Family Action Educational Grants Be aged 14 and over, living on a low income (primarily in receipt of benefits), includes low waged Be studying at an organisation affiliated to Family Action’s Educational Grants Service. Funds additional costs such as clothing and/or equipment required for the course, travel, examination costs, computers/laptops. WON’T FUND course fees, already incurred, childcare, study outside the UK, higher education courses, postgraduate study or individuals who already have a degree or higher qualification. Average Grant £200 - £300 Applications to be submitted on line by student services or affiliated organisations. Thomas Wall Trust FE - Technical and skills based training which will improve prospects of finding paid work Can provide grants to assist people with the cost of training courses that improve their chances of employment. £1000 January – August for September course starts. Can apply if already enrolled on course 1 in 10 applications are successful Making Music Individual musicians, groups and organisations in both the voluntary and professional sector. Presents a number of awards, bursaries and prizes. Arts Council Grants Guide – Prospective applicants to the Grants for the arts programme. We fund arts activities that engage people in England, or help artists and arts
Elmgrant Trust People with special education needs and schoolchildren with serious family difficulties causing child to be educated away. School clothing (not uniforms), equipment, fees and educational outings in the UK People starting work: for equipment; and further and higher education students, including mature students, for books, equipment, fees, maintenance/living expenses, childcare and educational outings in the UK One-off grants of around £150 Applications to the Elmgrant Trust need to be by letter giving full details of what the funding is for. This should include the dates of the project, course or event. Other information is needed such as letters of acceptance on a course, if relevant, and letters of support, if the application is by an individual. Dyke Exhibition Foundation 16-24yr olds Assist with fees, accommodation, purchase of books and equipment, travelling or any other expense incurred by the student. Preference given to students of Oxford university. Awards - £100 and £300 per year for up to three years, for educational purposes. Applications are considered on merit, but preference is given to applicants who are, or are about to become undergraduates of Oxford University or any other university, and those most in need. sae to the correspondent. Completed application forms must be submitted by the end of February for consideration in April. Correspondent: Christopher Stanley-Smith - Brewin Dolphin, 4th Floor, The Paragon, Counterslip, Bristol. BS1 6BX Higher Education Support
livestock breeding, husbandry and welfare maximum of three years Nuffield Farming Scholarships Offers 20 individuals (aged 22 to 45 years) each year with the opportunity to research topics of interest in farming, food, horticulture or rural sectors. Bursaries for research. Full time students excluded Up to £12,000 for travel, expenses, research costs Gardening Perennial (Gardeners Society Benevolent) Supporting people working in or retired from Horticulture. Including spouses, partners and dependent children Training and education funds for retraining due to ill health, as well as educational financial support for dependent children. . Tel: 0800 093 8510 Finnis Scott Foundation This may be useful for anyone wishing to fund a course or business in fine art or horticulture Support to businesses and also individuals. Individuals most have backing of university or registered charity £500 – £10,000 Construction B and CE Charitable Trust Individuals who’ve worked within the Construction sector, or wish to get into the industry. grants towards education, training and retraining for operatives, past operatives and young people wanting to move into construction Discretionary Call 0300 2000 600.