 Officially, the Hermes Club does not favour any particular sport club, however its board has largely been made up of former rowers of the college since the early 1950s.Each year, the Club offers financial grants to individual sportsmen/women and college teams, through the lobbying of College and raising donations from alumni and foreign donors.Members of the Selwyn College Boat Club are eligible for invitation to the Hermes Club only if they have been awarded a Full Blue or Half Blue by the University, if they have captained a Selwyn College team in a 'First Class sport', or if they have competed on behalf of Selwyn in two 'First Class' Cuppers competitions.