The Lantern Fund

Talent is everywhere. Support shouldn't depend on who can pay.

Every paid hour on Lantern+ helps fund a free one. Here's exactly where the money comes from, who it reaches and how we'll report it.

Apply for funded tutoringSponsor the Fund

Our commitments

• 5% of every credit pack, ring-fenced from day one
• Tutors are paid their full rate for funded sessions
• A public ledger, updated monthly
• An annual independent review of the Fund
• Funded students are never identified to anyone

How the Fund flows

From every pack, to every student who needs it.

Comes in5% of every credit packOptional student round-ups at checkoutDonated LumensUniversity, employer & alumni sponsors
Multiplied byTutors' gifted hoursFunded Study Circles: one hour helps up to sixCommission waivers for pledging tutors
ReachesCare-experienced & estranged studentsFirst in family at universityDisabled & neurodivergent learners, student carersSanctuary scholars
Funded tutoring

Register for funded sessions.

At launch, eligible students will receive up to 10 free hours a term plus funded Study Circle seats. We confirm eligibility privately, either with your university's student support team or through a short document check.

Completely confidential.

Tutors and other students never see how your sessions are paid for.

Please don't include personal circumstances here. We'll ask for what we need, in confidence, when the Fund opens.

Partner with us

Universities, employers and alumni: light more lanterns.

Fund tutoring for your widening-participation students, sponsor a subject, or match your staff's donations. Every partner gets a named impact report.