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Grants for Individuals
February 2018
February 2018
This document has been created to help you identify funding opportunities for individuals. Please note that it only covers a selection of what grants might be available.
The information is correct at the time of printing, however please make sure that you check the websites to ensure you have the latest details. If you would like to identify other sources of funding for your project, you can visit our website and its “help with funding enquiries” section. If you have any questions about the information covered in this document, please contact us at [email protected]. The External Funding Team East Sussex County Council
Contents
1930 Fund for District Nurses ........................................................................................ 1 ACT ............................................................................................................................... 1 Aid For The Aged In Distress ........................................................................................ 2 Alchemy Charitable Trust .............................................................................................. 2 Alec Dickson Trust ........................................................................................................ 2 Alice McCosh Trust ....................................................................................................... 3 Allan and Nesta Ferguson Charitable Trust ................................................................... 3 Armed Forces Day Grant *NEW*................................................................................... 4 Arthur Rank Centre - Addington Fund ........................................................................... 4 Arts Council - Artists' International Development Fund .................................................. 5 Awards for Young Musicians *NEW* ............................................................................. 5 The Barchester Healthcare Foundation ......................................................................... 6 BBC Children In Need - Emergency Essentials Programme .......................................... 7 The Bedgebury Foundation ........................................................................................... 7 BlueSpark Foundation * NEW* ...................................................................................... 7 The British Gas Energy Trust ........................................................................................ 8 Buttle Trust .................................................................................................................... 8
Small Grants Programme ........................................................................................................... 8 School Fees Programme ........................................................................................................... 8 Support for Young People .......................................................................................................... 9
Captain Scott Society - Spirit of Adventure Award *NEW* ............................................. 9 Children Today .............................................................................................................. 9 Country Houses Foundation .......................................................................................... 9 Daiwa Anglo-Japanese Foundation - Small Grants Scheme ....................................... 10 Dickie Bird Foundation ................................................................................................ 11 Disabled Facility Grants (DFGs) .................................................................................. 11 EDF Energy Trust ....................................................................................................... 12 Elizabeth Finn Care ..................................................................................................... 12 EMI - Instrument and Equipment Awards .................................................................... 12 Energy Saving Trust .................................................................................................... 13 Family Fund ................................................................................................................ 13 Family Holiday Association .......................................................................................... 13 Fenton Arts Trust ........................................................................................................ 14 Fidelio Charitable Trust ............................................................................................... 14 Gardening for Disabled Trust ...................................................................................... 15 Henry Smith Charity – Holiday Grants ......................................................................... 16 Hinrichsen Foundation ................................................................................................ 16 Independence at Home ............................................................................................... 17 Japan Society *NEW* .................................................................................................. 17 John James Charitable Trust *NEW* ........................................................................... 18 The John Taylor Foundation for Young Athletes .......................................................... 18 Kids Out ...................................................................................................................... 19 Lawrence Atwell's Charity ........................................................................................... 19 The League of the Helping Hand ................................................................................. 20 Macmillan Grants ........................................................................................................ 20 Marc Fitch Fund .......................................................................................................... 20 Mick Aston Archaeology Fund ..................................................................................... 21 NPower Energy Fund .................................................................................................. 22 Paul Bush Foundation ................................................................................................. 22 Paul Hamlyn Foundation - Ideas and Pioneers Fund................................................... 22 Paul's Fund ................................................................................................................. 23 The Percy Bilton Charity .............................................................................................. 24 The Richard Overall Trust ........................................................................................... 24 Royal Agricultural Benevolent Institution (RABI) .......................................................... 24
Royal Society of Chemistry - Outreach Fund *NEW* ................................................... 25 Rufford Foundation Small Grants ................................................................................ 26 The Sidney Perry Foundation ...................................................................................... 26 Smallwood Trust ......................................................................................................... 26 The South Square Trust .............................................................................................. 27 St. Jude’s Trust *NEW* ............................................................................................... 27 Sussex Community Foundation – Westdene Fund ...................................................... 27 Sydney Dean Whitehead's Charitable Trust ................................................................ 28 TACT .......................................................................................................................... 28 The Thomas Wall Trust ............................................................................................... 28 Turn2us ....................................................................................................................... 29 The Valerie White Memorial Trust ............................................................................... 29 Variety – The Children’s Charity .................................................................................. 29 Wellcome Trust - Public Engagement Fund *NEW*..................................................... 29
Fund Older person
Young person
Disabled Ethnic minority
Education/ Training
Sports Other
1930 Fund for District Nurses
ACT
Aid for the Aged in Distress
Alchemy Charitable Trust
Alec Dickson Trust
Alice McCosh Trust
Allan and Nesta Ferguson Charitable Trust
Armed Forces Day Grant
Arthur Rank Centre - Addington Fund
Artists' International Development Fund
Awards for Young Musicians
The Barchester Healthcare Foundation
BBC Children in NEED Emergency Essentials programme
The Bedgbury Foundation
BlueSpark Foundation
The British Gas Energy Trust
Buttle Trust
Captain Scott Society
Children Today
Country Houses Foundation
Daiwa Anglo-Japanese Foundation Small Grants
Dickie Bird Foundation
Disabled Facility Grants
EDF Energy Trust
Elizabeth Finn Care
EMI - Instrument and Equipment Awards
Energy Saving Trust
Family Fund
Family Holiday Association
Fenton Arts Trust
Fund Older person
Young person
Disabled Ethnic minority
Education/ Training
Sports Other
Fidelio Trust
Gardening for Disabled Trust
Henry Smith Charity – Holiday Grants
Hinrichsen Foundation
Independence at Home
Japan Society
John James Charitable Trust
John Taylor Foundation for Young Athletes
Kids Out * (in kind)
Lawrence Atwell's Charity
The League of the Helping Hand
Macmillan Grants
Marc Fitch Fund
Mick Aston Archaeology Funding
NPower Trust
Paul Bush Foundation
Paul Hamlyn Foundation - Ideas and Pioneers Fund
Paul’s Fund
The Percy Bilton Charity
The Richard Overall Trust
Royal Agricultural Benevolent Institution
Royal Society of Chemistry – Outreach Fund
Rufford Foundation Small Grants
Sidney Perry Foundation
Smallwood Trust
South Square Trust
St Jude’s Trust
Sussex Community Foundation – Westdene Fund
Sydney Dean Whitehead’s Charitable Trust
TACT
Fund Older person
Young person
Disabled Ethnic minority
Education/ Training
Sports Other
The Thomas Wall Trust
Turn2us
The Valerie White Memorial Trust
Variety Club
Wellcome Trust – Public Engagement Fund
