represented population, according to financial need. It is an award of £1000 for a semester's study.

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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. He has generously endowed a needs-based scholarship to help make studying abroad more accessible to the LGBTQ+ community.

    The Mike Ruiz Scholarship is available to a student from the LGBTQ+ community, according to need, 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. They team-taught the first 'Romans in Britain' course in the summer of 2002, and Michael served for many years on the ASE Advisory Council.

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

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Support ASE by giving to one of our Funds

No matter how small, a one-off donation—or, if possible, a regular gift—is invaluable in helping us continue offering the ASE experience for generations to come.

ASE Development Fund

By giving to the ASE Development Fund, you will help 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:

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

  • Improve educational resources for the academic programme

  • Provide an opportunity to develop and expand the social and cultural programme

We are happy to receive donations of any size, no matter how modest. A regular donation of as little as $10 per month will soon grow to a significant sum.

We promise to update you each year on the exciting developments we have been able to complete thanks to your generosity.

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.


The Fund provides financial assistance to students of colour, for participation in a broad range of enriching cultural activities and events.

Contact

For more information on gifting to ASE, please email our Recruitment and Development Officer, Imogen Nield at i.nield@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

Every time you make a gift through the BSUF, they will email us to notify us of this gift—including its amount—so we can thank you for your generosity. BSUF will disburse the full amount of its grants to ASE quarterly.

Please note that giver preferences are respected by the BSUF but all grants are made at its sole discretion as required by the IRS. To make a gift, please go to the BSUF website.