The Reading List Foundation
@thereadinglist.bsky.social
The Reading List Foundation helps exceptional Year 13 students from lower-income families succeed at university, by paying for their first year textbooks.
https://www.readinglistfoundation.org/
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Two in five undergraduates in England from lower-income households have had to cut back on textbooks because of financial pressures, while accumulating average debts of £44,000 and rising. In compari...
www.readinglistfoundation.org
💡 How it works
Help us in 1 of 3 ways:
👤 funding a Scholarship yourself
👥👥 get together with family, friends, colleagues to fund a Group Scholarship
📚 or donating a smaller amount that will go to fund part of a ‘Bookshelf Scholarship’.
Donate 👉 www.readinglistfoundation.org
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Help us in 1 of 3 ways:
👤 funding a Scholarship yourself
👥👥 get together with family, friends, colleagues to fund a Group Scholarship
📚 or donating a smaller amount that will go to fund part of a ‘Bookshelf Scholarship’.
Donate 👉 www.readinglistfoundation.org
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Meet Daisy. In addition to supporting her financial needs you can see in her own words that our scholarship meant far more than just money.
"Being awarded the … Scholarship reassured me that my hard work had not gone unnoticed, & it gave me a real boost of confidence going into my A Level exams."
"Being awarded the … Scholarship reassured me that my hard work had not gone unnoticed, & it gave me a real boost of confidence going into my A Level exams."
December 12, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Meet Daisy. In addition to supporting her financial needs you can see in her own words that our scholarship meant far more than just money.
"Being awarded the … Scholarship reassured me that my hard work had not gone unnoticed, & it gave me a real boost of confidence going into my A Level exams."
"Being awarded the … Scholarship reassured me that my hard work had not gone unnoticed, & it gave me a real boost of confidence going into my A Level exams."
💡 How it works
Help us in 1 of 3 ways:
👤 funding a Scholarship yourself
👥👥 get together with family, friends, colleagues to fund a Group Scholarship
📚 or donating a smaller amount that will go to fund part of a ‘Bookshelf Scholarship’.
Donate 👉 www.readinglistfoundation.org
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Help us in 1 of 3 ways:
👤 funding a Scholarship yourself
👥👥 get together with family, friends, colleagues to fund a Group Scholarship
📚 or donating a smaller amount that will go to fund part of a ‘Bookshelf Scholarship’.
Donate 👉 www.readinglistfoundation.org
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Reading List Foundation
Two in five undergraduates in England from lower-income households have had to cut back on textbooks because of financial pressures, while accumulating average debts of £44,000 and rising. In compari...
www.readinglistfoundation.org
December 11, 2025 at 12:18 PM
💡 How it works
Help us in 1 of 3 ways:
👤 funding a Scholarship yourself
👥👥 get together with family, friends, colleagues to fund a Group Scholarship
📚 or donating a smaller amount that will go to fund part of a ‘Bookshelf Scholarship’.
Donate 👉 www.readinglistfoundation.org
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Help us in 1 of 3 ways:
👤 funding a Scholarship yourself
👥👥 get together with family, friends, colleagues to fund a Group Scholarship
📚 or donating a smaller amount that will go to fund part of a ‘Bookshelf Scholarship’.
Donate 👉 www.readinglistfoundation.org
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This evening we sadly waved off the fabulous Tracy, who is stepping down after 3 years as a Trustee.
Tracy was our first young Trustee and we've grown as individual Trustees and a Board through her input.
We wish her well in the coming final years of her medical degree. Good luck Tracy! 🎓
Tracy was our first young Trustee and we've grown as individual Trustees and a Board through her input.
We wish her well in the coming final years of her medical degree. Good luck Tracy! 🎓
December 1, 2025 at 8:22 PM
This evening we sadly waved off the fabulous Tracy, who is stepping down after 3 years as a Trustee.
Tracy was our first young Trustee and we've grown as individual Trustees and a Board through her input.
We wish her well in the coming final years of her medical degree. Good luck Tracy! 🎓
Tracy was our first young Trustee and we've grown as individual Trustees and a Board through her input.