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1930 Fund for District Nurses The objective of the Fund is for, or towards the relief of community nurses, either generally or individually, who are in conditions of need, hardship or distress. There is no upper or lower limit of grant specified in the sponsor's guidelines. The award can either be in the form of a one-off grant for a specific amount or, if more appropriate, a regular payment. These payments may be short or long term, depending on the applicant's circumstances. The Fund will consider applications for assistance from nurses who have worked, or are working, as community nurses, district nurses, community psychiatric nurses, community midwives, health visitors or school nurses in the Community Health Services. Beneficiaries may be working, unemployed or retired and are experiencing financial or health problems. The awards are usually grants to supplement income in cases of hardship. The charity awards grants for the following: Home maintenance Purchase and installation of mobility aids (where appropriate) Living expenses Tel: 01285 841904 E-mail: [email protected]
ACT ACT provides small grants of up to £2,500 to individuals with the aim of enhancing the quality of life for people in need, (specifically the mentally and physically disabled). The grants provide financial assistance towards the cost of:
Modifications to homes where a DFG (Disabled Facilities Grant) has been applied for and been granted and where there is a shortfall in the funds required
Equipment such as specialised wheelchairs or other mobility aids and equipment including medical equipment to assist independent living
Short-term respite breaks at a registered respite centre applicant only
Specialised seating and car seats
Specialised beds and sleep systems
Sensory toys and equipment, room padding
Communication aids, specialised software
Vehicle Adaptations As a guide here are some of the grants they have made:
Stair lifts
Contributions to disabled bathroom conversions
Motorised wheelchairs
Books and equipment for use at specialist colleges
Respite breaks
Specialist and other furniture
Vehicle adaptations Tel: 01753 753900 E-mail: [email protected]
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Aid For The Aged In Distress AFTAID consider applications for a wide variety of grant requests to help an older person financially stretched beyond their means to the point of genuine distress. You will need written support from your Social Worker, Doctor or similar professional of the official care services who are personally aware of the beneficiary's situation and be
Of state pensionable age (60 years old for women and 65 for men)
A UK citizen, residing in the UK
On a lower income and have minimal savings Tel: 0870 803 1950 E-mail: [email protected]
Alchemy Charitable Trust The Alchemy Charitable Trust (ACT) helps families and individuals living in East Sussex facing exceptional need. Applicants for support need to:
Be living in East Sussex
Be facing an exceptional need: by this they mean you or someone in your family suffers from a disability or chronic sickness which gives rise to an exceptional need or there is, or has been, a breakdown of relationships within your family, there is a serious problem with your accommodation or domestic upheaval because of an unforeseen calamity such as house fire, flooding or other disaster
Have done everything they can for themselves and show that they have been unable to obtain funding from any other source
Be supported by someone who knows the applicant in a professional capacity Tel: 07522 491 417 E-mail: [email protected]
Alec Dickson Trust The Alec Dickson Trust supports individuals and groups of young people who are able to demonstrate that through volunteering or community service they can enhance the lives of others, particularly those most marginalised by society. Grants of up to £500 are available are available for individuals aged 30 and under and for small groups of young people (aged 30 or under) in the UK. Projects should:
Be run by a young volunteer, or team of young volunteers
Take place in England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales
Have a clear benefit to others in the wider community
Encourage volunteering. The more volunteers involved, the better Preference is given to supporting innovative projects. Applications may be submitted at any time and will be considered four times a year. E-mail: [email protected]
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Alice McCosh Trust The Alice McCosh Trust provides grants of £600 to £1,000 are awarded to advance education or study related to natural history and/or the environment. The grant could, for example, cover the cost of a school field trip or project, an expedition as part of a research project or the development of new teaching materials for schools or institutes of higher education. Applicants should note that:
Applications should be e-mailed to the Trust Secretary between 1st October and 30th November each year
People of any age may apply
Projects involving joining an existing commercial organisation on a pre-paid tour or expedition will not be considered
E-mail: [email protected]
Allan and Nesta Ferguson Charitable Trust The Trust awards grants to organisations and individuals in the UK and overseas for projects promoting education, international friendship and understanding, and world peace and development. There is no minimum or maximum grant amount specified. The Trust considers applications in respect of two categories of students:
Those considering embarking on a gap year may be awarded a grant of £300 towards expenses. No more than 233 grants will be made each year on a first come, first served basis
Postgraduate PhD students may be awarded a grant of up to £4,000 to help meet tuition costs, but only in respect of the last year of the course
Grants to charities will be on a matching funding basis only. If the applicant has raised 50% of their budget the Trustees will consider awarding matching funding up to a maximum of 50%. However, if the applicant has raised less than 50% of their budget the Trustees will only consider awarding a maximum of 30% funding. Grants are awarded for project costs and tuition fees. Deadlines are as follows:
Applications by organisations for small to medium grants (up to a maximum of £50,000) may be submitted at any time and will be considered on a regular basis
Applications for larger grants will be considered at biannual meetings held in March and September each year and should be submitted at the very latest in the previous months
Applications for either a gap year or PhD grant should be made as soon as possible, either before the beginning of the proposed gap year or at least three months before the start of the final year of PhD course
Tel: 01279 322519 E-mail: [email protected]
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Armed Forces Day Grant *NEW* The objective of the fund is to support Armed Forces Day events across the UK to show support for our servicemen and women, past and present. A maximum grant of £10,000 is available per application, provided that MOD funding accounts for no more than 50% of the total cost. In the past grants have ranged from a few hundred pounds for a street party to thousands of pounds for larger events. Match funding of 50% of costs is required. Local councils, voluntary and community organisations, schools, ex-service organisations and individuals in the UK are eligible to apply. Armed Forces Day events can come in any size or shape, from national and regional celebrations, local events organised by councils, ex-Service organisations, community groups and schools. Parades of veterans, cadets and/or currently serving personnel are very popular, as are presentations of veterans' badges. Please check the website for forthcoming deadlines. Tel: 0207 80 70970 E-mail: [email protected]
Arthur Rank Centre - Addington Fund The aim of the Fund is to relieve situations of financial hardship affecting farmers and rural businesses. The Fund offers two funding schemes: the Strategic Rural Housing Scheme and the Trustees’ Discretionary Fund. The Strategic Rural Housing Scheme is open to those who have to leave a non-viable rural business, where so doing results in the loss of the family home. The Fund has drawn on the experiences of the initial grant giving stage. These include: Agricultural and non-agricultural businesses having equal access to the scheme Every applicant being assigned a third party to provide local pastoral support Provision of a dedicated, knowledgeable and sympathetic team to source the
information required; and Low administration costs In developing this housing initiative, the Fund focuses on the long-term responsibility of properties and people. The Trustees’ Discretionary Fund is a small fund within the ARC-Addington Fund. It exists to help viable farming businesses with a grant when that business experiences financial hardship due to unforeseen and unexpected circumstances and it has no other means of short term support. You can apply at any time. Tel: 01926 620135 E-mail: [email protected]
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Arts Council - Artists' International Development Fund Grants are available to support collaboration between individual artists in England and other artists, organisations and/or creative producers in another country. Small grants of between a minimum of £1,000 up to £5,000 are available. The following artists are eligible to apply:
Creative producers
Curators
Editors Artists that will be funded by this programme include those:
Who have received recognition for their work in England
Who do not have extensive international experience
Whose work will benefit from launching better international networks - either artistically or in terms of developing an audience for their work
Who can demonstrate an interest in their work from an overseas partner/host Although the programme is aimed at individual artists, small groups of artists who normally collaborate in their work can also apply. This could include, for example, musicians and visual artists who usually create work together, or writers and their translators. Applicants will need to:
Conduct their own research and have identified and communicated with a potential partner/host in the country they wish to visit
Include one or two international visits (for English applicant to travel overseas or overseas partners/collaborators to visit England or both)
Applicants may only make one application in any one 12 month period Proposals can be in any of the following art forms:
Combined arts
Literature
Music
Theatre
Dance
Visual arts Please check the website for forthcoming deadline. Tel: 0845 300 6200 E-mail: [email protected]
Awards for Young Musicians *NEW* AYM helps musically talented young people from lower-income families overcome the barriers they face to progressing in their music-making and fulfilling their potential. AYM combines individual funding, mentoring and other musical/performance opportunities for young musicians; AYM also helps to improve the wider environment for their progression, through professional development, advocacy and research initiatives.
