Why is there a Cromwell College Foundation?

Cromwell College Foundation looks to ex-collegians, families of residents and others to assist the College prepare for the future. It gives all those in the wider community who make up the Friends of Cromwell an opportunity to contribute, in a tax-effective way to the on-going story of the College
Established in 1987 the Cromwell College Foundation is guided by the following objectives:
• Endowing scholarships, fellowships and bursaries
• Preserving, developing and improving College buildings and facilities
• Acquiring property
• Developing and improving the standards of student facilities.
Neither Cromwell College nor the Fundation receives any direct, regular financial assistance from The Uniting Church of Australia (Queensland Synod), The University of Queensland or Local, State and Federal Governments.

What has been supported by the Foundation?

The Foundation is committed to obtaining donations and investing them wisely to better serve the current and future needs of the College. Examples of what funding has provided include:
• The Helen Begbie Memorial Bursary supports a new student who would not otherwise be able to live in college. It can currently provide for one resident annually.
• The G. Lindsay Lockley Fund supports current residents who fall into financial difficulties who, without assistance, would need to withdraw from College.
• Providing up-to-date educational technology such as computing equipment
• Providing facilities such as air-conditioning the computer room, obtaining new dining room tables and chairs and a grand piano.
• Providing funding for additional rooms in Cromwell Cottage and Steele-Craik Lodge and the development of Campus Lodge