We wish her well in the coming final years of her medical degree. Good luck Tracy! 🎓
Looking for a Trustee role where your marketing expertise makes a difference?
📚 Reading List Foundation funds textbook scholarships for exceptional students from lower income backgrounds.
Interested? More info in the ad & 👇
Apply by 18 October.
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📚 Reading List Foundation funds textbook scholarships for exceptional students from lower income backgrounds.
Interested? More info in the ad & 👇
Apply by 18 October.
reachvolunteering.org.uk/opp/trustee-...
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October 15, 2025 at 7:17 AM
Looking for a Trustee role where your marketing expertise makes a difference?
📚 Reading List Foundation funds textbook scholarships for exceptional students from lower income backgrounds.
Interested? More info in the ad & 👇
Apply by 18 October.
reachvolunteering.org.uk/opp/trustee-...
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📚 Reading List Foundation funds textbook scholarships for exceptional students from lower income backgrounds.
Interested? More info in the ad & 👇
Apply by 18 October.
reachvolunteering.org.uk/opp/trustee-...
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We recently received our first legacy commitment.
This means they have written into their Will a donation to us (charity number 1164690). Even after death the donor will continue to help exceptional year 13 students from lower-income families succeed at university. Thank you 👏
This means they have written into their Will a donation to us (charity number 1164690). Even after death the donor will continue to help exceptional year 13 students from lower-income families succeed at university. Thank you 👏
The Need - Reading List Foundation
Often the big picture of tuition fees and student loans mask the detail of how it affects individual students
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September 24, 2025 at 12:21 PM
We recently received our first legacy commitment.
This means they have written into their Will a donation to us (charity number 1164690). Even after death the donor will continue to help exceptional year 13 students from lower-income families succeed at university. Thank you 👏
This means they have written into their Will a donation to us (charity number 1164690). Even after death the donor will continue to help exceptional year 13 students from lower-income families succeed at university. Thank you 👏
We’re sad to be saying goodbye to the wonderful Carmel, who is stepping down as a Trustee.
She’s been instrumental in our growth: 76 Scholarships issued the year before she joined, to over 300 now.
Whilst we’ll miss her wise counsel and eye for marketing, we wish her every success.
She’s been instrumental in our growth: 76 Scholarships issued the year before she joined, to over 300 now.
Whilst we’ll miss her wise counsel and eye for marketing, we wish her every success.
September 17, 2025 at 1:40 PM
We’re sad to be saying goodbye to the wonderful Carmel, who is stepping down as a Trustee.
She’s been instrumental in our growth: 76 Scholarships issued the year before she joined, to over 300 now.
Whilst we’ll miss her wise counsel and eye for marketing, we wish her every success.
She’s been instrumental in our growth: 76 Scholarships issued the year before she joined, to over 300 now.
Whilst we’ll miss her wise counsel and eye for marketing, we wish her every success.
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Congrats Nora 🥳🥳 We can’t wait to support you in your next chapter at @durham-university.bsky.social
Congratulations to Nora from Chelsea Academy who got into @durham-university.bsky.social today!
She received the @thereadinglist.bsky.social scholarship - a £275 grant to pay for her first year textbooks.
Well done Nora 👏
She received the @thereadinglist.bsky.social scholarship - a £275 grant to pay for her first year textbooks.
Well done Nora 👏
August 14, 2025 at 9:19 AM
Congrats Nora 🥳🥳 We can’t wait to support you in your next chapter at @durham-university.bsky.social
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🎓 One of our scholarship winners recently graduated and gave us a message to share.
“A book I bought with the [scholarship] ended up sparked my interest in an area of research that I’m continuing with at Master’s level next year. What you do has really made an impact on my life".
“A book I bought with the [scholarship] ended up sparked my interest in an area of research that I’m continuing with at Master’s level next year. What you do has really made an impact on my life".
August 14, 2025 at 4:32 PM
🎓 One of our scholarship winners recently graduated and gave us a message to share.
“A book I bought with the [scholarship] ended up sparked my interest in an area of research that I’m continuing with at Master’s level next year. What you do has really made an impact on my life".