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Grants of up to £2,000 are available. The average Award is £500. As well as providing financial assistance AYM aims to support Award winners with the following: Mentoring Workshops with professional musicians The chance to observe professional orchestras and other ensembles in rehearsal Free tickets to concerts and performance opportunities Applicants may be required to provide the remainder of any costs from alternative sources. Support is available for instrumentalists making music in any genre. The key criteria are: Instrumentalists must be between the ages of 5 and 17 on 31st August of the Award
year Family are struggling to pay for the next key step in the applicant's musical
progression Applicants have previously applied for an Award, received an Award or are making a
request for the first time Award payments are made to institutions, music organisations, music teachers and other suppliers. AYM aims to help with many of the major costs of music education. Awards can help with costs including the following: Instrumental tuition costs Purchasing or hiring of an instrument Purchasing instrumental accessories such as cases, bows, reeds etc Fees for long-term music courses such as Saturday school fees Travel for attending long-term music courses (where the young musician has a long
journey) Purchasing sheet music Exam entry fees Audition fees and associated travel costs Please check website for deadlines. Tel: 0117 904 9906 E-mail: [email protected]
The Barchester Healthcare Foundation The Barchester Foundation helps older people and other adults with a disability lead more fulfilled lives and reach their full potential by supporting practical solutions that lead to increased personal independence, self-sufficiency and dignity. This year the foundation’s focus is about connecting or re-connecting people with others in their local community. Applications that combat loneliness and enable people to be active and engaged will receive their highest priority in 2018.
Older people 65+
Adults (18+) with a physical disability
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Adults (18+) with a mental disability
Individuals
Small community groups and charities based They favour applications that encourage a person’s mobility, independence and improved quality of life. Their grants range from £100 up to £5,000, though the average grant size was for under £800. Tel: 0800 328 3328 E-mail: [email protected]
BBC Children In Need - Emergency Essentials Programme Buttle UK runs the BBC Children In Need’s Emergency Essentials Programme, which works seamlessly with their own Small Grants Programme. The needs of the individual child are paramount to both programmes and reflected in their united mission to make a positive change to the lives of children and young people in need. BBC Children In Need funds are targeted towards some of the most vulnerable children and young people in the country, including those who may have experienced mental, physical or sensory disabilities; behavioural or psychological disorders; those who are living in poverty; or those who are suffering through distress, abuse or neglect. In providing a bed, or a cooker, or baby equipment they are able to make a real difference to the lives of these vulnerable children and young people living without the basics. Tel: 020 7828 7311 E-mail: [email protected]
The Bedgebury Foundation The Bedgebury Foundation gives grants towards the education of young people (under 25) and adults who teach young people. Due to high demand awards are only available to those who live or have had their secondary education in the counties of Kent and East Sussex. The geographical restriction does not apply to ex Bedgebury School pupils and their children or dependents. The Foundation awards grants to individuals roughly equally across two programmes; Additional Educational Needs and Vocational Educational and Training. In addition the Trustees make a number of annual Special Projects Awards. Please check websites for deadlines. Tel: 07872464195 E-mail: [email protected]
BlueSpark Foundation * NEW* The funding is for relatively small-scale projects which might not happen at all or would only happen on a lesser scale without the support of BlueSpark. The Foundation aims to help children and young people reach their full potential by supporting projects which have the following objectives: Encouraging independence Developing team working skills Developing self confidence
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Promoting creativity and individuality Encouraging aspiration Enhancing educational achievement Widening educational horizons Funding is at the discretion of the Trustees. ‘Many grants will be under £2,000, most will be under £5,000 and only in a few cases will grants exceed £10,000.’ Schools, community groups, clubs, societies and other organisations based and working in England can apply as can individuals and groups of individuals. Particular consideration will be given to projects which the Trustees consider will help the self-confidence, team working skills and future employability of children and young people. The funding can be used for a number of different things, including but not limited to: Physical assets (such as iPads, sports equipment, or lighting for stage productions) Services or facilities (such as sports coaching or music or drama tuition) Provision of experiences (such as theatre visits) Applications can be submitted at any time. E-mail: [email protected]
The British Gas Energy Trust The British Gas Energy Trust awards grants to clear domestic gas and electricity debts and clear other priority debts, including water and sewerage (known as Further Assistance Payments (FAP) or purchase essential household items also known as FAP or to help with funeral arrears. Tel: 01733 421060 E-mail: [email protected]
Buttle Trust Buttle UK was established to ensure that children and young people in desperate need are given a brighter future. They achieve this through a range of grant programmes that are designed to provide vulnerable individual children and families the support they need to overcome immediate crisis, or ensure the best possible opportunity for a successful education.
Small Grants Programme
This programme provides essential items for children and young people whose development, health and well-being are at risk. It offers basic items, such as a bed, a cooker, a fridge-freezer or a washing machine.
School Fees Programme
This programme enables children aged 11 and over with medical, emotional or social difficulties to gain a stable and more supportive secondary education by funding places at schools that provide a safe and supportive environment. In 2009-2010 alone Buttle UK enabled 304 children to get a better education at over 150 different schools throughout the UK, many of whom completed their GCSEs and went onto further study or employment.
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Support for Young People
This programmes supports young people aged 16+ in education, employment or training. It is currently under review. Tel: 020 7828 7311 E-mail: [email protected]
Captain Scott Society - Spirit of Adventure Award *NEW* The scheme is intended to support groups undertaking adventurous endeavours. In particular, the scheme wishes to fund adventurous "firsts", which have not previously been attempted. Examples of eligible projects include: The scaling of unclimbed peaks Navigational firsts Sporting firsts Expeditionary firsts The value awarded is £2,500. Individuals and groups in the UK are eligible to apply. The deadline for applications is the end of March of any year. E-mail: [email protected]
Children Today Children Today provide grants to pay for specialised equipment and aids that enable disabled children and young people to experience the everyday things that many of us may take for granted.
