A Brief History of the Scholarship Fund

Trustee List:
Adam Fleming (Honoury Chairman)
Justin Baring
Francis Baring
Graham Birch
Jamie Strauss

Established in 2000, the Julian Baring Scholarship Fund was created in the name of well-known gold fund manager, Julian Baring, in celebration of his two great passions – mining and Africa.

It has been the ambition of the trustees to create a fund which, with the support of the industry and those in it, would endow annual scholarships for talented, but financially disadvantaged, African students to continue their studies and pursue a career in the competitive mining industry. The Fund has come a long way in the eight years since inception thanks to the hard work and support of both trustees and friends. In 2006, the Fund was given a major boost when it was generously awarded 1% of the initial equity in WitsGold. This has provided a fantastic base and security for the Fund’s future and means that we can begin to look at expanding its scope, both in terms of numbers of students supported and at different levels of their education and potentially its geographical spread.

It is a very exciting time for the Julian Baring Scholarship Fund and we are hoping, with further support both in terms of funding and corporate and industry partnerships, to be able to make an even more significant contribution to the skills and resources available to the industry, not forgetting the enormous impact we are able to make on the lives of those who are awarded the Scholarships.

Watch a short video about The Scholarship on: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7bZnRk6pNoE

Contact details:
Justin Baring, Esq
The Basement Flat,
74 Elm Park Gardens, London
SW10 9PD

Email:  justinbaring@btinternet.com