“A book I bought with the [scholarship] ended up sparked my interest in an area of research that I’m continuing with at Master’s level next year. What you do has really made an impact on my life".
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Your donation helps a student buy books but it can also serve as inspiration.
Donate online to fund another scholarship: www.readinglistfoundation.org
Donate online to fund another scholarship: www.readinglistfoundation.org
August 8, 2025 at 6:53 AM
Your donation helps a student buy books but it can also serve as inspiration.
Donate online to fund another scholarship: www.readinglistfoundation.org
Donate online to fund another scholarship: www.readinglistfoundation.org
🎓 One of our scholarship winners recently graduated and gave us a message to share.
“A book I bought with the [scholarship] ended up sparked my interest in an area of research that I’m continuing with at Master’s level next year. What you do has really made an impact on my life".
“A book I bought with the [scholarship] ended up sparked my interest in an area of research that I’m continuing with at Master’s level next year. What you do has really made an impact on my life".
August 14, 2025 at 4:32 PM
🎓 One of our scholarship winners recently graduated and gave us a message to share.
“A book I bought with the [scholarship] ended up sparked my interest in an area of research that I’m continuing with at Master’s level next year. What you do has really made an impact on my life".
“A book I bought with the [scholarship] ended up sparked my interest in an area of research that I’m continuing with at Master’s level next year. What you do has really made an impact on my life".
Congrats Nora 🥳🥳 We can’t wait to support you in your next chapter at @durham-university.bsky.social
Congratulations to Nora from Chelsea Academy who got into @durham-university.bsky.social today!
She received the @thereadinglist.bsky.social scholarship - a £275 grant to pay for her first year textbooks.
Well done Nora 👏
She received the @thereadinglist.bsky.social scholarship - a £275 grant to pay for her first year textbooks.
Well done Nora 👏
August 14, 2025 at 9:19 AM
Congrats Nora 🥳🥳 We can’t wait to support you in your next chapter at @durham-university.bsky.social
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Our support is made possible through your support. Donate today and help another student start their university journey positively.
Donate online: www.readinglistfoundation.org
Donate online: www.readinglistfoundation.org
!["With your support, we have been able to award a sixth-form student with [the scholarship], which will undoubtedly make a significant impact on their academic journey through university."
- 2025 A Head of Sixth Form](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:57vuznkuj5ryuofamxhktuwa/bafkreidmarxr6qta5tpguxgitn7wnfkpw75gpttdcfrkpsfynta7vstkuu@jpeg)
July 31, 2025 at 8:22 AM
Our support is made possible through your support. Donate today and help another student start their university journey positively.
Donate online: www.readinglistfoundation.org
Donate online: www.readinglistfoundation.org
Your donation helps a student buy books but it can also serve as inspiration.
Donate online to fund another scholarship: www.readinglistfoundation.org
Donate online to fund another scholarship: www.readinglistfoundation.org
August 8, 2025 at 6:53 AM
Your donation helps a student buy books but it can also serve as inspiration.
Donate online to fund another scholarship: www.readinglistfoundation.org
Donate online to fund another scholarship: www.readinglistfoundation.org
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We love hearing from schools that celebrate awarding our scholarships 👏
"We...proudly awarded the...Scholarship to one of our...students. It was a truly special moment for his parents, who were in the audience to share in his achievement.
Thank you so much for continuing this wonderful initiative. "
"We...proudly awarded the...Scholarship to one of our...students. It was a truly special moment for his parents, who were in the audience to share in his achievement.
Thank you so much for continuing this wonderful initiative. "
July 22, 2025 at 1:15 PM
We love hearing from schools that celebrate awarding our scholarships 👏
"We...proudly awarded the...Scholarship to one of our...students. It was a truly special moment for his parents, who were in the audience to share in his achievement.
Thank you so much for continuing this wonderful initiative. "
"We...proudly awarded the...Scholarship to one of our...students. It was a truly special moment for his parents, who were in the audience to share in his achievement.
Thank you so much for continuing this wonderful initiative. "
Our support is made possible through your support. Donate today and help another student start their university journey positively.