They deal directly with disabled young people or their parents or legal guardians
They work together with other charities, so can often co-fund when necessary
They will help any young person, regardless of their condition or disability, up to the age of 25
They will help a young person resident anywhere in the UK, including Northern Ireland and the Channel Islands
Tel: 01244 335622 E-mail: [email protected]
Country Houses Foundation The objectives of the Foundation are: To advance the preservation, for the public benefit, of buildings of sufficient historic or
architectural significance or importance to merit preservation, together with their gardens and grounds
To protect and augment the amenities and furnishings of any such buildings, gardens and grounds
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The minimum grant that can be applied for is £1,000 and the maximum is £250,000. Applicants can be either an organisation or a private individual, having legal responsibility for the repair of an historic building, its gardens and grounds. Grants are available for the repair and conservation of rural historic buildings and structures located in England or Wales, including where appropriate their gardens, grounds and outbuildings. The Foundation would normally expect the building to be listed, scheduled, or in the case of a garden included in the English Heritage Register of Parks and Gardens. However, the Foundation also makes grants to projects which involve an unlisted building of sufficient historic or architectural significance or importance, if it is within a conservation area. Applications must be supported by a professional adviser or specialist contractor's report, as well as colour photographs that show the extent and urgency of the project. Tel: 0845 402 4102 E-mail: [email protected]
Daiwa Anglo-Japanese Foundation - Small Grants Scheme Daiwa Foundation Small Grants are available to individuals, societies, associations or other bodies in the UK or Japan to promote and support interaction between the two countries. Funding of between £2,000 and £7,000 is available. The Foundation typically award grants of £3,000 to successful Small Grant applications. Any individual, society, association or other body that can fulfil the criteria for the scheme and prove that the project will fit with the Foundation's overriding objective of promoting links between UK and Japan can apply. Funding can be used for activities such as: Research travel Conferences and symposia Educational and grassroots exchanges Individual academic research (postdoctoral only) Organisation of conferences Exhibitions New initiatives are especially encouraged. There are two application deadlines each year, 31st March (for a decision by 31st May) and 30th September (for a decision by 30th November). However, the Foundation encourages applicants to submit their application as early as possible. Tel: 020 7486 4348 E-mail: [email protected]
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Dickie Bird Foundation The vision of the Foundation is to assist young people under 16 years of age to participate, to the best of their ability, in the sport of their choice irrespective of their social circumstances, culture or ethnicity, and to ensure that, in doing so, they improve their chances both inside and outside sport. No minimum or maximum level of grant is specified. Individuals in Great Britain that are under the age of 16 years at the time of making the application are eligible to apply. A grant will only be considered if the individual is unable to raise the necessary finance required as a result of disadvantaged circumstances. Applicants will need to show that circumstances are such that they are unable to raise the finance necessary through any other means. The following are eligible for funding:
Shirts, shorts, swimwear and footwear appropriate to the applicant's sport
Dress standards - a number of sports require a certain dress standard. The Foundation recognises this and treats each application on its merits
Personal items of equipment appropriate to the applicant's sport As each different sport has individual needs, these are guidelines only. Applicants that are in any doubt about what they can request should ring the Foundation for advice. Applications may be submitted at any time and are assessed regularly throughout the year. Tel: 07949 814222 E-mail: [email protected]
Disabled Facility Grants (DFGs) Disabled Facilities Grants (DFGs) are provided by local borough and district councils. If you apply for a DFG, the council will look at your income and savings before deciding if you will receive a grant. The grant must be for an adaptation to your home that is necessary and appropriate and reasonable and practicable. For example, the grant could be to make it easier to get in and out of your home; get to your bedroom, bathroom, living room or kitchen; use the toilet, bath or shower; prepare and cook food; get around your home to help you care for another person; or use your garden. It might be used to: install a suitable heating system or improve the one you have; help you control lighting, power and heating; or make your home safe for you and other people who live in it. For further details including eligibility guidance and details contact your local council: Eastbourne Borough Council and Lewes District Council Hastings Borough Council Rother District Council Wealden District Council
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EDF Energy Trust Applications to the EDF Energy Trust are welcomed from individuals and families in need, suffering or other distress. Applications are welcomed from customers of all energy companies – applications are not restricted to customers of EDF Energy. The Trust prioritises help to applicants who are clearly struggling to pay their domestic gas and electricity bills. Only the account holder can apply for a grant to clear a utility debt – gas, electricity, water or sewerage. If the account holder is unable to complete the application form, an explanation must be given why someone else is doing so on their behalf. The EDF Energy Trust is part of a 'Shared Programme of Giving' with a number of other utility trusts and funds. By applying to the EDF Energy Trust you will automatically be considered for help from any trust or fund within the shared programme. Tel: 01733 421060 E-mail: [email protected]
Elizabeth Finn Care Elizabeth Finn Care gives money to help people whose former careers have been interrupted or ended through circumstances beyond their control: physical or mental illness, redundancy, family breakdown, or those struggling on low income in retirement. They provide grants to people who have less than £4,000 in savings to help them:
Pay for the things they vitally need
Take charge of their lives once more and
Plan for a future Tel: 020 8834 9200 E-mail: [email protected]
EMI - Instrument and Equipment Awards The scheme aims to support the access to music for schools, students and teachers by supporting the purchase of musical instruments and equipment. Grants of no more than £2000 are available. Eligible applicants include: Schools to fund music education (with the exception of statutory national curriculum
music teaching) Individuals in full time education to fund musical instrument/equipment purchase
(preference is given to under 25s) Music teachers working within schools to fund courses and training Eligible costs include: Musical instrument/equipment purchase
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The funding of school music education (with the exception of statutory national curriculum music teaching)
Courses and training for school music teachers E-mail: [email protected]
Energy Saving Trust Improving the energy efficiency of your home is one of the simplest ways of saving energy and combating rising energy prices. Finding out what grants and discounts are available is easy. All you need to do is answer some simple questions and they will bring up a list of deals available in your local area. Because they are an impartial organisation that works closely with a range of providers including government, energy suppliers, retailers and installers you can be sure that the deals recommended are the best around – and not commercially motivated. Tel: 0300 123 1234 E-mail: [email protected]
Family Fund Family Fund helps families who are raising a disabled child or young person with additional complex needs or children and young people with a serious illness. You can apply to the Family Fund if:
You live in England, Northern Ireland, Scotland or Wales
You are the parent or carer of a disabled or seriously ill child or young person aged 17 or under
You have evidence of your entitlement to one the following: Child Tax Credit, Working Tax Credit, Income based Job Seekers Allowance, Income Support, Incapacity Benefit*, Employment Support Allowance*, Housing Benefit and Pension Credit. If you do not receive any of the above, further information may be needed to complete your application
You have permanent legal residency in the UK and have lived in the UK for six months
Help from the Family Fund is discretionary and subject to available funding. The Fund also retains discretion to decline an application where a family has a significant level of capital. They are unable to help children and young people in local authority care, including those living with foster carers. Where a statutory agency has a responsibility to pay for the item needed, the Fund cannot help. Tel: 01904 621115 E-mail: [email protected]
Family Holiday Association The bulk of the Family Holiday Association's work is taken up with helping families in need access a holiday. All the families they help live on a very low income. For them, a holiday
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is not a luxury; it is an essential break to help them cope with difficult circumstances. It may also be their first ever holiday. Referrals come from welfare agents, such as: 1. Social workers 2. Health visitors 3. Voluntary and statutory agencies 4. Charities such as Barnardos and NSPCC 5. GPs 6. Schools All applicants need to meet the following criteria 1. The family lives on a low income 2. The family has not been on holiday for the past four years 3. The family has at least one child of three years of age or over 4. The family has been referred by a welfare agent Tel: 020 3117 0650 E-mail: [email protected]
Fenton Arts Trust Funding is available to support individual works, activities, performances or prizes in the fields of drama, painting, sculpture, ballet, music, poetry and architecture in the UK. The Trust seeks to assist individuals and organisations who are making a worthwhile contribution to the artistic and cultural life of this country. In particular it wishes to support artists at the beginning of their careers. The Trust has the following objectives:
To provide grants which will support or reward work or performance by individuals early in their careers
To provide grants for institutions or organisations that share these aims There are no stated minimum or maximum amounts. Applications may be submitted at any time. However, in most financial years (April-March) almost all funds in the current budget are committed by July. For further details, please contact: The Fenton Arts Trust PO Box 68825 LONDON SE23 9DG
Fidelio Charitable Trust The Trust aims to help individuals and groups of exceptional ability who would not be able to carry out an artistic project or activity without financial support, particularly those who are at an early stage in their careers. Grants of up to £5,000 are available.
