Canterbury Institute
At a glance
Key takeaways
- The annual report names Oxford as the priority, and its work centres on graduate scholarships, academic research and academic events, especially in the humanities and social sciences, so a small nonprofit should apply only where its work has a clear link to those areas.
- The annual report does not state a grant range, so do not assume an amount: the Barry Scholarship gives full funding for a minimum of two years of graduate study, but that is one award, not a guide to typical grants.
- No application process is published, and the Barry Scholarship is awarded through academic nominators and an independent committee rather than an open application, so a cold application is not the route to try.
- A short enquiry to the charity is a reasonable first step, but organisations without an Oxford or academic connection are unlikely to match its stated focus.
Overview
Canterbury Institute is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 1186234).
The Canterbury Institute is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales that supports scholars in Oxford through graduate scholarships, research groups and academic programmes. Its history begins with the Barry Scholarship, founded by the Canterbury Programme to give full scholarship support for a minimum of two years to graduate students enrolled for a degree who otherwise lack funding. In the year ended June, 26 Barry Scholars were in place. Its stated objective also covers academic conferences, seminars, workshops, study days and reading groups, scholarships for students of higher education institutions, and academic research, especially in the humanities and social sciences.
What they fund
Priority Areas
The Institute supports scholars in Oxford through graduate scholarships, research groups and academic programmes, aiming to renew the academic vocation and sustain communities pursuing truth. It supports higher education through scholarships for students, academic research, and conferences, seminars, workshops, study days and reading groups; its academic interests include the humanities and social sciences. The Barry Scholarship is an academic prize for graduate study at Oxford, awarded through academic nominators and an independent committee rather than an open student application. Its approach emphasizes humility towards truth and the development of scholars’ academic vocation.
Themes
- Graduate scholarships
- Academic research
- Academic events
- Humanities and social sciences
Geographic Focus
Priority: Oxford.
How to apply
No way to apply was found in the charity's annual report, its register entry, its website or other pages about it.
Where they fund
Where it says it funds
Similar funders
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Grants
The largest grants to organisations in this funder’s latest annual report:
- Regent's Park College£74,544year to 30 June 2025
Grant examples taken from the funder’s filed accounts.
Five years of accounts
| Financial year | Income | Expenditure | Grants paid | Accounts document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| year to 30 June 2021 | £1,271,018 | £961,978 | £174,912 | Accounts for year to 30 June 2021 |
| year to 30 June 2022 | £1,569,472 | £1,327,108 | £113,268 | Accounts for year to 30 June 2022 |
| year to 30 June 2023 | £2,680,532 | £697,047 | £60,000 | Accounts for year to 30 June 2023 |
| year to 30 June 2024 | £2,183,942 | £3,149,323 | £118,244 | Accounts for year to 30 June 2024 |
| year to 30 June 2025 | £2,957,374 | £2,251,248 | £74,544 | Accounts for year to 30 June 2025 |
Income vs grants paid
IncomeGrants paid
Total value each financial year
Grants paid stayed within income across the 5 years shown.
- Grants paid, year to 30 June 2021; year to 30 June 2022; year to 30 June 2023; year to 30 June 2024: grants to institutions, as reported on the charity register (Part B).
- Grants paid, year to 30 June 2025: the accounts do not say whether this is grants awarded or paid.
Figures from the charity’s filed accounts and its register entry. The document icon links to the charity’s entry on the Charity Commission register, where its filed accounts can be found.
Sources
Registers and filings
Other sources
- canterbury.institute · read on 30 October 2026
- barryscholarship.org · read on 30 October 2026; a page about the charity on another site
- Annual report (year to 30 June 2025)
This profile draws on the funder’s own website as well as its filed accounts.
Sources last checked on 30 October 2026.
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- Charity Commission register entryContact details as held by the Charity Commission
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- Charity Commission register entryContact details as held by the Charity Commission