Donate online: www.readinglistfoundation.org
Donate online: www.readinglistfoundation.org
July 31, 2025 at 8:22 AM
Our support is made possible through your support. Donate today and help another student start their university journey positively.
Donate online: www.readinglistfoundation.org
Donate online: www.readinglistfoundation.org
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💡 How it works
Help us in 1 of 3 ways:
👤 funding a Scholarship yourself
👥👥 get together with family, friends, colleagues to fund a Group Scholarship
📚 or donating a smaller amount that will go to fund part of a ‘Bookshelf Scholarship’.
Donate 👉 www.readinglistfoundation.org
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Help us in 1 of 3 ways:
👤 funding a Scholarship yourself
👥👥 get together with family, friends, colleagues to fund a Group Scholarship
📚 or donating a smaller amount that will go to fund part of a ‘Bookshelf Scholarship’.
Donate 👉 www.readinglistfoundation.org
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April 22, 2025 at 4:07 PM
💡 How it works
Help us in 1 of 3 ways:
👤 funding a Scholarship yourself
👥👥 get together with family, friends, colleagues to fund a Group Scholarship
📚 or donating a smaller amount that will go to fund part of a ‘Bookshelf Scholarship’.
Donate 👉 www.readinglistfoundation.org
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Help us in 1 of 3 ways:
👤 funding a Scholarship yourself
👥👥 get together with family, friends, colleagues to fund a Group Scholarship
📚 or donating a smaller amount that will go to fund part of a ‘Bookshelf Scholarship’.
Donate 👉 www.readinglistfoundation.org
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We love hearing from schools that celebrate awarding our scholarships 👏
"We...proudly awarded the...Scholarship to one of our...students. It was a truly special moment for his parents, who were in the audience to share in his achievement.
Thank you so much for continuing this wonderful initiative. "
"We...proudly awarded the...Scholarship to one of our...students. It was a truly special moment for his parents, who were in the audience to share in his achievement.
Thank you so much for continuing this wonderful initiative. "
July 22, 2025 at 1:15 PM
We love hearing from schools that celebrate awarding our scholarships 👏
"We...proudly awarded the...Scholarship to one of our...students. It was a truly special moment for his parents, who were in the audience to share in his achievement.
Thank you so much for continuing this wonderful initiative. "
"We...proudly awarded the...Scholarship to one of our...students. It was a truly special moment for his parents, who were in the audience to share in his achievement.
Thank you so much for continuing this wonderful initiative. "
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Our scholarships fund either hard copy textbooks or digital alternatives.
57% of our winners say they still prefer books.
57% of our winners say they still prefer books.
July 4, 2025 at 6:24 AM
Our scholarships fund either hard copy textbooks or digital alternatives.
57% of our winners say they still prefer books.
57% of our winners say they still prefer books.
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We recently asked our scholarship winners from three year ago what the award meant to them.
75% told us it made a big difference to their time at university.
75% told us it made a big difference to their time at university.
June 25, 2025 at 8:00 AM
We recently asked our scholarship winners from three year ago what the award meant to them.
75% told us it made a big difference to their time at university.
75% told us it made a big difference to their time at university.
Our scholarships fund either hard copy textbooks or digital alternatives.
57% of our winners say they still prefer books.
57% of our winners say they still prefer books.
July 4, 2025 at 6:24 AM
Our scholarships fund either hard copy textbooks or digital alternatives.
57% of our winners say they still prefer books.
57% of our winners say they still prefer books.
Shout out to Paula of Flow Strategies (via Fair Collective).
"The advice we’ve received is invaluable. It’s given us a roadmap for the next 3 years in terms of growing our income, specific actions to take, & expert guidance on where to focus our efforts".
www.faircollective.co.uk/the-collecti...
"The advice we’ve received is invaluable. It’s given us a roadmap for the next 3 years in terms of growing our income, specific actions to take, & expert guidance on where to focus our efforts".
www.faircollective.co.uk/the-collecti...
Paula Alionyte
Data, Fundraising & Strategy
www.faircollective.co.uk
June 30, 2025 at 7:45 AM
Shout out to Paula of Flow Strategies (via Fair Collective).
