The Oxford Students’ Union takes the privacy of all students very seriously. We also recognise that some applicants may be worried about revealing their trans status to institutions that have historically misserved them.
We collect personal information so that we can check your student status, contact you about your application, and address you properly. We will never use the information you provide to identify or “out” you to University staff, other students or Union staff not involved in the administration of the Fund.
This is also a trust-based process based on self-declaration by the student, not investigation by the Union.
You can find a full privacy notice in the application form.
How do we evaluate?
You’ll notice that the application form asks you to rate your sense of wellbeing, belonging, and academic success. We use this information, which always gets anonymised, to understand the impact of our work, improve our services in the long term, and ask for more money to put into supporting you in the future. We are very grateful for your effort and honesty in responding to those questions.
Who is eligible?
To apply for the fund, you must:
- Be a registered University of Oxford student
- Be trans, non-binary, intersex or gender-diverse
- Not have used the Fund excessively before, unless there is reasonable justification
- Not be using the Fund to get money to contribute to fundraisers or give to others
- Not be requesting items with excessive costs (e.g. custom products), unless explicitly necessary for reasons of sizing or access needs to be considered
- Not be requesting funding for medical treatment (such as hormone therapy or surgical procedures) or to fund private counselling/therapy