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Applications are accepted on behalf of individuals and groups who are practitioners or performers in the Arts as well as institutions and colleges providing opportunities for those studying, practicing or performing. Proposed grantees must be recommended by an appropriate person in an institution, college, arts festival or similar organisation that can vouch for the abilities of the applicant. There is no nationality restriction and the work for which money is sought may be overseas but the proposed recipient(s) must be based in the UK. The Trust welcomes applications in support of the Arts, in particular the dramatic and operatic arts, music, speech and dance. Grants may be awarded to enable individuals or groups of exceptional ability to the following:
Receive special tuition or coaching, e.g. in the case of musicians, to attend Master Classes
Participate in external competitions
Be supported for a specially arranged performance
Receive support for a special publication, musical composition or work of art. The deadlines for receipt of applications are 1st February, 1st June and 1st October each year. E-mail: [email protected]
Gardening for Disabled Trust The Trust awards grants to individuals in the United Kingdom in order that they may continue to garden, despite disability or advancing illness. No upper or lower limit of grant is specified. The Trust supports individuals in the United Kingdom including:
People with a wide range of disabilities including visual, physical and mental
People who need to re-organise gardens because of health issues
Residents in long stay hospitals or nursing homes who share a garden Applicants are required to become a member of the Trust's Garden Club. Membership is free. The Trust offers the following support:
The adaptation of private gardens to meet the special needs of disabled people
Grants towards tools, raised beds, paving, wheelchair access and greenhouses
Provision of help with special gardens in hospitals, centres and schools
Provide information on garden aids and techniques Applications can be made at any time.
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There is no formal application form. Applicants are required to submit an application by letter giving details of the work to be carried out, including an estimate of the cost of the material and tools. E-mail: [email protected]
Henry Smith Charity – Holiday Grants The purpose of the Holiday Grants programme is to provide access to recreational trips or holidays for groups of children who experience disadvantage or who have disabilities. In particular they are interested in contributing to trips that would not take place without the funding. Schools, youth groups, not for profit organisations and charities are all eligible to apply for a grant between £500 and £2,500. Applications can be made for grants towards a single trip, which could be a day trip or a longer residential of up to seven days in length. This could be to a countryside or city location but must be outside of the children’s immediate locality. Examples include camping, trips to adventure activity centres or the seaside. Grants are only available to support children who are aged 13 and under. It is very important to them that the funds are targeted at children experiencing disadvantage. By this, they mean those who are located in an area of high deprivation, according to the National Indices of Deprivation. In particular they are interested in funding trips for children in geographical areas that fall within the bottom 20% of these indices. They are also interested in assisting those children who do not have any contributions towards the costs of the trip from their parent/s or carer/s. Please note that sometimes they do consider applications for groups of children living in deprived circumstances within more affluent areas. In this case, it is essential that the need for support is clearly explained. For groups of children with disabilities, they are able to be more flexible regarding the level of deprivation, although they still do take it into account as one factor in the overall assessment. They are able to fund a maximum of two-thirds of the total cost of a holiday or trip as they expect some of the funding to be raised elsewhere. There are regular deadlines, please check details on the website. Tel: 020 7264 4970
Hinrichsen Foundation The Hinrichsen Foundation offers grants to support organisations and individuals undertaking projects to promote music. There are no stated minimum or maximum amounts. Applications are currently being accepted for grants at a modest level.
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In addition to one-off project funding, the Foundation has set up a scheme under the broad heading of New Initiatives. Under this scheme support can be provided on a larger scale (up to £10,000 per annum) for more complex performance projects that may require guaranteed funding over a period of time, initially up to three years. Applicants should be aware that the Trustees are taking some time to reflect on key areas of success to ensure the New Initiatives funds are most effectively deployed in future rounds. Therefore, the scheme is temporarily suspended. The Trustees are principally concerned with providing support for the performance of contemporary music, which may include commissioning of new work, non-commercial recording or even publication. The Trustees will occasionally provide funds for research projects not being conducted under the aegis of an academic institution. There are three deadlines per year, please check website for details. E-mail: [email protected]
Independence at Home Independence at Home supports independence at home for people with disability and long term illness by providing grants between £200 and £600 to help meet the cost of disability equipment, home adaptations and other essential items that are required because of illness or disability, yet are not available from public funds.
They often work in tandem with funding from other agencies to enable higher value equipment to be purchased or more substantial adaptations to be made. People must be referred from health and social care professionals or from workers of voluntary associations, who have direct knowledge of their service users’ circumstances gained from a professional involvement in their care.
Tel: 020 8427 7929 E-mail: [email protected]
Japan Society *NEW* The aim of the Awards is to support small scale projects and events which increase awareness and understanding of Japan in the UK.
The Japan Society concentrates its support on activities where a small injection of funds can make a real difference. The maximum award is £1,000 and should not, in principle, cover more than 50% of the total budget.
Applications are invited from organisations and individuals who are based in the UK, for projects and/or events taking place in the UK.
The Japan Society particularly encourages applications from those who are involved in organising grassroots projects and from schools and educational establishments.
Priority is given to supporting projects which fulfill the following criteria:
Enhance understanding and awareness of Japan and its culture Have an education or youth focus Include an element of participation
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Focus on the local community or take place in the regions
All applications must demonstrate that the activity for which funding is being sought will increase understanding of Japan in the community involved.
Applications can be made at any time.
Tel: 020 7935 0475 E-mail: [email protected]
John James Charitable Trust *NEW* The overall aims of the Trust are as follows:
Promote education in the Christian faith amongst children and young people Support people in training for Christian ministry Relieve poverty and distress created by sudden or unexpected circumstances Any other charitable purpose consistent with the above
No minimum or maximum value of grant is specified. The average grant is £2,000.
Applications are accepted from Christian individuals (including students) and registered charities.
Applications should be for work which aligns with the following charitable objects:
Promote the advancement of education in the Christian religion amongst children and young people and the advancement of physical education amongst children and young people so as to develop their physical, mental and spiritual capacities and so as to ensure that they grow to full maturity as individuals and members of society
Advance the Christian faith and in particular (but without limiting the foregoing) by providing assistance to clergy, missionaries, ordinands, Church Army personnel or lay people engaged in a specific ministry to advance the Christian religion who are undertaking training in relation to their ministry by the provision and maintenance of scholarships and grants for such persons
Relieve poverty (and any distress arising therefrom) created by sudden or unexpected circumstances affecting clergy or their families, missionaries or Christian lay people serving at home or overseas
Promote any other charitable purpose which the Trustees may deem appropriate having regard primarily to the above
Relieve poverty, advance religion, promote education and do all such other things beneficial to the community as may be charitable under the laws of England and Wales
Applications can be made at any time. The Trustees meet roughly every three months to consider applications.
