The Reading List Foundation @thereadinglist.bsky.social · 13/09/2026Whilst books can be available from other sources (such as libraries, and who doesn't love a library?!) - it can be more effective to have your own copy of a book. If you'd like to help future students like Oleksandr donate here www.readinglistfoundation.org 011
The Reading List Foundation @thereadinglist.bsky.social · 08/09/2026💡 How it works You can help us in one of three ways: 👤 funding a Scholarship yourself 👥👥 getting together with family, friends, colleagues to fund a Group Scholarship 📚 or donating a smaller amount that will go to fund a book or books as part of a ‘Bookshelf Scholarship’. (1/4) 101
The Reading List Foundation @thereadinglist.bsky.social · 27/08/2026A massive 82% of scholarship winners told us the award made a big difference to their time at university! This is up from 75% in our last survey. Can you help more students experience this big difference? Donate now 👉 www.readinglistfoundation.org 000
The Reading List Foundation @thereadinglist.bsky.social · 13/08/2026#MeetTheTrustees We welcome Janet Kipling to the Reading List Foundation Board of Trustees. Janet brings skills and knowledge from a 37 year career in journalism and not-for-profit PR, and is currently the Patient Voices Manager for Leukaemia UK. (1/2) 100
The Reading List Foundation @thereadinglist.bsky.social · 05/08/2026Our recent impact survey found (again) that for many scholarship winners the financial award is great but that it's often the recognition of their hard work that means a lot too. 000
The Reading List Foundation @thereadinglist.bsky.social · 03/08/2026Huge thanks to Mr Gupwell (Head of Sixth Form) for this shout out. 🫶 000
The Reading List Foundation @thereadinglist.bsky.social · 13/07/2026#MeetTheTrustees Our new young Trustee is Oxana, a Sociology student at the University of Bristol going into her final year. Oxana joined our Board after previously being awarded the scholarship and offers us an "insider", student perspective during discussions. (1/2) 100
The Reading List Foundation @thereadinglist.bsky.social · 17/06/2026👏 Thank you to the Sir James Reckitt Charity who are supporting Reading List Foundation scholarships in Hull and East Yorkshire in 2026. The Sir James Reckitt Charity who have a broad interest in needs in their local geography. 🔗 www.thesirjamesreckittcharity.org.uk 000
The Reading List Foundation @thereadinglist.bsky.social · 12/06/2026📚 Amelia, a recent scholarship award winner, appreciates the financial help as well as the confidence boost. Books - like so much - are expensive. Help us to help more students like Amelia that deserve the best start at University, visit our website www.readinglistfoundation.org 000
The Reading List Foundation @thereadinglist.bsky.social · 12/06/2026This is why we all (us organising and you donating) do it...another two exceptional young people supported in their learning journey 👇 🙌 020
Reposted by The Reading List FoundationThe Reading List Foundation @thereadinglist.bsky.social · 07/05/2026💡 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 (1/4)readinglistfoundation.orgReading List FoundationTwo 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... 101
The Reading List Foundation @thereadinglist.bsky.social · 05/06/2026👏 Thank you to the Norton Foundation who are supporting Reading List Foundation scholarships in Birmingham, Coventry, Solihull and Warwickshire in 2026. The Norton Foundation "provide financial assistance for young people under 25 whose personal development and progress will benefit as a result..." 000
The Reading List Foundation @thereadinglist.bsky.social · 23/05/2026📸 We're on Instagram too! If you prefer your updates from us to be in a square image format and amongst your videos of puppies, cleaning and things that make you chuckle...follow us there too. 🔗 www.instagram.com/readinglistf... 000
The Reading List Foundation @thereadinglist.bsky.social · 14/05/2026👤 Meet Daisy - receiving a scholarship thanks to people like you donating. Many of our winners value the acknowledgment of their efforts. We love that the impact the scholarships have is longer lasting than the voucher itself. Can you help someone like Daisy? www.readinglistfoundation.org 000
The Reading List Foundation @thereadinglist.bsky.social · 07/05/2026💡 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 (1/4)readinglistfoundation.orgReading List FoundationTwo 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... 101
The Reading List Foundation @thereadinglist.bsky.social · 30/04/2026And the end result! Thank you to all our donors who make it all possible. 001
The Reading List Foundation @thereadinglist.bsky.social · 30/04/2026One of the happiest days of my year - 450+ envelopes, labels, letters and instructions - it’s Scholarship mail-out day. Powered by coffee, @billybragg.bsky.social, @lightningseeds.bsky.social, Chumbawumba, a sprinkling of @brucespringsteen.net and if there’s time Taylor Swift. Get stuffing! #UKHE 001
The Reading List Foundation @thereadinglist.bsky.social · 29/04/2026🗺️ We fund scholarships regardless of where students are planning to study, but we always enjoy seeing where people are going. 000
The Reading List Foundation @thereadinglist.bsky.social · 23/04/2026📸 We're on Instagram too! If you prefer your updates from us to be in a square image format and amongst your videos of puppies, cleaning and things that make you chuckle...follow us there too. 🔗 www.instagram.com/readinglistf... 000
The Reading List Foundation @thereadinglist.bsky.social · 15/04/2026👤 Meet Betty - a scholarship winner that graduated last year from @durham.ac.uk. She chose to continue her studies with a Masters - in part due to the expanded reading options that her scholarship enabled her to access. Can you help someone like Betty? Donate here: www.readinglistfoundation.org 000
Reposted by The Reading List FoundationThe Reading List Foundation @thereadinglist.bsky.social · 14/03/2026💡 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 (1/4)readinglistfoundation.orgReading List FoundationTwo 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... 101