"The advice we’ve received is invaluable. It’s given us a roadmap for the next 3 years in terms of growing our income, specific actions to take, & expert guidance on where to focus our efforts".
www.faircollective.co.uk/the-collecti...
"The advice we’ve received is invaluable. It’s given us a roadmap for the next 3 years in terms of growing our income, specific actions to take, & expert guidance on where to focus our efforts".
www.faircollective.co.uk/the-collecti...
👏 A huge shout out and thanks to Trinity School Croydon who raised a whopping £3,000 for us!
Students recently held a charity day where they sold cakes and sweets, did run challenges and more. Plus they held a non-uniform day for both students and staff.
Thank you 🙌
Students recently held a charity day where they sold cakes and sweets, did run challenges and more. Plus they held a non-uniform day for both students and staff.
Thank you 🙌
June 26, 2025 at 1:55 PM
👏 A huge shout out and thanks to Trinity School Croydon who raised a whopping £3,000 for us!
Students recently held a charity day where they sold cakes and sweets, did run challenges and more. Plus they held a non-uniform day for both students and staff.
Thank you 🙌
Students recently held a charity day where they sold cakes and sweets, did run challenges and more. Plus they held a non-uniform day for both students and staff.
Thank you 🙌
We recently asked our scholarship winners from three year ago what the award meant to them.
75% told us it made a big difference to their time at university.
75% told us it made a big difference to their time at university.
June 25, 2025 at 8:00 AM
We recently asked our scholarship winners from three year ago what the award meant to them.
75% told us it made a big difference to their time at university.
75% told us it made a big difference to their time at university.
💡 How it works
Help us in 1 of 3 ways:
👤 funding a Scholarship yourself
👥👥 get together with family, friends, colleagues to fund a Group Scholarship
📚 or donating a smaller amount that will go to fund part of a ‘Bookshelf Scholarship’.
Donate 👉 www.readinglistfoundation.org
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Help us in 1 of 3 ways:
👤 funding a Scholarship yourself
👥👥 get together with family, friends, colleagues to fund a Group Scholarship
📚 or donating a smaller amount that will go to fund part of a ‘Bookshelf Scholarship’.
Donate 👉 www.readinglistfoundation.org
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Reading List Foundation
Two in five undergraduates in England from lower-income households have had to cut back on textbooks because of financial pressures, while accumulating average debts of £44,000 and rising. In compari...
www.readinglistfoundation.org
June 24, 2025 at 8:11 PM
💡 How it works
Help us in 1 of 3 ways:
👤 funding a Scholarship yourself
👥👥 get together with family, friends, colleagues to fund a Group Scholarship
📚 or donating a smaller amount that will go to fund part of a ‘Bookshelf Scholarship’.
Donate 👉 www.readinglistfoundation.org
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Help us in 1 of 3 ways:
👤 funding a Scholarship yourself
👥👥 get together with family, friends, colleagues to fund a Group Scholarship
📚 or donating a smaller amount that will go to fund part of a ‘Bookshelf Scholarship’.
Donate 👉 www.readinglistfoundation.org
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We love this photo of a recent scholarship winner. 👏
Ashby Sixth Form said:
“Congratulations to Year 13 Liam who was nominated by Sixth Form to receive the [RLF] Scholarship. … it is much deserved and we wish you all the best with your future studies.
(Shared from Insta with permission)
Ashby Sixth Form said:
“Congratulations to Year 13 Liam who was nominated by Sixth Form to receive the [RLF] Scholarship. … it is much deserved and we wish you all the best with your future studies.
(Shared from Insta with permission)
June 6, 2025 at 10:16 AM
We love this photo of a recent scholarship winner. 👏
Ashby Sixth Form said:
“Congratulations to Year 13 Liam who was nominated by Sixth Form to receive the [RLF] Scholarship. … it is much deserved and we wish you all the best with your future studies.
(Shared from Insta with permission)
Ashby Sixth Form said:
“Congratulations to Year 13 Liam who was nominated by Sixth Form to receive the [RLF] Scholarship. … it is much deserved and we wish you all the best with your future studies.
(Shared from Insta with permission)