Tel: 01483 464224 E-mail: [email protected]
The John Taylor Foundation for Young Athletes The John Taylor foundation for young athletes is a charitable trust set up in 2002 to honour John's memory in a fitting way, through the sport that he loved.
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The objects of the foundation are:
The relief of poverty by the provision of financial assistance to young amateur athletes to allow them to pursue opportunities in amateur athletics; and
The promotion and preservation of good health by raising public awareness of the condition of Cardiomyopathy in athletics
E-mail: [email protected]
Kids Out The statistics around domestic violence and especially the involvement of children are shocking and disturbing. For children living with domestic violence home is a place of fear and terror rather than the safe and secure place it should be. Thankfully, each year more than 20,000 children escape the abusive situation, usually with their mothers, and make their way to Women’s refuges across the country. After a period of around 6-12 months, most of these families move onto their new home. But moving into a strange community can be particularly tough for children – who have usually left home with nothing more than the clothes they were wearing. KidsOut are here to help these children. They deliver these children a box of brand new toys, age and gender specific. Each Toy Box is filled with games to play, books to read, a teddy to cuddle which they can call their own. Each Toy Box gives children a sense of normality, making the world seem a kinder place where someone cares. It helps them settle in and make new friends, as they can invite other children home to play with their toys. Tel: 01525 385252 E-mail: [email protected]
Lawrence Atwell's Charity The Charity aims to help young people free themselves from poverty and disadvantage by heading into the job they want. Through tailored grant-making to those people who are most in need, the Charity will invest in their talents and aspirations to help them find their way – either straightaway or through a series of steps - into satisfying work. Grants can range from £100 to £1,500. If successful, applicants may receive a one-off award or a series of payments across the duration of a course of study. Applications are accepted from individuals aged between 16 and 26 inclusive who come from low-waged families. These are households where the parent/s’ total gross income is less than £26,000 per year and has been at this level for some time. Applicants should be a British citizen, asylum seeker or refugee, or have lived in the UK for three years before the start of the course. Awards can assist with the following: Tuition, enrolment, registration and examination fees - these grants are usually paid
directly to the place of study General living expenses during training - grants are paid directly to successful
applicants, usually into their bank accounts. These can be contributions towards the
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cost of accommodation, food and groceries, household bills, travel to college, and so on
Specific items and one-off costs - grants can be made for essential tools and items of equipment. Where a grant has been made for something specific (such as for childcare or to pay for some tools), payments are usually made directly to the supplier, on receipt of invoices
Applications can be made at any time and are considered on a first-come, first-served basis. Tel: 020 7213 0561 E-mail: [email protected]
The League of the Helping Hand LHH is a national charity providing financial assistance to people who are in hardship due to illness or disability. This includes physical and mental health problems, learning disabilities and people caring for an adult or child with a disability. Only those who are living on a very low income, receiving the appropriate welfare benefits and have exhausted all other funding sources including statutory funding, local and occupational charities, will be considered for a grant. Financial assistance may be provided under the following two categories:
One-off Grants - These are generally awarded towards essential household items and specialist equipment not available from statutory agencies. When funds are available, they also offer grants towards carers’ breaks
Regular Beneficiaries - LHH supports around 70 ill and disabled people who have been identified as being in need of on-going financial help. Quarterly gifts help contribute towards daily living expenses and regular contact is maintained through quarterly newsletters, birthday and Christmas cards as well as a personal visit from the Secretary once a year where possible
Tel: 01444 236099 E-mail: [email protected]
Macmillan Grants A Macmillan grant is a one-off payment on average £250, for adults, young people or children with cancer, to cover a wide range of practical needs. This can include things such as heating bills, extra clothing, or a much needed break. You can apply for a Macmillan grant if you have cancer or are still affected by your illness or treatment and have limited savings and meet their income restrictions. A grant from Macmillan will not affect the benefits you are entitled to. Any personal or medical information included in your application will be treated confidentially. Tel: 0808 808 00 00
Marc Fitch Fund The funding is for individuals and organisations conducting and publishing research in the UK.
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Funding is at the discretion of the Trustees. The funding can range 'from relatively minor amounts to more substantial special project grants which may be paid over more than one year'. Funding is available towards the costs of publishing scholarly work in the fields of British and Irish national, regional and local history, archaeology, antiquarian studies, historical geography, the history of art and architecture, heraldry, genealogy and surname studies, archival research, artefact conservation and the broad fields of the heritage, conservation and the historic environment. Applicants must be able to demonstrate that the work being funded will make a new and significant contribution to knowledge.
Publication grants are intended to help with production costs, including the costs of illustrative material
Research grants are intended to cover incidental expenses, such as the cost of travel and accommodation within the UK/Ireland to visit archives; they are not intended to cover time spent in research and writing. To qualify, the work must already have been provisionally accepted for publication
Special project grants will be considered from time to time for special projects that do not fit easily into one of the above categories, such as the conservation, cataloguing, scanning, transcription and study of significant primary sources, or the conservation and study of significant artefacts. To qualify, original research and the publication of the results has to be part of the project
Journal digitisation grants will be considered for applications from local and national archaeological and historical societies towards the costs of publishing their journal backlists online, on condition that the results are made available to all, without charge and in perpetuity. To be eligible for such funding, applicants must be able to demonstrate that they already have 50 per cent of the costs in the bank
The annual deadlines for applications are 1st March and 1st August. E-mail: [email protected]
Mick Aston Archaeology Fund Grants are available to voluntary and community groups to carry out innovative projects that reveal something new about the history and archaeology of local surroundings, and thus inform their future care. Grants of up to £1,000 are available. Funding is available to voluntary groups and societies, and individuals. The scheme is primarily designed to encourage research, so proposals which are essentially to do with promotion (for example new guidebooks, displays, or exhibitions) will normally fall outside the Fund. Funding is available for original research. Grants can be to support new work, or to support the completion of research already in progress, for example, by paying for a specific piece of analysis or equipment. Projects which work with young people or encourage their participation are especially encouraged. In principle, almost anything that is directly related to the actual undertaking of a project is eligible for support. Examples of what could be applied for include equipment, drawing
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and photographic materials, scientific dating, travel for historical research, or environmental analysis. There is also the potential to support innovative ideas for disseminating project results. Applications may be submitted at any time. Tel: 01904 671417 E-mail: [email protected]
NPower Energy Fund The aim of the npower Energy Fund is to help domestic customers of npower who are experiencing hardship and struggling to pay their gas and electricity bills regain a hold on their finances and become financially stable with the ability to meet future bills. The npower Energy Fund offers two types of grants to domestic customers of npower:
Grants to clear gas and/or electricity arrears if the client first demonstrates their commitment to achieving financial stability by making regular payments over a three month period for on-going usage
Grants for other essential costs (household debts or needs) through Further Assistance Payments
The Fund operates a three month Provisional Award Scheme. This means that in order to receive an award and clear their debt an applicant must first demonstrate their commitment to achieving financial sustainability by making payments for their current usage. If applicants fail to make sufficient payments in this time then the award is withdrawn and the debt, together with any further arrears accrued over the three months remains. An applicant will also be considered for help from any other utility Trusts and Funds managed by Charis Grants for which the applicant is eligible - water, gas or electricity Tel: 01733 421060 E-mail: [email protected]
Paul Bush Foundation The Paul Bush Foundation aims to support individuals with a disability to improve their physical, psychological and emotional well-being via the provision of grants to address short term needs. Paul Bush, himself a paraplegic since 1976, and subsequently his daughter Rachel became passionate about improving the lives of people with a disability. This passion remains a central feature of the values and principles by which Bush & Company operates its business. Tel: 01327 876210 E-mail: [email protected]
Paul Hamlyn Foundation - Ideas and Pioneers Fund The Ideas and Pioneers Fund is designed to support individuals and teams, including those working within small organisations, with the development of unique ideas to improve the life chances and opportunities of individuals and communities in the UK.