The Reading List Foundation @thereadinglist.bsky.social · 24/03/2026Our scholarships are available regardless of what university the winner is hoping to attend. 🧑🎓 University and number of 2025-26 scholarship winners (top ten) 1️⃣ Liverpool = 14 2️⃣ Cambridge & York = 11 4️⃣ Nottingham = 10 5️⃣ Exeter & Oxford = 9 7️⃣ Manchester & Royal Holloway & London & Warwick = 8 000
The Reading List Foundation @thereadinglist.bsky.social · 23/03/2026📸 We're on Instagram too! If you prefer your updates from us to be in a square image format and amongst your videos of puppies, cleaning and things that make you chuckle...follow us there too. 🔗 www.instagram.com/readinglistf... 000
The Reading List Foundation @thereadinglist.bsky.social · 14/03/2026💡 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 (1/4)readinglistfoundation.orgReading List FoundationTwo 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... 101
The Reading List Foundation @thereadinglist.bsky.social · 14/03/2026👤 Meet Amelia - one of our Reading List Foundation Scholarship winners. We love that in addition to helping be a support in the future our scholarships are so often felt as reward for the hard work and resilience students have shown in the past. 011
The Reading List Foundation @thereadinglist.bsky.social · 20/02/2026👤 Meet Oleksandr - one of our Scholarship winners who is now studying at university on an accounting and finance course. He knows (or will when he has finished) lots about balancing the books so we're pleased to have supported him ease his own financial pressures. 000
The Reading List Foundation @thereadinglist.bsky.social · 15/01/2026👤 Meet Lara, a Reading List Scholarship winner. We believe students shouldn't have to choose between books and living costs. In Lara's own words the scholarship has "...helped me afford books necessary for my studies and still live comfortably. I study BSc Medical Sciences, so books are not cheap!" 000
The Reading List Foundation @thereadinglist.bsky.social · 22/12/2025As we end 2025 we celebrate all our scholarship winners - those that have graduated, those still going through their university journey and those finishing their first term. Our 2025 winners are, like the years before them, going to a range of universities across the UK and beyond. 000
The Reading List Foundation @thereadinglist.bsky.social · 12/12/2025Meet 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." 000
The Reading List Foundation @thereadinglist.bsky.social · 11/12/2025💡 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 (1/4)readinglistfoundation.orgReading List FoundationTwo 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... 100
The Reading List Foundation @thereadinglist.bsky.social · 01/12/2025This 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! 🎓 010
The Reading List Foundation @thereadinglist.bsky.social · 15/10/2025Looking 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-... 🧵 (1/2) 100
The Reading List Foundation @thereadinglist.bsky.social · 24/09/2025We 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 👏readinglistfoundation.orgThe Need - Reading List FoundationOften the big picture of tuition fees and student loans mask the detail of how it affects individual students 000
The Reading List Foundation @thereadinglist.bsky.social · 17/09/2025We’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. 010
Reposted by The Reading List FoundationThe Reading List Foundation @thereadinglist.bsky.social · 14/08/2025Congrats Nora 🥳🥳 We can’t wait to support you in your next chapter at @durham-university.bsky.social 021
Reposted by The Reading List FoundationThe Reading List Foundation @thereadinglist.bsky.social · 14/08/2025🎓 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". 011
Reposted by The Reading List FoundationThe Reading List Foundation @thereadinglist.bsky.social · 08/08/2025Your donation helps a student buy books but it can also serve as inspiration. Donate online to fund another scholarship: www.readinglistfoundation.org 011
The Reading List Foundation @thereadinglist.bsky.social · 14/08/2025🎓 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". 011
The Reading List Foundation @thereadinglist.bsky.social · 14/08/2025Congrats Nora 🥳🥳 We can’t wait to support you in your next chapter at @durham-university.bsky.social 021
Reposted by The Reading List FoundationThe Reading List Foundation @thereadinglist.bsky.social · 31/07/2025Our support is made possible through your support. Donate today and help another student start their university journey positively. Donate online: www.readinglistfoundation.org 011
The Reading List Foundation @thereadinglist.bsky.social · 08/08/2025Your donation helps a student buy books but it can also serve as inspiration. Donate online to fund another scholarship: www.readinglistfoundation.org 011
Reposted by The Reading List FoundationThe Reading List Foundation @thereadinglist.bsky.social · 22/07/2025We 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. " 011
The Reading List Foundation @thereadinglist.bsky.social · 31/07/2025Our support is made possible through your support. Donate today and help another student start their university journey positively. Donate online: www.readinglistfoundation.org 011
Reposted by The Reading List FoundationThe Reading List Foundation @thereadinglist.bsky.social · 22/04/2025💡 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 (1/4) 112
The Reading List Foundation @thereadinglist.bsky.social · 22/07/2025We 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. " 011
Reposted by The Reading List FoundationThe Reading List Foundation @thereadinglist.bsky.social · 04/07/2025Our scholarships fund either hard copy textbooks or digital alternatives. 57% of our winners say they still prefer books. 001
Reposted by The Reading List FoundationThe Reading List Foundation @thereadinglist.bsky.social · 25/06/2025We 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. 001
The Reading List Foundation @thereadinglist.bsky.social · 04/07/2025Our scholarships fund either hard copy textbooks or digital alternatives. 57% of our winners say they still prefer books. 001
The Reading List Foundation @thereadinglist.bsky.social · 30/06/2025Shout 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...faircollective.co.ukPaula AlionyteData, Fundraising & Strategy 000
The Reading List Foundation @thereadinglist.bsky.social · 26/06/2025👏 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 🙌 000