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Grants of up to £30,000 are available for up to 18 months. The Paul Hamlyn Foundation envisions awarding 30 grants each year. Applications will be accepted from:
Individual pioneers working on their own
Partnerships or small teams of pioneers working independently, i.e. not as part of an organisation or association
People working in small constituted organisations that employ no more than five people (full time equivalent)
Applicants aged 18 and above
Priority will be given to applicants who haven't applied to the PHF before The Ideas and Pioneers Fund provides seed funding for social change. Funding is available for:
Ideas that relate closely to the PHF's charitable mission, which is focussed around helping people to overcome disadvantage and lack of opportunity, so that they can realise their potential and enjoy fulfilling and creative lives
Ideas that are in the early stages of development, although some initial work should have already been done
Ideas that have not currently received funding from any other funding bodies, although applicants might have applied elsewhere
Ideas that will not require follow on funding
Ideas that may require a risk, as the PHF recognises that some ideas are not going to work out
Funding is available for a wide range of things that might be needed to get the idea off the ground, and the Paul Hamlyn Foundation will consider funding work that will enable applicants to develop the idea from concept to set-up, including problem definition and analysis, scoping, exploratory work, and prototyping. Applications can be submitted online at any time. Tel: 020 7812 3300 E-mail: [email protected]
Paul's Fund You can apply for a grant to stay at Paul's Place for up to a week if you are a young adult aged approximately 18 to 30 and meet one of the following criteria:
You have been diagnosed with a life limiting, life threatening or terminal illness You have been bereaved due to the death of a close relative, your spouse or
partner You have a significant, unpaid, caring role for a family member
They would normally expect applications to be made by a professional on behalf of the qualifying Young Adult, but they can be made by a close relative or friend, or by the Young Adult themselves.
Paul's Fund will also pay for another adult accompanying you who may be a friend, relative, spouse, partner or a carer (unless their costs are met by their employer). This person may be of any age 18 or over. At the discretion of the Fund Administrator, and depending on circumstances, the Fund may also pay for up to a further four people
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comprising close family members or friends (of any age). Please discuss with the Administrator before applying.
For each person, the grant will pay the full cost of staying at The Old Bakery for up to a week on a Bed and Breakfast basis. It will also cover the cost of using a guest pass to Putsborough Beach car park for the week. The Fund will also make a grant towards travelling costs and other meals. Tel: 01271 891 076 or 0779 398 0760 E-mail: [email protected]
The Percy Bilton Charity Social Workers or Occupational Therapists working within the Local or Health Authority may apply to this grant programme on behalf of individuals who are on a low income and have a serious illness, disability or are over 65 on low income, for an urgent one off grants up to £200 to pay for essential items of need. Social Workers should contact the Charity by phone for an application form which will be sent by e-mail. You may apply at any time during the year. Tel: 020 8579 2829 E-mail: [email protected]
The Richard Overall Trust Grants are available to advance the physical education of disabled young individual people so that they can enjoy and progress in their chosen sport. Individuals, Groups, Family and Carers are eligible for support from the Trust. Funding is available to advance the physical education of disabled young individuals and groups to allow their participation in or attendance at sporting activities, or the purchase of equipment for sporting events or activities. The funding can be used for the following:
Equipment - such as specialist sports equipment
Training - instructors and the use of gymnasiums
Clothes - track suits or footwear
Transport - to include fares or the hire of a specialist vehicle
Attendance - the purchase of tickets to sporting events Applications may be submitted at any time. Tel: 01420 511375 E-mail: [email protected]
Royal Agricultural Benevolent Institution (RABI) RABI provides care and support for farmers, farm workers, farm managers and their dependents. Many of those they support are retired people who are struggling to get by on low incomes. They also help people of any age in times of crisis and those who are disabled ranging from young children to people over 100 years old.
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This is achieved in three ways:
Welfare and Wellbeing - The welfare officers can help people to help themselves, by claiming pension credits and other state entitlements
Continuous Care - Grants and Awards are made every six weeks by RABI's dedicated grants committee, although urgent cases can be 'fast-tracked'. RABI beneficiaries can receive: quarterly and seasonal grants , TV licence fees (under 75s) and telephone rental costs, hampers or flowers for Christmas and birthdays or Holidays
Special Situations - Money is given to provide for particular needs: replacement televisions, washing machines, fridges and other white goods, beds and other essential household items, electrically powered mobility vehicles and other disability aids
They also accept third party referrals so if you know of someone in need of assistance, please contact them. Their services are completely free and strictly confidential. Tel: 01865 724931 E-mail: [email protected]
Royal Society of Chemistry - Outreach Fund *NEW* The Outreach Fund provides financial support to individuals and organisations in order to enable them to run chemistry-based events and activities for public audiences. Through the fund RSC can support its members, and other advocates, to engage with different audiences, and provide people with an entry point into the chemical sciences. Through the Outreach Fund, RSC aims to encourage and support the development of projects that: Maximise members' outreach and engagement contribution Offer teachers a range of effective curriculum-enriching activities and opportunities to
further engage their students with outreach Provide hard-to-reach student audiences with inspiring chemistry engagement
opportunities, delivered or coordinated by skilled people Increase chemistry and chemists' influence in public discourse and decision-making in
line with the findings of the Public Attitude to Chemistry research The Outreach Fund is split into two categories: Small grants - up to £2,000 Large grants - between £2,000 and £10,000 Grants will be awarded for activities that promote the awareness of chemistry and the chemical sciences among public audiences. Small grants There are four deadlines per calendar year. Please check website for details. Large grants There are two deadlines per calendar year. Please check website for details. Tel: 01223 432694
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Rufford Foundation Small Grants The Foundation's focus is on supporting grassroots nature/biodiversity conservation projects in developing countries and enabling conservationists to make a lasting impact in the natural world. The Foundation offers five different types of grants:
Rufford Small Grant For Nature Conservation - grants of up to £5,000 are available for nature conservation projects
2nd Rufford Small Grant For Nature Conservation - on successful completion of a RSG, having provided satisfactory feedback and a final report, applicants are welcome to apply for a second grant of up to £5,000
Rufford Booster Grant - upon successful usage of a first and second RSG, Booster Grants of up to £10,000 are available
2nd Booster Grant - grants of up to £10,000 are available upon completion of a Booster Grant and are only payable through a conduit organisation, and not to individuals
Completion Grant - grants of up to £15,000 are available upon completion of a Continuation Grant and are only payable through a conduit organisation, and not to individuals
Applications are accepted from individuals, small groups and organisations in England and Wales involved in nature conservation projects outside the first world. Applications may be submitted at any time. Tel: 020 7436 8604
The Sidney Perry Foundation
The Sidney Perry Foundation provides assistance to first-degree students and grants are intended to be supplementary, maximum grant being £1,000. Grants are based on the academic year and applications should arrive by November the year before. In exceptional circumstances late applications may be considered, with a final cut-off of 31st January. For further details, please contact: The Secretary The Sidney Perry Foundation PO BOX 889 OXFORD OX1 9PT
Smallwood Trust The Smallwood Trust provides a little bit of extra cash through their Women First Direct Scheme to help with day to day household and living expenses, and a guiding hand to help through a tough situation. Currently they are able to assist with regular monthly payments to support ongoing living expenses. Tel: 0300 3651886 E-mail: [email protected]
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The South Square Trust The Trust assists individuals wishing to study full time practical degree courses in the Fine and Applied Arts. They assist individuals through direct scholarships to a number of Schools and by awarding grants to help with fees or for living expenses. Individual applications are open from 1st January to 30th April each year. To be eligible individuals must:
Have been mainly educated in the UK
Be looking for funding for the third year of an undergraduate level course or for postgraduate study
Be attending a course in the UK
Applicants are informed of Trustee decisions in July each year. Individual Applications for the academic year 2017/2018 have now closed and no further applications will be accepted. Individual Applications for the year 2018/19 will open on 1st January 2018 and will close on 30th April 2018. Contact Form
St. Jude’s Trust *NEW* The scheme is intended to support general charitable purposes, particularly projects which aid the disadvantaged or disabled. Funding is at the discretion of the Trustees. Grants tend to range between £300 and £1,500, however larger grants can also be awarded. Individuals and not-for-profit organisations in the UK are eligible to apply. Costs associated with eligible projects are eligible. The Trust does not maintain a website or e-mail address. Applications are accepted on an ongoing basis. For further information on how to obtain this grant locally, please contact the following: Mr R G Millman - Administrator St. Jude’s Trust Druces LLP Salisbury House London Wall London EC2M 5PS
Sussex Community Foundation – Westdene Fund The Westdene Fund offers grants of up to £800 to individual young people (16 to 25) in Sussex with outstanding musical talent. The grants are awarded 4 times a year. Grants of up to £800 are available for individual young people (16-25 years) in Sussex with outstanding musical talent. This fund has its own criteria and application form. Tel: 01273 409440 E-mail: [email protected]
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Sydney Dean Whitehead's Charitable Trust The trustees apply their funds towards supporting parents with the educational costs of their children and respond more readily to appeals relating to children with special talents, particularly in the artistic fields. They also respond more readily to appeals which show that there is an element of self-help already in operation and where a lack of finance could preclude children from receiving the type of education their particular 'gift' merits. Apply to the Secretary, in writing (including SAE): Ernest and Young, Sydney Dean Whitehead's Charitable Trust 1 Barbirolli Square, Manchester ME 3EY, Tel: 01225 486100
TACT TACT offers financial support, information and advice to actors whose children have special needs, learning disabilities or long-term ill-health, up to the age of 21. They can help with childcare costs and other expenses for actors who are living with cancer or other illness, or facing family crisis. Financial hardship can hit us all and at any time, and for many reasons such as relationship breakdown, separation, divorce, single parenting or struggling on a low income. The awards they make often help parents with the following types of cost:
After-school activities
Play schemes
Groups and sports clubs
Music lessons
Dance and drama
Extra-curricular classes
School uniform
Sports kit and clothing
School trips linked with the curriculum
Extra tuition to help with dyslexia or maths
Additional therapy for children with disabilities The eligibility criteria are: One/both parents are professional actor, or, if you or the other parent is no longer working, acting must have been a significant part of your/their career. Tel: 020 7636 7868 E-mail: [email protected]
The Thomas Wall Trust The Thomas wall Trust makes grants to people who want to break through the barriers in their lives and life chances by pursuing technical or skill-based training which will improve their prospects of finding paid work.
They can provide small grants to assist people with the cost of training courses that improve their chances of employment. They offer assistance to help people overcome barriers (more than just the financial implication of studying to work and study). Grants do not usually exceed £1,000.
E-mail: [email protected]
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Turn2us Turn2us helps people access the money available to them through welfare benefits, grants and other help. Their free, accessible website has been designed to help you find appropriate sources of financial support, quickly and easily, based on your particular needs and circumstances. Tel: 0808 802 2000
The Valerie White Memorial Trust Funding is available for poor and deserving actors and actresses under the age of twenty five years and to any well-established charitable animal home, sanctuary or zoo. Funding is at the discretion of the Trustees. Previous grants have been for up to £2,000. In 2016 the trust awarded £11,250 for animal welfare and £8,500 for drama. Charitable organisations and individuals can apply at any time. This Trust does not maintain a website. Tel: 01474 569032 E-mail: [email protected]
Variety – The Children’s Charity Sometimes it’s the small things that make a really big difference. A specially adapted car seat costing just a few hundred pounds, for example, might mean that a family with a disabled child can finally go on simple trips and outings, as a family. Variety has always welcomed applications from individuals with a specific need and can offer grants of £100 to £6,000 if a clear need is shown. They recognise the huge demands, both emotional and financial, that caring for a sick or disabled child can make. They do what they can to make life a little easier for families in difficulty by providing the vital daily items that are often overlooked and yet add up to many thousands of pounds every year – for example, bath mats and hoists, mobility equipment, learning and communication equipment, plastic sheets and feeding tubes. Tel: 0207 428 8120 or E-mail [email protected]
Wellcome Trust - Public Engagement Fund *NEW* The purpose of this fund is to fund activities, projects, creative spaces, people and organisations for the purpose of engaging the public in discussions regarding health-related science and research. Applicants may apply for funding worth between £5,000 and £3 million. The duration of this funding may be up to five years in length. Applicants should note that costs must be justifiable and appropriate for the proposed activities. Proposals up to £25,000 Proposals may include small projects for those who are trying out public engagement for the first time. Proposals may also be for new, risky projects, for those who have
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experience. Proposals might also be for research and development activities, in order to scope out larger, more ambitious projects. Proposals between £25,000 and £100,000 Most of the received proposals will be within this category. In order to be competitive, the proposal should be both ambitious and innovative. Projects between £100,000 and £500,000 Only a few grants may be supported at this level for each year. Proposals are expected that aim to introduce substantial change. For example, this may be in terms of the audience's views on health or in terms of the practice of public engagement. The idea may have been piloted before, with proven participant benefits or success in regards to reaching a wide variety of people. If the request is over £400,000, the applicant should be able to demonstrate that they have taken into consideration the sustainability of their organisation as well as the activity's impact once the funding has ended. Projects over £500,000 Projects should be for large scale activities, such as capital projects or exhibitions. The applicant should be able to demonstrate that they have taken into consideration the sustainability of their organisation as well as the activity's impact once the funding has ended. Anyone with a 'great idea' for engaging the public in conversations about health-related science and research can apply. Applications will be considered from organisations, companies and individuals. Proposals should: Enable the public to explore health-related science and research in ways that are
relevant to them Take an inventive approach, expand on existing work or offer a new perspective on a
subject Meet the Trust's public engagement vision Applications are reviewed by Wellcome staff during regular meetings. Tel: 020 7611 5757 E-mail: [email protected]